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| 7327984451 | alliteration | The sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to consonants, usually in closely proximate stressed syllables |  | 0 |
| 7328034222 | anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause |  | 1 |
| 7328038625 | anaphora | The regular repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses |  | 2 |
| 7328042411 | antimetabole | a sentence strategy in which the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first; it adds power through its inverse repetition |  | 3 |
| 7328047384 | antithesis | The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas |  | 4 |
| 7328055601 | apostrophe | An address or invocation to something inanimate |  | 5 |
| 7328062931 | assonance | The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, usually in successive or proximate words |  | 6 |
| 7328071422 | asyndeton | A syntactical structure in which conjunctions are omitted in a series, usually producing more rapid prose |  | 7 |
| 7328083820 | attitude | The sense expressed by the tone of voice or the mood of a piece of writing; the author's feelings toward his or her subject, characters, events, or theme. It might even be his or her feelings for the reader |  | 8 |
| 7328092038 | balanced sentence | the phrases or clauses balance each other by virtue of their likeness of structure, meaning, or length |  | 9 |
| 7328101791 | chiasmus | A figure of speech and generally a syntactical structure wherein the order of the terms in the first half of a parallel clause is reversed in the second |  | 10 |
| 7328121147 | colloquial | A term identifying the diction of the common, ordinary folks, especially in a specific region or area |  | 11 |
| 7328134133 | complex sentence | contains an independent clause and one or more subordinate, or dependent, clauses |  | 12 |
| 7328144744 | compound sentence | contains two independent clauses joined by a semicolon or by a coordinating conjunction preceded by a comma |  | 13 |
| 7328165819 | compound-complex sentence | contains two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate, or dependent, clauses |  | 14 |
| 7328179656 | conceit | A comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature, in particular an extended metaphor within a poem |  | 15 |
| 7328190136 | connotation | The implied, suggested, or underlying meaning of a word or phrase |  | 16 |
| 7328203048 | consonance | The repetition of two or more consonants with a change in intervening vowels |  | 17 |
| 7328217489 | dialect | The language and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, or group |  | 18 |
| 7328232377 | diction | The specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose or effect |  | 19 |
| 7328239531 | epanalepsis | repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause; it tends to make the sentence or clause in which it occurs stand apart from its surroundings |  | 20 |
| 7328246437 | epistrophe | In rhetoric, the repetition of a phrase at the end of successive sentences |  | 21 |
| 7328252745 | eulogy | A speech or written passage in praise of a person; an oration in honor of a deceased person |  | 22 |
| 7328269987 | euphemism | An indirect, kinder, or less harsh or hurtful way of expressing unpleasant information |  | 23 |
| 7328286971 | extended metaphor | A series of comparisons within a piece of writing. If they are consistently one concept, this is also known as a conceit |  | 24 |
