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| 4979727227 | syntax | Sentence structure | 0 | |
| 4979728084 | QuoParPunc | order of in-text citation | 1 | |
| 4979729327 | chiasmus | a pattern in which the 2nd part is balanced against the 1st but with the parts reversed ex. "Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country." -JFK "Flowers are lovely, love is flowerlike." (Greek letter chi(X-shaped) "Fire-stone snow -tires" and "moonstruck mushroom") | 2 | |
| 4979762904 | antithesis | An opposition or contrast of ideas. Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure. | 3 | |
| 4979765204 | 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. | 4 | |
| 4979766581 | rhetorical question | Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer | 5 | |
| 4979768746 | apostrophe | A figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and could reply | 6 | |
| 4979771525 | figures of speech (schemes) | a term indicating a change in the standard order of words to create special effects | 7 | |
| 4979780832 | figures of thought (tropes) | a term indicating a change in the conventional definition of the word or the conventional meaning of the word | 8 | |
| 4979788176 | simile | A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" | 9 | |
| 4979790438 | metaphor | A comparison between two unlike objects with the intent of giving clearer meaning to one of them. Often forms of the "to be" verb are used, such as "is" or "was", to make the comparison | 10 | |
| 4979795458 | personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 11 | |
| 4979796189 | pathetic fallacy | The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature; for example angry clouds; a cruel wind. | 12 | |
| 4979796969 | synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is substituted for the whole. | 13 | |
| 4979797878 | 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"). | 14 | |
| 4979799704 | irony | A figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. | 15 | |
| 4979802473 | paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 16 | |
| 4979803019 | oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 17 | |
| 4979804825 | understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 18 | |
| 4979805929 | hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 19 | |
| 4979807344 | litote | (pronounced almost like "light toe tee") - a form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite. Litote is the opposite of hyperbole. Examples: "Not a bad idea," "Not many," "It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain" (Salinger, Catcher in the Rye). | 20 | |
| 4979810618 | periphrasis | the use of an unnecessarily long or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution. | 21 | |
| 4979816445 | connotation | Emotional associations of the word | 22 | |
| 4979817520 | denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 23 | |
| 5046330688 | diction | word choice | 24 | |
| 5046333386 | imagery | description that appeals to ALL senses | 25 | |
| 5046338025 | details | facts, statistics that are included AND omitted | 26 | |
| 5046357182 | language | overall impression of the language the author uses | 27 | |
| 5046370115 | tone | author's attitude toward subject or audience | 28 | |
| 5046392101 | logos | appeal to logic | 29 | |
| 5046395213 | ethos | appeal to ethics and credibility | 30 | |
| 5046399192 | pathos | appeal to emotions | 31 | |
| 5046530121 | deductive reasoning | A method of reasoning from the general to the specific | 32 | |
| 5046549826 | inductive reasoning | A method of reasoning that moves from specific instances to a generalization. Specific to general. | 33 | |
| 5046578795 | analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 34 | |
| 5046580545 | allusion | A reference in literature, or in visual or performing arts, to a familiar person, place, thing, or event. | 35 | |
| 5046584740 | repetition | A literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer | 36 | |
| 5046590493 | epiphany | A moment of sudden revelation or insight | 37 | |
| 5046599181 | symbolism | A device in literature where an object represents an idea. | 38 | |
| 5046600693 | atmosphere | The emotional tone or background that surrounds a scene | 39 |
