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13947280223AlliterationThe repetition of beginning sounds and words.0
13947280224AllusionA reference to literature, art, history, or a person.1
13947280225AnalogyComparing two things or instances.2
13947280226AntithesisUsed to create contrast by placing two parallel but opposite ideas in a sentence.3
13947280227ConsonanceRepetition of consonant two or more times in short succession within a sentence or phrase.4
13947280228DictionWord choice (creates a mood or tone).5
13947280229EllipsisWhen one or more words are omitted from a sentence.6
13947280230EthosEthical appeal7
13947280231Hyperboleexaggeration8
13947280232ImageryPainting a picture with words.9
13947280233IronyUnexpected words and events10
13947280234OxymoronWhen two opposites are placed together for emphasis.11
13947280235PathosAppeal to emotions12
13947280236PersonificationGiving human traits to nonhuman things13
13947280237symbol/symbolismA thing that represents or stands for another thing like an object that represents and abstract idea.14
13947280238SimileA comparison using "like" or "as"15
13947280239MetaphorA comparison without using like or as16
13947280240AssertionArgument or claim17
13947280241CounterargumentExample that weakens and author's point and supports an opposing one.18
13947280242AnecdoteA short story19
13947280243DigressionOff topic discussion20
13947280244Passive voiceConstruction in which the subject and object are flipped. Associated with an impersonal tone.21
13947280245ParadoxA contradiction22
13947280246SynthesisCombination of different elements into a unified whole.23
13947280247JuxtapositionThe placement of two opposing ideas next to one another to emphasize the contrast between them.24
13947280248DiatribeA rant25
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