3533436847 | Alliteration | Repetition of the same letter or sound of words close to each other | 0 | |
3533436848 | Allusion | A reference to something else | 1 | |
3533436849 | Analogy | A comparison between two things that are very different, but one is more familiar | 2 | |
3533436850 | Antithesis | An opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction | 3 | |
3533436851 | Assertion | A strong, declarative statement | 4 | |
3533473539 | Asyndeton | Omission of conjunctions between phrases, a list | 5 | |
3533483201 | Bandwagon | When something is trending, so everyone follows it because they see others following it | 6 | |
3533483202 | Claim | A statement that is arguable and used as a primary point in an argument | 7 | |
3533484125 | Conceit | A comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out throughout the literature | 8 | |
3533486033 | Concession | An acknowledgment that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable | 9 | |
3533487142 | Counter Argument | An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward | 10 | |
3533488934 | Cumulative Sentence | Completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and builds on | 11 | |
3533490382 | Ethical Appeal | An appeal to character | 12 | |
3533492227 | Hortative Sentence | A sentence that calls to action | 13 | |
3533493019 | Humor | A literary tool used to make an audience laugh | 14 | |
3533494139 | Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration | 15 | |
3533495215 | Imagery | A sensory detail that evokes the five senses | 16 | |
3533496596 | Inversion | The usual subject-verb order of a sentence is reversed | 17 | |
3533497388 | Irony | The contrast between what is stated and what is explicitly meant | 18 | |
3533498028 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences | 19 | |
3533499287 | Logical Appeal | An appeal to logic | 20 | |
3533500143 | Metaphor | A comparison between two things that does not use like or as | 21 | |
3533503741 | Metonymy | An attribute or commonly associated feature is used to name something | 22 | |
3533504582 | Oxymoron | Juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict one another | 23 | |
3533506108 | Periodic Sentence | Sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end | 24 | |
3533507808 | Personification | Giving humanlike qualities to an inhuman thing | 25 | |
3533509067 | Polysyndeton | Conjunctions after every phrase or item in a sentence | 26 | |
3533509996 | Schemes | Figures of speech that deal with word order and syntax | 27 | |
3533510649 | Simile | A comparison between two things using like or as | 28 | |
3533511693 | Standard Sentence | Regular sentence order, subject verb object | 29 | |
3533513215 | Thesis Statement | A sentence that identifies the main idea of the text | 30 | |
3533514118 | Tropes | Using words in ways other than their literal meaning | 31 | |
3533515204 | Zeugma | Using two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different meanings | 32 | |
3534042660 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in reverse order | 33 | |
3534045591 | Archaic diction | Outdated or old choice of words | 34 | |
3534048979 | Complex sentence | A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause | 35 | |
3534050540 | Compound sentence | A sentence with two independent clauses | 36 | |
3534061023 | Imperative sentence | A sentence used to command or enjoin | 37 | |
3534062154 | Occasion | The time and place of the piece | 38 | |
3534062627 | Audience | The group of readers the piece is directed to | 39 | |
3534063882 | Pacing | Waiting until the end to reveal the details | 40 | |
3534066662 | Parallelism | The use of similar grammatical structure to show similarities and differences | 41 | |
3534068020 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion | 42 | |
3534070945 | Persona | The narrator or speaker | 43 | |
3534072519 | Polemic | A strong verbal or written attack | 44 | |
3534073417 | Propaganda | Biased information used to promote something | 45 | |
3534074697 | Purpose | The reason behind the text | 46 | |
3534076378 | Refutation | To prove something false | 47 | |
3534080427 | Rhetoric | The art of persuasive writing | 48 | |
3534082270 | Rhetorical appeals | Pathos, ethos, logos | 49 | |
3534084574 | Rhetorical question | A question that does not demand an answer | 50 | |
3534088855 | Rhetorical triangle | A tool used to write persuasively | 51 | |
3534090161 | Speaker | The one speaking in the text | 52 | |
3534091664 | Subject | The main idea | 53 | |
3534092558 | Text | Okay if you don't know what text is then idk what to tell you | 54 | |
3534098189 | Advantageous | Creating circumstances that makes things more likely | 55 | |
3534099176 | Dangerous | Able to cause harm | 56 | |
3534100086 | Fearful | Showing fear | 57 | |
3534101051 | Pleasant | Friendly and likable | 58 | |
3534102877 | Blustery | To be loud and noisy | 59 | |
3534103624 | Cynical | Believing the worst of human nature's motives | 60 | |
3534104460 | Idealistic | Of high moral or intellectual value | 61 | |
3534105834 | Pragmatic | Dealing with things practically | 62 | |
3534106893 | Solemn | Serious | 63 | |
3534107744 | Anecdote | A short story related to the topic | 64 | |
3534108791 | Appeal | To make a request | 65 | |
3534113060 | Satire | The use of humor to expose and criticize | 66 | |
3534167196 | Tirade | A long, angry speech | 67 | |
3534172272 | Concrete diction | Words that stimulate a senosy response in the reader | 68 | |
3534175408 | Figurative language | Figures of speech in writing | 69 | |
3534177288 | Understatement | Presenting something as less important than it actually is | 70 |
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