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Alliteration

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in several consecutive or neighboring words.

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Allusion

A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place or thing.

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Analogy

A comparison between two things intended to show how they are alike.

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Anaphora

The repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses; it helps to establish a strong rhythm and produces a powerful emotional effect.

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Anecdote

A short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.

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Antithesis

A device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.

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Asyndeton

The deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related words, phrases, or clauses.

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Connotative Diction

Words chosen deliberately for the feelings and attitudes associated with them.

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Euphemism

The use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less distasteful or offensive than another.

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Hyperbole

A deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration used for either serious or comic effect.

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Irony

The use of words to convey a meaning that is different than what is expected.

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Jargon

The language, especially the vocabulary, specific to a particular trade, profession, or group.

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Juxtaposition

A device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, often creating an effect of surprise and wit.

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Metaphor

A comparison of two unlike things not using like or as.

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Paradox

A statement containing contradictory elements that may appear illogical, impossible, or absurd but which actually have a coherent meaning that reveals a hidden truth.

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Oxymoron

A form of paradox that combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression.

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Parallelism

A grammatical or structural arrangement of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs so that elements of equal importance are equally developed and similarly phrased.

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Personification

A kind of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics.

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Polysyndeton

The deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis—to highlight quantity or mass of detail or to create a flowing, continuous sentence pattern; it slows the pace of the sentence.

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Repetition

A device in which words, sounds, and ideas are used more than once to enhance rhythm and to create emphasis.

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Rhetorical Fragment

A sentence fragment used deliberately to emphasize a specific point.

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Rhetorical Question

A question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply.

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Rhetorical Shift

A turn, a change, or a movement in a text resulting from an epiphany, realization, or insight gained by the speaker or writer.

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Simile

A stated comparison of two different things or ideas through the use of the words like or as.

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Statistics

Numerical facts or data used as evidence.

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Testimonial

A statement in support of a particular truth, fact, or claim.

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Understatement

A kind of irony that deliberately represents something as being much less than it really is.

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Ethos

An appeal to credibility or trustworthiness of the speaker or writer of a text; achieved by who you are and what you say.

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Logos

An appeal to reason by offering clear, rational ideas and using specific details, facts, statistics, or expert testimony to back them up.

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Pathos

An appeal to sympathy or empathy in an attempt to emotionally motivate the audience in a particular way (ex, positives might be values, desires, or hopes while negatives might be fears or prejudices)

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Audience

The specific listener, viewer, or reader of a text; may have more than one.

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Concession

Acknowledgment of the opposing argument as true or reasonable. A strong argument might have a concession paired with a refutation (segment to challenge the validity of the opposing argument).

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Counterargument

An opposing argument to the one the writer is putting forward. A strong writer will usually address this to help strengthen his/her claim.

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Persona

The personality that a speaker assumes to help reach the audience.

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Exclamation

Use of strong emotion to help the author move the audience; generally has an exclamation.

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Hypophora

The speaker asks a question and then continues to answer the question for the audience as a way of controlling their thought.

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Restatement

Repeating the ideas of what has been said using different words.

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Epiphora

Repetition of words at the ends of lines.

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Invective

Abusive and negative language that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution.

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Trope

A figure of speech in which the words carry a meaning other than their literal sense. (These are all of the figures of speech - the figurative language - you know and love: simile, metaphor, personification, pun, hyperbole, and apostrophe.)

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