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| 9212342384 | tropes | figurative language; figure of speech dealing with the meaning of words, not literal (metaphors, personification, metonymy, irony, hyperbole) | 0 | |
| 9212348355 | schemes | figure of speech dealing with the order of words or its sound, letters, or syntax (parallel structure, antithesis, alliteration) | 1 | |
| 9212353934 | rhetoric | the art/study of using language effectively and persuasively; language that is elaborate, pretentious, insincere, or intellectually vacuous | 2 | |
| 9212358956 | Aristotelian triangle | speaker-audience-subject; writing and speaking involves a 3-way relationship | 3 | |
| 9212370565 | ethos | an argument based on the authority of the person; credibility | 4 | |
| 9212373660 | pathos | an argument based on the emotional appeal; evoking sympathy or empathy | 5 | |
| 9212376609 | logos | an argument based on logic, reason, and facts | 6 | |
| 9212378220 | connotation | the meaning suggested by the word; its emotional meaning; "chicken" as in scaredy cat | 7 | |
| 9212384177 | denotation | the dictionary or literal meaning of a word; "chicken" as in a farm animal | 8 | |
| 9212387418 | propaganda | the manipulation of ideas, facts or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause | 9 | |
| 9212393007 | polemical | a controversial or passionate argument, especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine; Michael Moore, Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde | 10 | |
| 9212402215 | apologists | those who defend their beliefs against polemicists | 11 | |
| 9212409296 | irony | a contradiction between what is said and what is meant; incongruity between action and result | 12 | |
| 9212411542 | colloquialism | a local or regional dialect not used in formal speech; "y'all gonna" | 13 | |
| 9212415918 | dialect | a regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary; especially a way of speaking that differs from the standard variety of the language; slang, jargon, lexicon | 14 | |
| 9212425206 | vernacular | the spoken language of a particular group, profession, or region | 15 | |
| 9212428254 | tone | the attitude the writer takes toward his character or the subject being discussed | 16 | |
| 9212432240 | alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds | 17 | |
| 9212433805 | allusion | an implied, indirect or direct reference to a person, place, event, or another passage of literature for comparison to help readers understand | 18 | |
| 9212438670 | anaphora | repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect; "We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on the end. We shall fight in France. We shall never surrender." | 19 | |
| 9212450791 | epistrophe | repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, usually for extreme emphasis; "The government of the people, by the people, and for the people." | 20 | |
| 9212507479 | chiasmus | a verbal pattern which reverses the order of words but doesn't necessarily use all the same words; "I am stuck on Band-Aid brand, and Band-Aid's stuck on me." "Never let a fool kiss you - or a kiss fool you" | 21 | |
| 9212519801 | antimetabole | a verbal pattern in which the seconds half of an expression is balanced against the first but with the words in reverse grammatical order; "Fair is foul and foul is fair." "Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country." | 22 | |
| 9212528032 | antithesis | the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases or clauses. "One small step for a man, one giant leap for all of mankind." "Not that I love Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." | 23 | |
| 9212536084 | zeugma | the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words, in such a way that it applies to each in a different sense, or makes sense with only one; can be used for humor or for a profound effect; "The kleptomaniac illusionist stole the show and my wallet." | 24 | |
| 9212574952 | asyndeton | lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words; "We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success or liberty." | 25 | |
| 9212583267 | polysyndeton | too many conjunctions, used for emphasis; "And Joshua, and all of Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his songs, and his daughter, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had" | 26 | |
| 9212592876 | archaic diction | the use of older, outdated words and expressions | 27 | |
| 9212595395 | hortative | a sentence meant to encourage, to cheer someone on; "Keep going! You can do it!" | 28 | |
| 9212598910 | imperative | a sentence that gives instruction, advice, or a command; "Chew with your mouth closed." "Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country." | 29 | |
| 9212610741 | interrogative | a sentence that asks a question | 30 | |
| 9212612222 | inversion | the different arrangement of words in a sentence; sentence variety, syntax | 31 | |
| 9212614615 | juxtaposition | placing two words or ideas side by side, usually opposites, for a deeper effect | 32 | |
| 9212617613 | oxymoron | a paradox developed through the juxtaposition of words; "home office" "working vacation" "jumbo shrimp" | 33 | |
| 9212622415 | metonymy | the substitution of one word for another which it suggests; INTANGIBLE ; "The pen is mightier than the sword." "He is a man of the cloth." | 34 | |
| 9212628346 | synecdoche | understanding one thing with another, the use of a part for the whole or the whole for the part; TANGIBLE; "All hands on deck." "Get your butt over here." | 35 | |
| 9212642409 | parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses; "We will go, we will fight, we will win." "To laugh at death, to cry at life, to die at peace." | 36 | |
| 9212649170 | cumulative sentence | an independent clause, followed by subordinate clauses or phrases that add more detail; "I will not be defeated, no matter how many men, weapons, or bombs they have." | 37 | |
| 9212655546 | periodic sentence | a sentence whose main clause is held until the end; "No matter how many men, weapons, or bombs they have, I will not be defeated." | 38 | |
| 9212660369 | personification | giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects or ideas; "The sun smiled down at us." | 39 | |
| 9212664739 | rhetorical question | figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of an answer | 40 | |
| 9212667158 | synesthesia | describing a sensual impression using a different sense or transferring one sensory function on to another, "Her voice sounds like money." "Warm Sound." "Yellow cocktail music played throughout the house." | 41 | |
| 9212675606 | anecdote | a personal story or brief narrative often used to illustrate an idea or make a point | 42 | |
| 9212679296 | apostrophe | used to address an absent or imaginary person or non-living entity as if it were able to respond; "Twinkle, twinkle, little star." "O pardon me thou bleeding piece of earth." | 43 | |
| 9212687281 | litotes | a negative statement expressing sarcasm or understatement; instead of saying someone is dumb you would say she is not the brightest bulb | 44 | |
| 9212692856 | euphemism | the polite way to express oneself; instead of saying someone died, you say he passed away | 45 | |
| 9212696044 | paradox | two statements that seem to contradict each other but in reality really make sense together | 46 |
