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Alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds in neighboring text

Allusion

Direct or indirect reference to a commonly known idea, event, book, or place

Ambiguity

Multiple meanings of a passage, phrase, sentence, or word

Analogy

Comparison or similarity between two different things or the relationship between them

Anecdote

Short narrative

Antecedent

Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun

Aphorism

Terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle

Apostrophe

Figure of speech which addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction

Clause

Grammatical unit containing a subject and a verb

Coherence

Logical bridge between words, sentences, and paragraphs

Colloquialism

Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing (e.g., "I'm lowkey excited.")

Commentary

Explaining how the evidence supports a line of reasoning

Connotation

Non-literal associative meaning of a word

Denotation

Strict, literal dictionary definition of a word

Diction

Writer's word choices with regard to their correctness or clarity

Didactic

Instructive tone; Greek for "teaching"

Ethos

Appeal to credibility or trustworthiness

Euphemism

More agreeable term for an unpleasant subject; Greek for "good speech"

Evidence

Specific examples (cited/quoted) from the text to support and expand one's argument

Exigence

Issue, problem, or situation that prompts someone to write or speak

Figurative language

Writing or speech not meant to carry literal meaning

Genre

Major category into which a literary work fits