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diction
word choice
detail
what an author chooses to include in a text
syntax
sentence structure
imagery
the use of language that appeals to one of the five senses
tone
the feeling/attitude of a text
ethos
appeal to credibility
pathos
appeal to emotion
logos
appeal to logic
parallelism
the use of the exact same structure of a phrase, clause, or sentence
anaphora
type of parallelism in which an exact word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of clauses, sentences, or paragraphs
repetition
repeated a word or phrase (anywhere)
rhetorical question
a question posed for effect rather than because an answer is expected
analogy
a literal comparison intended to explain a concept
anecdote
brief story or personal experience
hyperbole
an exaggeration for effect
understatement
the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is
denotation
literal definition of a word
connotation
associations, feelings, or ideas connected with a word
irony
opposite of what’s expected
metaphor
nonliteral comparison
simile
nonliteral comparison using “like” or “as'“
allusion
a reference to another work or time period (literacy, biblical, artistic, historical)
