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| 14770026824 | Assonance: | repetition of the same vowel sound in words close to each other. | 0 | |
| 14770032774 | Asyndeton | lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words. | 1 | |
| 14770034223 | Atmosphere | The emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described | 2 | |
| 14770038545 | Bandwagon | A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable. | 3 | |
| 14770040442 | Caricature | an exaggerated portrayal of one's features | 4 | |
| 14770043247 | Catachresis | The misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect | 5 | |
| 14770044978 | Chiasmus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 6 | |
| 14770047091 | Circular argumentation | An argument that commits the logical fallacy of assuming what it is attempting to prove. (Also known as begging the question) | 7 | |
| 14770049315 | clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 8 | |
| 14770050236 | Colloquial/colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 9 | |
| 14770050937 | Commoratio | Repetition of a point several times with different words | 10 | |
| 14770052367 | Complementizer | A word (such as that or if) used to introduce a dependent clause | 11 | |
| 14770053511 | Compounding | the process of accumulating interest on an investment over time to earn more interest | 12 | |
| 14770054468 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 13 | |
| 14770056242 | Concession | An admission in an argument that the opposing side has points; to grant, allow or yield to a point | 14 | |
| 14862923630 | Archaism | use of older/obsolete form | 15 | |
| 14862931101 | Ab ovo | from the beginning | 16 | |
| 14862931102 | ad hominem | A faulty argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack. | 17 | |
| 14862939549 | allegory | -The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. | 18 | |
| 14862946697 | alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 19 | |
| 14862949032 | allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 20 | |
| 14862953858 | Ambiguiity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage | 21 | |
| 14862961286 | Amplifacation | involves repeating a word or expression while adding more detail to it, in order to emphasize what might otherwise be passed over. | 22 | |
| 14862964010 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them | 23 | |
| 14862967730 | Anadiplosis | the rhetorical repetition of one or several words; specifically, repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of the next. | 24 | |
| 14862984234 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines. | 25 | |
| 14862992481 | antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun | 26 | |
| 14862997818 | Antistroph | repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses | 27 | |
| 14863010856 | Anithesis | a direct opposite, a contrast | 28 | |
| 14863013065 | aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 29 | |
| 14863019869 | aporia | Expression of doubt (often feigned) by which a speaker appears uncertain as to what he should think, say, or do. | 30 | |
| 14863023063 | Aposiopesis | A form of ellipse by which a speaker comes to an abrupt halt, seemingly overcome by passion | 31 | |
| 14863028265 | Conjunction | A word used to join words or groups of words | 32 | |
| 14863032010 | connotation | The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. | 33 | |
| 14863036800 | declarative clause | sentence in the form of a statement | 34 | |
| 14863040252 | deduction | The method of reasoning from the general to the specific. | 35 | |
| 14863044140 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 36 | |
| 14863050611 | diction | Related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness | 37 | |
| 14863048206 | diacope | Repetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or phrase | 38 | |
| 14863057387 | Didacic | From the Greek, didactic literally means "teaching." Didactic words have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles. | 39 | |
| 14863062528 | Dirimens Copulatio | Mentioning a balancing or opposing fact to prevent the argument from being one-sided or unqualified | 40 | |
| 14863065023 | Distinctio | An explicit reference to a particular meaning or to the various meanings of a word, in order to remove or prevent ambiguity. | 41 | |
| 14863068512 | doxa | In classical rhetoric, the domain of opinion, belief, or probable knowledge-in contrast to episteme, the domain of certainty or true knowledge | 42 | |
| 14863073465 | Ellipses | Indicated by a series of three periods; shows that words have been omitted | 43 | |
| 14863080597 | Enallage | intentionally misusing grammar to characterize a speaker or to create a memorable phrase | 44 | |
| 14863083258 | ecomium | A tribute or eulogy in prose or verse glorifying people, events, objects or ideas | 45 | |
| 14863093327 | enumeratio | Figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, problems, solutions, conditions, and consequences; | 46 | |
| 14863097406 | either/or fallacy | oversimplifying an issue as offering only two choices | 47 | |
| 14863102652 | epigraph | a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme. | 48 | |
| 14863102653 | epimone | frequent repetition of a phrase or question; dwelling on a point | 49 |
