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| 8446175912 | Allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference | 0 | |
| 8446181683 | Anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | 1 | |
| 8446186319 | Antithesis | a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else | 2 | |
| 8446191551 | Asyndeton | he omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence | 3 | |
| 8446200435 | Cumulative Sentence | is a type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases | 4 | |
| 8446211340 | Diction | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing | 5 | |
| 8446218534 | Ethos | the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations | 6 | |
| 8446225006 | Foils | A foil is another character in a story who contrasts with the main character, usually to highlight one of their attributes | 7 | |
| 8446228600 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally | 8 | |
| 8446235364 | Independent Clause | clause that can stand alone as a sentence | 9 | |
| 8446241056 | Juxtaposition | the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect | 10 | |
| 8446245286 | Logos | literary device that can be defined as a statement, sentence, or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic | 11 | |
| 8446260458 | Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable | 12 | |
| 8446265987 | Paradox | a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true | 13 | |
| 8446270533 | Pathos | a quality that evokes pity or sadness | 14 | |
| 8446278071 | Periodic Sentence | has the main clause or predicate at the end | 15 | |
| 8446283814 | Personification | the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form | 16 | |
| 8446289812 | Polysyndeton | literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed | 17 | |
| 8446297497 | Rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques | 18 | |
| 8446299899 | Syntax | the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language | 19 | |
| 8446303884 | Tone | is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience | 20 |
