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| 3075087497 | Allusion | a phrase to bring something to mind without directly mentioning it; and indirect reference | 0 | |
| 3075090591 | Amplification | enlarge upon or add detail | 1 | |
| 3075092147 | Anadiplosis | the repetition of a word in consecutive clauses where the second clause starts with the same word which marks the end of the previous clause | 2 | |
| 3075098921 | Analogy | a comparison between two different things, for the purpose of clarification | 3 | |
| 3075105955 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 4 | |
| 3075110987 | Antanagoge | to place criticism and compliment together to lessen the impact | 5 | |
| 3075118497 | Antithesis | a contrast between two things; a figure of speech in which a contrast of ideas is shown through parallelism of words that are opposites | 6 | |
| 3075124506 | Aporia | the expression of doubt | 7 | |
| 3075132220 | Apostrophe | addressing some personification that is not physically there | 8 | |
| 3075136989 | Asyndeton | the absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence | 9 | |
| 3075138643 | Chiasmus | words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or modified form | 10 | |
| 3075145450 | Climax | a sequence of ideas in order of increasing importance | 11 | |
| 3075147751 | Conduplicatio | repeats a key word from a preceding phrase or clause at the beginning of the next | 12 | |
| 3075160287 | Distinctio | explicit references to the various meanings of words | 13 | |
| 3075162607 | Enumeratio | detailing parts, causes, effects, or consequences to make a point more forcibly | 14 | |
| 3075165573 | Epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of consecutive clauses | 15 | |
| 3075168777 | Epithet | an adjective or adjectival phrase that characterizes a place, a thing, or a person that helps make the characteristics of this thing more notable | 16 | |
| 3075189376 | Epizeuxis | repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis | 17 | |
| 3075192725 | Eponym | a word that comes from the name of a real or mythical person or place | 18 | |
| 3075204099 | Exemplum | using an example to illustrate a point | 19 | |
| 3075211480 | Hyperbaton | an inversion of the normal order of words, for the sake of emphasis | 20 | |
| 3075214703 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally | 21 | |
| 3076020526 | Hypophora | A speaker poses a question and then answers it | 22 | |
| 3076020527 | Litotes | ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary | 23 | |
| 3076024043 | Metabasis | a transition or change from one subject to another | 24 | |
| 3076026600 | Metanoia | qualifies a statement by recalling it and expressing it in a better way | 25 | |
| 3076029951 | Metaphor | comparing two things without using like or as | 26 | |
| 3076031712 | Metonymy | the substitution of the name of an attribute for that of the thing meant | 27 | |
| 3076035367 | Parallelism | use of words or phrases with a similar structure | 28 | |
| 3076044081 | Parataxis | the placing of clauses of phrases one after another, without words to indicate coordination or subordination | 29 | |
| 3076047514 | Parenthesis | an explanatory clause or phrase that is inserted into a passage | 30 | |
| 3076051868 | Personification | a thing, idea, or an animal that is given human capabilities | 31 | |
| 3076054764 | Polysyndeton | using conjunctions between clauses or words | 32 | |
| 3076056972 | Procatalepsis | speaker anticipate a rebuttal to their following argument in order | 33 | |
| 3076075864 | Rhetorical Questions | to give emphasis on a point when no answer is expected | 34 | |
| 3076145593 | Sententia | when a quote or aphorism is used to help make a point | 35 | |
| 3079886505 | Similie | to describe two things using like or as | 36 | |
| 3079888340 | Symploce | the combination of anaphora and epistrophe | 37 | |
| 3079889888 | Synecdoche | a part represents a whole, or a whole represents a part | 38 | |
| 3079892474 | Understatement | making a situation seem less important than it actually is | 39 | |
| 3079895316 | Zeugma | when a word applies to two others in a different sense or to two others where it suits only one | 40 |
