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| 11807894073 | ad hominem | an attack on the person rather than his ideas EX: Emma hasn't held a steady job since 2000. | 0 | |
| 11807901331 | Allegory | work that functions on a symbolic level EX: All animals are equal but a few are more equal than others. | 1 | |
| 11807904063 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds EX:Sheep should sleep in a shed | 2 | |
| 11807914909 | Allusion | a reference to a historical, literary, biblical, or mythical event with which a reader should be familiar EX:Your backyard is a Garden of Eden | 3 | |
| 11807932612 | Analogy | comparison based on the like features of two unlike things: one familiar, the other unfamiliar EX: Finding a good man is like finding a needle in a haystack | 4 | |
| 11807943632 | anaphora | repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases , clauses, sentences, or verses EX:"O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?" | 5 | |
| 11807953693 | anecdote | a brief, often entertaining, story written or told in order to illustrate a point EX: My cat died in the woods, me and my sister found it the next day. | 6 | |
| 11807966680 | Antithesis | parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas EX: Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice. | 7 | |
| 11807972819 | antecedent | noun/pronoun to which a pronoun refers EX: The leaves have turned yellow; even then they are on the tree | 8 | |
| 11807980283 | archaic language | words/phrases that were once used regularly in a language but are now less common; old-fashioned, outdated language EX: To thine own self be true. | 9 | |
| 11807992616 | argument from doubtful/unidentified authority | self explanatory EX:My cousin's sister's friend said that Julie was sleeping in class. | 10 | |
| 11807996471 | assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds EX:Go slow over the road | 11 | |
| 11807996472 | asyndetion | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words EX: You mean to tell me we lost the dog, the house, the car? | 12 | |
| 11808002382 | atmosphere/mood | The feeling created in a piece of writing. EX: This light-hearted, happy mood is shown with descriptions of laughter, upbeat song, delicious smells, and bright colors. A cheerful mood fills you with joy and happiness | 13 | |
| 11808009098 | attitude | the relationship an author has toward his or her subject, and/or his or her audience EX: "All morons hate it when you call them a moron | 14 | |
| 11808018833 | begging the question | taking for granted from the start what you set out to demonstrate(repeating what is true is true) EX: Geometry is a waste of time, its not important. | 15 | |
| 11808026188 | circular reasoning | restates the premise rather than giving a reason for holding the premise EX:I deserve to have a later curfew, so you should let me stay out until 10pm. | 16 | |
| 11808032110 | colloquial language | words/phrases occurring primarily in speech and informal language EX: I wasn't born yesterday | 17 | |
| 11808041106 | comic relief | the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work EX: The Porter scene in Macbeth, | 18 | |
| 11808055774 | connotation | the implied of a word EX:That woman is a dove at heart | 19 | |
| 11808058733 | Denotation | the literal meaning or dictionary definition of a word EX: she recognized the lovely aroma of her mother's cooking. (Smell) | 20 |
