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| 5702973054 | Tone | A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels. | 0 | |
| 5702975750 | Cause and Effect | A relationship in which change in one variable causes change in another | 1 | |
| 5702978362 | Compare and Contrast | When you compare two things, you say how they are similar, and when you contrast, you say how the two things are different. | 2 | |
| 5702988612 | Problem and Solution | In composition, a method for analyzing and writing about a topic by identifying a problem and proposing one or more solutions. | 3 | |
| 5703003464 | Sequential Order | in order of events or time; often needed in "how to" essays; a step by step approach | 4 | |
| 5703026815 | Narrative | A spoken or written account of connected events A rhetorical strategy that recounts a sequence of events, usually in chronological order. | 5 | |
| 5703038565 | Theme | Central idea of a work of literature | 6 | |
| 5703042872 | Parallel Structure | repetition of the same pattern of words or phrases within a sentence or passage to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. | 7 | |
| 5703054755 | Central Claim | the main point of which you seek to convince the audience | 8 | |
| 5703069980 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 9 | |
| 5703069981 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 10 | |
| 5703073564 | symbolism | A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well | 11 | |
| 5703076042 | litotes | A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. | 12 | |
| 5703076043 | hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 13 | |
| 5703082959 | simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 14 | |
| 5703082960 | metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. | 15 | |
| 5703087582 | imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 16 | |
| 5703092031 | Repetition | Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis | 17 | |
| 5703092032 | unstated assumption | When the idea behind the product or service being advertised is repeatedly implied but never stated explicitly. | 18 | |
| 5703096011 | main idea | what a piece of writing is mainly about | 19 | |
| 5703099404 | assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity | 20 | |
| 5703099405 | personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 21 | |
| 5703111094 | anaphora | A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences. | 22 | |
| 5703115183 | irony | A contrast between expectation and reality | 23 | |
| 5703118603 | paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 24 | |
| 5703123386 | bandwagon | A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable. | 25 | |
| 5703123399 | quoting experts | testimony of authorities | 26 | |
| 5703126961 | citing statistics | using data to establish logos | 27 | |
| 5703133256 | frightening the reader | Scare tactics | 28 | |
| 5703135893 | allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. Allusions can be historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical. There are many more possibilities, and a work may simultaneously use multiple layers of allusion. | 29 | |
| 5703140906 | extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 30 | |
| 5703145595 | figurative language | Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling. | 31 | |
| 5703151004 | idiom | A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. | 32 | |
| 5703159004 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty"). | 33 | |
| 5703178082 | onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. | 34 | |
| 5703187057 | synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 35 | |
| 5703192429 | ethos | Credibility | 36 | |
| 5703195998 | logos | Appeal to logic | 37 | |
| 5703199519 | pathos | Appeal to emotion | 38 | |
| 5703203198 | rhetorical triangle | A diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience (see Aristotelian triangle). | 39 |
