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| 4200757059 | allusion | A brief reference to a person, place, event or passage in a work of literature or the Bible assumed to be sufficiently well known to be recognized by the reader. | 0 | |
| 4200761359 | analogy | A comparison between two things in which the more complex is explained in terms of the more simple. | 1 | |
| 4200764482 | anecdote | A short, entertaining account of some happening, frequently personal or biographical. | 2 | |
| 4200808674 | aphorism | A concise, pointed statement expressing a wise or clever observation about life. | 3 | |
| 4200767321 | cause and effect | Examination of the causes and/or effects of a situation or phenomenon. | 4 | |
| 4200769390 | connotation | All the emotions and associations that a word or phrase may arouse. | 5 | |
| 4200771366 | denotation | The literal or "dictionary" definition of a word. | 6 | |
| 4200774204 | digression | A temporary departure from the main subject in speaking or writing. | 7 | |
| 4200789544 | expository writing | Writing that explains or analyzes. | 8 | |
| 4200791149 | point of view | The vantage point from which a narrative is told. | 9 | |
| 4200832207 | rhetoric | The art of using words effectively in writing or speaking so as to influence people. | 10 | |
| 4200835510 | rhetorical question | A question asked for rhetorical effect to emphasize a point without expecting an answer. | 11 | |
| 4200797531 | style | An author's characteristic way of writing, determined by the choice of words, the arrangement of words in sentences, and the relationship of the sentences to one another. Also refers to the particular way in which an author uses imagery, figurative language and rhythm. The sum total of qualities and characteristics that distinguish the writings of one writer from another. | 12 | |
| 4200812366 | tone | The attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject, characters or audience. A way of wording or expressing things that expresses an attitude. | 13 | |
| 4200826959 | voice | The author's style, the quality that makes his or her writing unique, and which conveys the author's attitude, personality and character. | 14 |
