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| 14722387872 | analogy | comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things; makes something simple and make it complex ex: As light as a feather | 0 | |
| 14722401537 | anedotal narration | utilizing story telling ex: Mrs. Rollins-Stidham talking about her dad with blood drive | 1 | |
| 14722405698 | metaphor | compares two things without using like or as ex: He is a shinning star | 2 | |
| 14722408438 | simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" ex: You were as brave as a lion. | 3 | |
| 14722409950 | onomatopoeia | sound ex: bang, boom, pow | 4 | |
| 14722414143 | oxymoron | a paradox made up of two seeminpersogly contradictory words ex: Jumbo-Shrimp | 5 | |
| 14722419230 | understatement | something is presented as less important ex: He isnt too thin | 6 | |
| 14722422511 | diction | word choice ex: when a speaker uses words to convey an idea | 7 | |
| 14722425028 | irony | occurs when a speaker or character says one thing but means something else ex: A fire station burns down | 8 | |
| 14722431789 | personification | attribute of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea ex: Lightening danced across the sky | 9 | |
| 14733169084 | metonymy | figure of speech in which something is represented by another thing that is related to it ex: The pen is mightier than the sword | 10 | |
| 14733155419 | hyperbole | exaggeration used for emphasis or to produce a comic or ironic effect ex: This bag weighs a ton | 11 | |
| 14733159097 | pun | dad jokes | 12 | |
| 14733162900 | litotes | context ex: Not bad | 13 | |
| 14733165990 | paradox | a statement or situation that is seemingly contradictory on the surface; but delivers on ironic truth ex: Your enemy's friend is your enemy | 14 | |
| 14733184741 | apostrophe | an address to something incapable of response ex: talking to something that cant respond | 15 | |
| 14733197189 | euphemism | substitution of a "good" expression for an unpleasant one ex: Grandmas with the angels now | 16 | |
| 14733216044 | parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses ex: she likes to cook jog and read | 17 | |
| 14733225589 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in reverse order ex: fair is foul, and foul is fair | 18 | |
| 14733228317 | climax | intense, exciting, or important point of something ex: When lennis kills curleys wife in mice of men | 19 | |
| 14733232549 | Epanalepsis | a sentence structure and how its represented on the page (alliteration, repetition) ex: the king is dead, long live the king | 20 | |
| 14733262666 | Antithesis | opposite or contrast of ideas or words in a parallel construction ex: many are called, but few are chosen | 21 | |
| 14733278164 | anaphora | repetition of a work or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases ex: my life is my purpose. my life is my goal. | 22 | |
| 14733288657 | alliteration | repetition of same sound beginning several words or syllables in a sequence ex: sally sold sea shells | 23 | |
| 14733315177 | assonance | repetition of the sound of a vowel ex: Hear the mellow wedding bells | 24 | |
| 14738883066 | consonance | agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions. ex: he struck a streak of bad luck | 25 | |
| 14738885826 | juxtaposition | placement of two things closely together to emphasis similarities or differences ex: beauty and ugliness | 26 | |
| 14738894791 | tone | a speaker attitude toward the subject conveyed by the speakers stylistic and rhetorical choices ex: sad, happy, serious | 27 | |
| 14738901736 | syntax | the arrangement into phrases, clauses, and sentences (simple, compound, complex, or compound complex) ex: the boy jumped happily | 28 | |
| 14738910674 | parody | an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. ex: scary movie (comedy) | 29 | |
| 14738918561 | satire | the use of irony of sarcasm to critique society or an individual | 30 | |
| 14738921888 | epistle | a letter ex: peter in the bible | 31 | |
| 14738923875 | epigram | a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clevr and amusing way ex: if we dont end war, war will end us | 32 | |
| 14738928528 | elegy | a poem of serious reflection ex: O captain! My captain! | 33 | |
| 14738933976 | zeugma | a word that utilizes two or more words in a sentence ex: he bolted the door and his dinner | 34 | |
| 14738939038 | polarity | the state of having two opposite tendencies, opinions, or aspects ex: batman and joker | 35 | |
| 14738943527 | Ephihany | a manifestation of a divine being ex: animal farm | 36 | |
| 14738950090 | ethos | speaker and writers appear that are credible and trust worthy ex: talking to other parents | 37 | |
| 14738957003 | pathos | emotion ex: if we dont move soon, were all going to die! Cant you see how dangerous this is? | 38 | |
| 14738958868 | logos | offering clear rational ideas ex: The US had the highest corporate income tax in the world | 39 | |
| 14738964280 | rhetoric | persuading an audience ex: suddenly downed on me how smoking effects the body | 40 | |
| 14738968029 | colloquialism | a conversational expression ex: wanna- want to | 41 | |
| 14738970239 | cliche | a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought ex: only time will tell | 42 | |
| 14738972769 | inductive reasoning | specific to general ex: Jennifer always leaves for school at 7 AM | 43 | |
| 14738976550 | deductive reasoning | general to specific ex: All girls eat chocolate. Taylor eats chocolate. Therefore Taylor is a girl. | 44 | |
| 14738978480 | loose sentence | the main idea is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases ex: I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy ,and shopped at the mall | 45 | |
| 14739001137 | periodic sentence | sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end ex: Suddenly for no apparent reason, they started arguing | 46 | |
| 14739004744 | rhetorical sentence | question with one answer, make people think ex: is rain wet? | 47 | |
| 14739010317 | allusion | brief reference to a person, event, or place or to a work of art ex: chocolate was her Achilles heel | 48 | |
| 14739014406 | antecedent | a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another ex: the can of beans sit on its side | 49 | |
| 14739031386 | pedantic | someone who is concerned with precision, formalism, accuracy, minute details in order to make an arrogant and ostentatious show of learning ex: Ms walker was very pedemic about lessons starting on time after break | 50 | |
| 14739034442 | sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt ex: thats just what I needed today | 51 | |
| 14739037569 | didactic literature | teaches a lesson ex: tortoise and the hare | 52 | |
| 14739039957 | point of view/perspective | when viewed from a particular point ex: farmers opinion about lack of rain | 53 | |
| 14739044808 | persona | Greek for "mask." The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience ex: a business person wants others to think that he is charitable and kind | 54 | |
| 14739046957 | genre | characterized by similarities in form style or subject matter ex: fantasy, fiction, non fiction | 55 | |
| 14739052956 | style | a manner of doing something ex: the way a group of people talk | 56 | |
| 14739055242 | synecdoche | figure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole ex: gray beard ( refers to an old man) | 57 |
