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Analogy
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.
Aphorism
A statement that expresses a truth in a witty way
Anaphora
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Irony
A contrast between expectation and reality
Metaphor
Comparing things without the use of like or as
Simile
Comparison with like or as
Cumulative sentence
A type of parallel sentence that builds detail by having a indpenedent clause followed by informational dependent.
Interupted Sentence
When a clause is squeezed into a sentence
Periodic sentence
A sentence that delays and untimate conculsion over a series of clauses
Balanced Sentence
A sentence made up or parts with equal length and structure, used to compare via showing equality
Connotation
The street meaning behind the word
Epithet
A title given to someone (Recognizable)
parallelism
A similar structure of words and clauses
alliteration
Repetition of initial sounds
Syllogism
A deductive arguement that consecuitve true premisies followed by a found truth
Allusion
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Epigram
A very short passage with a witty construction that can be used universally
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
paradox
A self controdictary sentence that revels truth upon inspection
Deduction
A type or reasoning that relies on established truths
Induction
General truths or observations used to logically jump to another truth
Apostrophe
A firgure of speach that adresses a non-existant or present person
inversion
when an author changes the usual order of words
onomonepia
Word that sounds like the sound
Denotation
The dictonary definition of the word
Syntax
Word order
Tone
An authors attitude towards a subject
Diction
word choiice as an element of style
Understatement
When an author assigns less significance to an event or thing than it deserves
Euphanism
A less offensive substiute for a word
Ironional understatement
Bring attention to something by understating it
