3408579236 | Pun | a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings | 0 | |
3408583332 | Hubris | excessive pride or self confidence | 1 | |
3408587365 | Anadiplosis | is the repetition of the last word of a preceding clause. The word is used at the end of a sentence and then used again at the beginning of the next sentence. | 2 | |
3408594783 | Litotes | ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary | 3 | |
3408600566 | Epistolary | of or relating to letters | 4 | |
3408608521 | Antimetabole | a rhetorical device used to emphasize a point by creating a an easily remembered verbal association with it. | 5 | |
3408615984 | Reductio ad Absurdum | Argument to demonstrate that a statement is true by showing that a false or absurd result follows from its denial. | 6 | |
3408622617 | Antiphrasis | The ironic or humorous use of words in senses opposite of the generally accepted meanings. | 7 | |
3408627734 | Ad Hominem | Argument or reaction directed towards a single person instead of the position they are speaking for. | 8 | |
3408632626 | Pleonasm | the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning | 9 | |
3408637295 | Innuendo | Allusive or oblique remark (typically suggestive or disparaging). | 10 | |
3408641464 | Synecdoche | Using a part to represent the whole | 11 | |
3408647288 | Double Entendre | When a word or phrase means two things at the same time. | 12 | |
3408656443 | Analogy | Comparing things using their relationships | 13 | |
3408656444 | Anaphora | used to emphasize certain words or phrases. | 14 |
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