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| 13984543114 | Absolute | a word free from limitations or qualifications like always or never | 0 | |
| 13984543115 | Adage | a familiar proverb or wise saying | 1 | |
| 13984543116 | Ad hominem argument | argument attacking an individual's character rather than his position | 2 | |
| 13984543117 | Allegory | literary works in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 3 | |
| 13984543119 | Allusion | an indirect reference to something literary, mythological, or historical | 4 | |
| 13984543120 | Analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 5 | |
| 13984543121 | Anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 6 | |
| 13984543122 | Anecdote | a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event | 7 | |
| 13984543123 | Antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers | 8 | |
| 13984543124 | Antithesis | the opposite of | 9 | |
| 13984543125 | Aphorism | a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea. Typically rhymes. | 10 | |
| 13984543126 | Apostrophe | speaking to an absent or imaginary person or an inanimate object | 11 | |
| 13984543127 | Archetype | a detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and appeals in a universal way | 12 | |
| 13984543128 | Argument | a statement of meaning or main point of a literary work | 13 | |
| 13984543130 | Pathos | appeal to emotion intended to evoke pity | 14 | |
| 13984543131 | Chiasmus | a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 15 | |
| 13984543132 | Cliche | an expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off | 16 | |
| 13984543229 | Climax | the point of highest interest in a literary work | 17 | |
| 13984543133 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 18 | |
| 13984543134 | Complex sentence | a sentence with one independent and one dependent clause | 19 | |
| 13984543135 | Compound sentence | two independent clauses combined with a conjunction | 20 | |
| 13984543136 | Conceit | a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor | 21 | |
| 13984543137 | Concrete detail | details that are measurable and specific | 22 | |
| 13984543138 | Connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 23 | |
| 13984543140 | Declarative sentence | a sentence that makes a statement or declaration | 24 | |
| 13984543141 | Deductive reasoning | reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case | 25 | |
| 13984543142 | Denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 26 | |
| 13984543143 | Dialect | a variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or pronunciation | 27 | |
| 13984543144 | Dialogue | conversation between two or more people | 28 | |
| 13984543145 | Diction | the word choices made by a writer | 29 | |
| 13984543146 | Didactic | having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing | 30 | |
| 13984543147 | Dilemma | situation that requires a decision between equally attractive or unattractive alternatives | 31 | |
| 13984543148 | Dissonance | two or more things or ideas that just don't belong together | 32 | |
| 13984543150 | Ellipses | the omission of a word or phrase that is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context | 33 | |
| 13984543151 | Epiphany | a moment of sudden revelation or insight | 34 | |
| 13984543154 | Epithet | a compound adjective used to point out a characteristic of a person | 35 | |
| 13984543155 | Ethos | an appeal to credibility or character or togetherness. | 36 | |
| 13984543156 | Eulogy | a formal speech praising a person who has died | 37 | |
| 13984543157 | Euphemism | an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 38 | |
| 13984543158 | Exclamatory sentence | a sentence expressing strong feeling | 39 | |
| 13984543159 | Expletive | an interjection to lend emphasis, sometimes a profanity (cuss words) | 40 | |
| 13984543161 | Figurative language | language employing one or more figures of speech | 41 | |
| 13984543162 | First Person | A point of view that includes the speaker, i.e. I, me, my, we, us, our, etc | 42 | |
| 13984543163 | Genre | a major category or type of literature | 43 | |
| 13984543164 | Homily | a sermon, or a moralistic lecture | 44 | |
| 13984543165 | Hubris | excessive pride or arrogance | 45 | |
| 13984543166 | Hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an effect | 46 | |
| 13984543167 | Hypothetical question/ Rhetorical question | a question that raises a conjecture, or supposition | 47 | |
| 13984543168 | Idiom | an expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words | 48 | |
| 13984543169 | Imagery | the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses | 49 | |
| 13984543170 | Implication | a suggestion an author or speaker makes without stating it directly | 50 | |
| 13984543171 | Inductive reasoning | the main point appears at the end | 51 | |
| 13984543172 | Inference | a conclusion one draws based on premises or evidence | 52 | |
| 13984543173 | Invective | an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack | 53 | |
| 13984543174 | Irony | an unexpected and unlikely outcome | 54 | |
| 13984543175 | Jargon | the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession | 55 | |
| 13984543176 | Juxtaposition | placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast | 56 | |
| 13984543178 | Logos | An appeal to logic | 57 | |
| 13984543180 | Maxim | a concise statement, often offering advice; an adage | 58 | |
| 13984543181 | Metaphor | a direct comparison of two different things | 59 | |
| 13984543182 | Metonymy | taking the part for the whole, but not literally | 60 | |
| 13984543183 | Mood | the emotional atmosphere of a work | 61 | |
| 13984543184 | Myth | a traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events | 62 | |
| 13984543185 | Narrative | a story or narrated account | 63 | |
| 13984543186 | Narrator | the one who tells the story | 64 | |
| 13984543187 | Non sequitur | an inference that does not follow logically from the premises | 65 | |
| 13984543188 | Onomatopoeia | a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds | 66 | |
| 13984543189 | Oxymoron | an expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined | 67 | |
| 13984543190 | Parable | a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson | 68 | |
| 13984543191 | Paradox | an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth | 69 | |
| 13984543192 | Parallelism | the use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms | 70 | |
| 13984543193 | Paraphrase | a restatement of a text in a different form or in different words | 71 | |
| 13984543194 | Parody | a humorous imitation of a serious work | 72 | |
| 13984543195 | Parenthetical | a comment that interrupts the immediate subject, often to qualify or explain and uses parentheses to do so | 73 | |
| 13984543196 | Pathos | an appeal to emotion | 74 | |
| 13984543197 | Pedantic | characterized by an excessive display of learning or scholarship coming from a place of assumed authority or superiority | 75 | |
| 13984543198 | Personification | endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities | 76 | |
| 13984543202 | Pun | a play on words achieved through words with similar sounds but different meanings | 77 | |
| 13984543204 | Rhetoric | the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner | 78 | |
| 13984543205 | Rhetorical Question | a question asked merely for effect and not requiring an answer | 79 | |
| 13984543206 | Rhetorical Devices | literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression | 80 | |
| 13984543207 | Sarcasm | harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule | 81 | |
| 13984543208 | Satire | the use of humor, exaggeration or derision to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections | 82 | |
| 13984543209 | Scapegoat | a person or group that bears the blame for another | 83 | |
| 13984543211 | Setting | the time, place, and environment in which action takes place | 84 | |
| 13984543212 | Simile | a comparison of two things using "like" or "as" | 85 | |
| 13984543213 | Simple sentence | a sentence consisting of one independent clause | 86 | |
| 13984543216 | Syllogism | a three-part deductive argument | 87 | |
| 13984543217 | Symbol | an object that is used to represent something else | 88 | |
| 13984543218 | Synecdoche | part for the whole, literally "Nice threads"--threads stands in for clothing, and thread is literally part of clothing, so part for the whole, literally. | 89 | |
| 13984543219 | Synesthesia | describing one kind of sensation in terms of another | 90 | |
| 13984543220 | Syntax | the manner in which words are arranged into sentences | 91 | |
| 13984543221 | Tautology | providing useless clarification--dead corpse, male boy, wet water, etc. | 92 | |
| 13984543222 | Telegraphic Sentence | A very short sentence, usually no more than four words long | 93 | |
| 13984543223 | Theme | a central idea of a work | 94 | |
| 13984543224 | Third Person | Point of view not involving the speaker. He, She, her, him, they, etc. | 95 | |
| 13984543225 | Tone | the attitude of a writer toward the subject or audience | 96 | |
| 13984543226 | Trite | overused and hackneyed, meaning it's become an annoying cliche | 97 | |
| 13984543227 | Understatement | a deliberate under-emphasis | 98 | |
| 13984656301 | Artifice | deception; trickery | 99 | |
| 13984690066 | Stereotype | a generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people | 100 | |
| 13984711236 | objective | Factual, related to reality or physical objects; not influenced by emotions, unbiased | 101 | |
| 13984719602 | Subjective | based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions | 102 | |
| 13984728163 | appeal to false authority | This fallacy occurs when someone who has no expertise to speak on an issue is cited as an authority. | 103 | |
| 13984738329 | Achaic diction | Old-fashioned or outdated choice of words | 104 | |
| 13984748180 | context | The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text. | 105 | |
| 13984756578 | Counterargument | an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument. | 106 | |
| 13984777629 | Hasty Generalization | A fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence. | 107 | |
| 13984784351 | Persona | Greek for "mask." The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience. | 108 | |
| 13984789256 | qualifier | a word or phrase that clarifies, modifies, or limits the meaning of another word or phrase | 109 | |
| 13984797884 | Refutation | The part of an argument wherein a speaker or writer anticipates and counters opposing points of view. | 110 | |
| 13984805207 | Syntax | Sentence structure | 111 | |
| 13984813003 | Wit | The use of humor, laughter or irony in the confirmation or refutation of an argument. | 112 | |
| 13984829350 | Awesome | inspiring awe or admiration or wonder (aka YOU). | 113 |
