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| 14778022073 | Antithesis | A contrast or opposition | 0 | |
| 14778022074 | Asyndeton | the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. | 1 | |
| 14778022075 | Paradox | Statement that contradicts itself; however it still states a truth | 2 | |
| 14778022076 | Allusion | A reference, usually to another literally work or to a historical event (biblical allusions are common) | 3 | |
| 14778022077 | Anaphora | Word or phrase is repeated in the beginning of series | 4 | |
| 14778022078 | Epistrophe | Word or phrase is repeated at the end | 5 | |
| 14778022079 | Bathos | An abrupt transition in style from the exalted to the commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect; anticlimax | 6 | |
| 14783479748 | Conceit | An unusually far-fetched or elaborate metaphor or simile presenting a surprisingly apt parallel between two dissimilar things or feelings (elaborate metaphor) | 7 | |
| 14783479749 | Euphemism | A more pleasant way of saying | 8 | |
| 14783479750 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration for the sake of emphasis in a figure of speech not meant literally | 9 | |
| 14783902663 | Metonomy | A figure of speech in which a person, place, or thing is referred to by something closely associated with it | 10 | |
| 14783902664 | Synecdote | A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole | 11 | |
| 14783902665 | Cumulative sentence (loose sentence) | Begins with standard sentence pattern and adds multiple details after it | 12 | |
| 14783902666 | Periodic sentence | A long sentence in which the completion of the syntax is delayed until the end, usually after a series of balanced subordinate clauses | 13 | |
| 14783902667 | Alliteration | Repetition of the same consonant sounds | 14 | |
| 14783902668 | Assonance | The repetition of similar vowel sounds | 15 | |
| 14783902669 | Consonance | The repetition of two or more consonants with a change in the intervening vowels | 16 | |
| 14783902670 | Zeugma | A figure of speech by which one word refers to two others | 17 | |
| 14783902671 | Chiasmus | A figure of speech by which the order of the terms in the first of two parallel clauses is reversed in the second | 18 | |
| 14783902672 | Antimetabole | The repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse order | 19 | |
| 14783902673 | Litotes | A figure of speech by which affirmation is made indirectly by denying its opposite, usually with an effect of underestimate | 20 | |
| 14783902674 | Ethos | The appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator | 21 | |
| 14783902675 | Logos | The appeal of a text or speech based on the logical structure of its argument or ideas | 22 | |
| 14796991894 | Pathos | The appeal of a text or speech to the emotions of the audience (possibly evoking pity) | 23 | |
| 14796991895 | Tone | The writers or speakers attitude toward the subject matter | 24 | |
| 14807259774 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life | 25 | |
| 14807259775 | Diction | Word choice | 26 | |
| 14807259776 | Imagery | Language that appeals to the five senses | 27 | |
| 14807259777 | Extended metaphor | A metaphor that compares two things at some length. Sometimes that comparison is carried throughout a paragraph, a stanza, or an entire selection | 28 | |
| 14807259778 | Colloquialism | The use of informal expressions appropriate to everyday speech rather than to the formality of writing | 29 | |
| 14807259779 | Allegory | A symbolic story | 30 | |
| 14807259780 | Deductive reasoning | Reaches a conclusion by assuming a general premise (called the major premise) and applying that principle to a specific case (goes from general to specific) | 31 | |
| 14807259781 | Elegy | A poem of mourning, usually about someone who has died | 32 | |
| 14807259782 | Epitaph | Writing in praise of a dead person, most often inscribed upon a headstone | 33 | |
| 14807259783 | Flashback | An earlier is inserted I the normal chronology of the narration | 34 | |
| 14807259784 | Inductive reasoning | The process of generalizing on the basis of a number of specific examples and then presenting an inductive conclusion (goes from general to general) | 35 | |
| 14807259785 | Irony | A discrepancy between appearances and reality (verbal, situational, dramatic) | 36 | |
| 14807259786 | Isocolon | Parallel structure in which elements are similar not only on grammatical structure but also length | 37 | |
| 14807259787 | Jargon | Specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group | 38 | |
| 14807259788 | Onomatopoeia | Words that imitate sounds | 39 | |
| 14807259789 | Metaphor | Makes a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as | 40 | |
| 14807259790 | Personification | Something nonhuman is given human characteristics | 41 | |
| 14807259791 | Rhetoric | The art of using words to persuade I. Writing or speaking | 42 | |
| 14807259792 | Satire | A type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about social change | 43 | |
| 14807259793 | Simile | Comparison using like or as | 44 | |
| 14807259794 | Symbolism | Anything that stands for or represents something else beyond it | 45 | |
| 14807259795 | Syntax | Sentence structure | 46 | |
| 14807259796 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combined two usually contradictory terms | 47 | |
| 14807259797 | Polysyndeton | Repetition of conjunctions | 48 | |
| 14807259798 | Apostrophe | A rhetorical figure in which the speaker addresses a dead or absent person, or an abstraction or inanimate object | 49 | |
| 14807259799 | Eulogy | A speech or written passage that honors a deceased person | 50 | |
| 14807259800 | Rhetorical question | A question asked for the sake of persuasive effect rather than as a genuine request for information | 51 | |
| 14807259801 | Juxtaposition | To place side by side | 52 | |
| 14807259802 | Analogy | Illustration of an idea by a more familiar idea | 53 | |
| 14807259803 | Epithet | A descriptive word or phrase that is frequently used to characterize a person or thing | 54 | |
| 14807259804 | Understatement | A statement that says less than what is meant (opposite of hyperbole) | 55 | |
| 14807259805 | Sonnet | A lyrical poem comprising fourteen rhyming lines of equal length | 56 | |
| 14807259806 | Exposition | The setting forth of a systematic explanation of an argument about any subject; or the opening part of a play or story, in which we are introduced to the characters and their situation | 57 |
