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| 6737926671 | Allusion | A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize. | 0 | |
| 6737935256 | Anaphora | The repetition of the words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences. | 1 | |
| 6737938661 | Diction | The word choices made by the writer. | 2 | |
| 6737944101 | Syntax | The manner in which words are arranged in sentences. | 3 | |
| 6737948024 | Connotation | The implied or associative meaning of a word - the emotion it carries. | 4 | |
| 6737953312 | Imagery | The use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses. | 5 | |
| 6737960099 | Figurative language | Language, employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, etc.) Remember, figures of speech are not literal. | 6 | |
| 6737965368 | rhetoric | The art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner. It is an art of discourse, which studies and employs various methods to convince, influence or please an audience. | 7 | |
| 6737970319 | Rhetorical Devices | Literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression (allusion, rhetorical question, hyperbole, etc). | 8 | |
| 6737974085 | Inference | A conclusion one draws (infers) based on the premises or evidence. | 9 | |
| 6737979153 | pun | A play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings | 10 | |
| 6737988669 | Metaphor | A direct comparison of two different things (without the use of like or as) | 11 | |
| 6737992089 | Simile | A comparison of two things using "like, "as," or other specifically comparative words. | 12 | |
| 6738000369 | Personification | Endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics | 13 | |
| 6738004981 | Irony | The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs | 14 | |
| 6738008346 | Paradox | An apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth | 15 | |
| 6738012494 | Onomatopoeia | A word formed from an imitation of natural sounds | 16 | |
| 6738018005 | Rhetorical Question | A question asked for merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 17 | |
| 6738022288 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction (non-specific, not concrete) | 18 | |
| 6738025678 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant. | 19 | |
| 6738029611 | Absolute | A word free from limitations or qualifications | 20 | |
| 6738034842 | adage | A familiar proverb or wise saying | 21 | |
| 6738098383 | Ad hominem argument | An argument attacking an individual's character rather than his position on an issue | 22 | |
| 6738155371 | allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions. | 23 | |
| 6738197469 | analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way. | 24 | |
| 6738200458 | anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event. | 25 | |
| 6738206555 | antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause which a pronoun refers | 26 | |
| 6738209653 | aphorism | Aphorism (pronounced AFF-or-ism) is a short statement of a general truth. It's roughly similar to a "saying." Aphorisms often use metaphors or creative imagery to get their general point across. | 27 | |
| 6738217065 | apostrophe | In literature, apostrophe is a figure of speech sometimes represented by exclamation "O". A writer or a speaker, using an apostrophe, detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech. | 28 | |
| 6738223060 | archetype | In literature, an archetype is a typical character, an action or a situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature. | 29 | |
| 6738226769 | antagonist | Opponent who struggles against or blocks the here, the protagonist, in a story. | 30 | |
| 6738230028 | antimetabole | Repetition of words is successive clauses in reverse grammatical order. | 31 | |
| 6738235959 | apposition | Placing in immediate successive order of two or more elements, the latter of which is an explanation, qualification, or modification of the first (often set off by a colon). | 32 | |
| 6738240734 | assonance | The repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds, especially in words that are together. | 33 | |
| 6738243730 | asyndeton | Commas used without conjunctions to separate series of words, thus emphasizing the parts equally. A stylistic device used in literature and poetry to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases and in the sentence, yet maintain the grammatical accuracy. | 34 | |
| 6738248851 | Characterization | Characterization is the process of conveying information about characters in fictional literature. | 35 | |
| 6738256497 | Indirect characterization | INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION the author reveals to the reader what the character is like by describing how the character looks and dresses, by letting the reader hear what the character says, by revealing the character's private thoughts and feelings, by revealing the characters effect on other people (showing how other characters feel or behave toward the character), or by showing the character in action. Common in modern literature | 36 | |
| 6738262653 | Direct characterization | The author tells us directly what the character is like: sneaky, generous, mean to pets and so on. Romantic style literature relied more heavily on this form. | 37 | |
| 6738266288 | Static character | One who does not change much in the course of a story. | 38 | |
| 6738273522 | Dynamic character | One who changes in some important way as a result of the story's action. | 39 | |
| 6740988924 | Rogerian Argument | A negotiating strategy in which common goals are identified and opposing views are described as objectively as possible in an effort to establish common ground and reach an agreement | 40 | |
| 6740993549 | Deductive Argument | An argument that attempts to provide a guarantee of truth of the conclusion provided that the argument's premises (assumptions) are true. The premises are intended to provide strong support for the conclusion. | 41 | |
| 6740998128 | Inductive argument | An argument that is intended by the arguer merely to establish or increase the probability of its conclusion. The premises are intended only to be strong that, if they were true, then it would be unlikely that the conclusion is false. | 42 | |
| 6741002299 | Analogical Argument | Argument from analogy is a special type of inductive argument, whereby perceived similarities are used as a basis to infer some further similarity that has yet to be observed. Analogical reasoning is one of the most common methods by which human beings attempt to understand the world and make decisions. | 43 | |
| 6741006045 | idiomatic | Using containing, or denoting (indicating), expressions that are natural to a native speaker; appropriate to the style of art or music associated with a particular period, individual, or group. | 44 | |
| 6741010682 | Empirical Evidence | Knowledge acquired by means of the senses, particular observation and experimentation. Scientifically-based research that supports a conclusion. | 45 | |
| 6741012749 | Parallel triad | The expression of related thoughts in a group of three, almost always using the same grammatical form. | 46 | |
| 6741020028 | Abstract diction | It is the language (words or phrases) we use to describe qualities that cannot be perceived with our five senses. | 47 | |
| 6741025054 | Periodic syntax (structure) | A particular placement of sentence elements such as the main clause of the sentence and/or its predicate are purposely held off and placed at the end instead of the beginning. In such cases, the crux of the sentence's meaning does not become clear until the reader reaches the last part. | 48 |
