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| 604155400 | Absolute | Word without restrictive words | 0 | |
| 604155401 | Adage | A proverb or wise saying | 1 | |
| 604155402 | Ad Hominem Argument | An argument attacking a person's character | 2 | |
| 604155403 | Allegory | A story using characters, objects, or actions to represent abstractions | 3 | |
| 604155404 | Alliteration | Repetition of the initial sound in successive or neighboring words | 4 | |
| 604155405 | Allusion | A reference of somethings readers recognize | 5 | |
| 604155406 | Analogy | A comparison of two things that are not similar | 6 | |
| 604155407 | Anaphora | Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of sentences | 7 | |
| 604155408 | Anecdote | Brief narrative focusing on a particular incident or event | 8 | |
| 604155409 | Antecedent | The word a pronoun refers to | 9 | |
| 604155410 | Antithesis | A statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced ex. Man proposes, God disposes. | 10 | |
| 604155411 | Aphorism | A concise statement that expresses a general truth ex. #Y.O.L.O.SOLIVEITHARD | 11 | |
| 604155412 | Apostrophe | Addressing an absent person or abstract idea ex. "O cruel fate! [and so on]" | 12 | |
| 604155413 | Archetype | Common object in stories to evoke a similar response in all | 13 | |
| 604155414 | Argument | A statement of the meaning of the main point of a literary work | 14 | |
| 604155415 | Asyndeton | A statement without conjunctions ex. "We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans..." | 15 | |
| 604155416 | Balanced Sentence | Words, phrases and clauses in a sentence are set apart to emphasize contrast ex. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." | 16 | |
| 604155417 | Bathos | Writing meant to evoke pity or convey topic as humorous | 17 | |
| 604155418 | Chiasmus | A statement in two parts in which the second is structurally reversed ex. "Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary." | 18 | |
| 604155419 | Cliché | Overused expression | 19 | |
| 604155420 | Climax | Point of highest interest | 20 | |
| 604155421 | Colloquialism | Words or expressions not used in formal writing ex. using "Soda" versus "Pop" versus "Soda-pop" | 21 | |
| 604155422 | Complex Sentence | A sentence with a dependent clause and a independent clause ex. "I enjoyed the meal (Independent clause) that you cooked (Dependent clause)." | 22 | |
| 604155423 | Compound Sentence | A sentence with two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction(s) ex. "John bought some new shoes, and he wore them to a party." | 23 | |
| 604155424 | Conceit | Fancy extended metaphor with logical comparison | 24 | |
| 604155425 | Concrete Details | Details that describe real things | 25 | |
| 604155426 | Connotation | Deeper meaning | 26 | |
| 604155427 | Cumulative Sentence | A sentence with a main independent clause and succeeding modifying detail ex. "Eyes squinting, puffy, always on alert, he showed the effects of a week in the forest." | 27 | |
| 604155428 | Declarative Sentence | A sentence with a statement or declaration ex. "Tomorrow I will go to the store." | 28 | |
| 604155429 | Deductive Reasoning | Reasoning in which evidence is presented pertaining to generalities, then a conclusion is reached about a specific case ex. "The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun shall rise on December 21st." | 29 | |
| 604155430 | Denotation | Literal meaning | 30 | |
| 604155431 | Dialect | Variety of speech with its own grammar and punctuation rules | 31 | |
| 604155432 | Dialogue | Conversation | 32 | |
| 604155433 | Diction | Word choice | 33 |
