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| 7361177839 | Alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or within them. | 0 | |
| 7361177840 | Cite | Identifying a part of a piece of writing as being derived from a source. | 1 | |
| 7361177841 | Fragment | A word, phrase, or clause that does not form a full sentence. | 2 | |
| 7361177842 | Polysyndeton | deliberate use of a series of conjunctions. | 3 | |
| 7427770307 | Subject | In rhetoric, the topic addressed in a piece of writing. | 4 | |
| 7427770308 | Propaganda | negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present information. | 5 | |
| 7427770309 | Hortatory | urging or strongly encouraging. | 6 | |
| 7427770310 | Subordinate clause | created by a subordinating conjunction, a clause that modifies an independent clause. | 7 | |
| 7580222286 | Rhetoric | effective, persuasive use of language | 8 | |
| 7580222287 | Connotation | a definition that is implied by a word; the tone or feeling that is associated with a word | 9 | |
| 7580222288 | Denotation | dictionary definition of a word | 10 | |
| 7580222289 | Allusion | a literary, historical, or pop culture reference | 11 | |
| 7659200539 | Explication of Text | Explanation of a text's meaning through an analysis of all of its constituent parts, including the literary devices used. | 12 | |
| 7659200540 | Trope | Artful diction; the use of language in a nonliteral way/a clever figure of speech. | 13 | |
| 7659200541 | Metaphor | An implicit comparison where one thing is spoken of as though it were something else | 14 | |
| 7659200542 | Diction | Word Choice | 15 | |
| 7730102109 | Omniscient Narrator | all-knowing, usually third person narrator | 16 | |
| 7730102110 | Syntax | sentence structure | 17 | |
| 7730102111 | Bias | prejudice or predisposition towards one side of a subject or issue | 18 | |
| 7730102112 | Figurative Language | use of tropes or figures of speech; going beyond literal meaning to achieve literary effect | 19 | |
| 7786019968 | Juxtaposition | placement of two things placed close together, or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. | 20 | |
| 7786019969 | Anecdote | A short account of an interesting event, oftentimes used in introductions. | 21 | |
| 7786019970 | Anaphora | repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses. | 22 | |
| 7786019971 | Hortatory | urging or strongly encouraging. | 23 | |
| 7879683548 | Oxymoron | figure of speech combining two contradictory terms. | 24 | |
| 7879683549 | Colloquialism | informal or conversational use of language. | 25 | |
| 7879683550 | Context | words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning. | 26 | |
| 7879683551 | Analysis | detailed examination of the elements and/or structure of something as a basis for interpretation. | 27 | |
| 8033304268 | Concession | reluctant acknowledgment or yielding. | 28 | |
| 8033304269 | Analogy | extended comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things. | 29 | |
| 8033304270 | Trope | Artful diction; the use of language in a nonliteral way/a clever figure of speech. | 30 | |
| 8033304271 | Epigram | brief witty statement. | 31 | |
| 8168317792 | Zeugma | construction in which one word, usually a verb, modifies two or more words in a sentence. | 32 | |
| 8168317793 | Persona | The speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author. | 33 | |
| 8168317794 | Polysyndeton | deliberate use of a series of conjunctions. | 34 | |
| 8168317795 | Antimetabole | repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast. | 35 | |
| 8774383419 | Counterargument | challenge to a position; an opposing argument. | 36 | |
| 8774383420 | Personification | assigning lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects. | 37 | |
| 8774383421 | Polemic | an argument against an idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion. | 38 | |
| 8774383422 | Asyndeton | Leaving out conjunction between words, phrases, clauses. | 39 | |
| 8774412257 | Style | distinctive quality of speech or writing created by the selection and arrangement of words and figures of speech. | 40 | |
| 8774412258 | Synthesize | bringing together three or more elements to produce something more complex. | 41 | |
| 8774412259 | Irony | contradiction between what is said and what is meant; incongruity between action and result. | 42 | |
| 8774412260 | Oxymoron | figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms. | 43 | |
| 9170768159 | Microcosm | seeing a person, group, or event as a "little universe" that reflects changes in the macrocosm, or greater universe, or society. | 44 | |
| 9170768160 | Juxtaposition | placement of two things placed close together, or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. | 45 | |
| 9170768161 | Antecedent | noun to which a later pronoun refers. | 46 | |
| 9170768162 | Oxymoron | figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms. | 47 | |
| 9616427388 | Macrocosm | the natural universe as a whole, including the biological realms of flora and fauna, weather, and celestial objects. | 48 | |
| 9616427389 | Synesthesia | technique by writers to present ideas, characters or places in such a manner that they appeal to more than one senses (hearing, seeing, smell, etc.) at a given time. | 49 | |
| 9616427390 | Stock Character | character in literature, theater, or film of a type quickly recognized and accepted by the reader or viewer and requiring no development by the writer. | 50 | |
| 9616427391 | Style | the distinctive quality of speech or writing created by the selection and arrangement of words and figures of speech. | 51 | |
| 9767418684 | Tone | speaker's attitude toward the subject or audience. | 52 | |
| 9767418685 | Hyperbole | exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis. | 53 | |
| 9767418686 | Syllogism | form of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion is supported by a major and minor premise. | 54 | |
| 9767418687 | Synthesize | bringing together three or more elements to produce something more complex. | 55 |
