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Simile

A comparison between two items using words like or as

<p>A comparison between two items using words like or as</p>
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apostrophe

when a character speaks directly to someone who is not present or is dead, or speaks to an inanimate object

<p>when a character speaks directly to someone who is not present or is dead, or speaks to an inanimate object</p>
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Apostrophe

when a character speaks directly to someone who is not present or is dead, or speaks to an inanimate object

<p>when a character speaks directly to someone who is not present or is dead, or speaks to an inanimate object</p>
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Allusion

Reference to a famous historical, Biblical, mythological, or literary figure or event

<p>Reference to a famous historical, Biblical, mythological, or literary figure or event</p>
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juxtaposition

A literary technique in which 2+ ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side for the purpose of developing comparisons an contrasts

<p>A literary technique in which 2+ ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side for the purpose of developing comparisons an contrasts</p>
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euphemism

Polite, indirect expressions that replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite, or which suggest something unpleasant.

<p>Polite, indirect expressions that replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite, or which suggest something unpleasant.</p>
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euphemism

Polite, indirect expressions that replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite, or which suggest something unpleasant.

<p>Polite, indirect expressions that replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite, or which suggest something unpleasant.</p>
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synesthesia

Describes or associates one sense in terms of another, most often in the form of a simile. Sensations of touch, taste, see, hear, and smell are expressed as being intertwined or having a connection between them

<p>Describes or associates one sense in terms of another, most often in the form of a simile. Sensations of touch, taste, see, hear, and smell are expressed as being intertwined or having a connection between them</p>
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mood

A literary element that evokes certain feelings in readers through words and descriptions

<p>A literary element that evokes certain feelings in readers through words and descriptions</p>
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qualifiers

Words or phrases that limit the scope of a claim (usually, in a few cases, under these circumstances)

<p>Words or phrases that limit the scope of a claim (usually, in a few cases, under these circumstances)</p>
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tone

The writer's attitude toward his/her subject

<p>The writer's attitude toward his/her subject</p>
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tone

The writer's attitude toward his/her subject

<p>The writer's attitude toward his/her subject</p>
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metaphor

A comparison between 2 objects without using the words like or as

<p>A comparison between 2 objects without using the words like or as</p>
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metaphor

A comparison between 2 objects without using the words like or as

<p>A comparison between 2 objects without using the words like or as</p>
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epistrophe

A stylistic device that can be defined as the repetition of phrases or words at the ends of the clauses or sentences

<p>A stylistic device that can be defined as the repetition of phrases or words at the ends of the clauses or sentences</p>
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hypophora

A figure of speech in which the writer raises a question, and then immediately provides an answer to that question

<p>A figure of speech in which the writer raises a question, and then immediately provides an answer to that question</p>
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hypophora

A figure of speech in which the writer raises a question, and then immediately provides an answer to that question

<p>A figure of speech in which the writer raises a question, and then immediately provides an answer to that question</p>
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inductive reasoning

reasoning from specific to general

<p>reasoning from specific to general</p>
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deductive reasoning

reasoning from general to specific

<p>reasoning from general to specific</p>
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anecdote

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person used to support a speaker's argument

<p>a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person used to support a speaker's argument</p>
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anaphora

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or paragraphs

<p>repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or paragraphs</p>
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diction

word choice

<p>word choice</p>
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polysendeton

addition and emphasis through use of 1+ conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet) not normally found in successive words or clauses

<p>addition and emphasis through use of 1+ conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet) not normally found in successive words or clauses</p>
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expletive

A single word or short phrase, usually interrupting normal speech, is used to lend emphasis to the words on either side of the figure

<p>A single word or short phrase, usually interrupting normal speech, is used to lend emphasis to the words on either side of the figure</p>
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personification

A figure of speech in which an animal, an object, a force or nature, or an idea is given human characteristics

<p>A figure of speech in which an animal, an object, a force or nature, or an idea is given human characteristics</p>
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enumeration

figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, problems, solutions, conditions, and consequences

a list of words, phrases or clauses, sometimes numbered or bulleted

<p>figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, problems, solutions, conditions, and consequences</p><p>a list of words, phrases or clauses, sometimes numbered or bulleted</p>
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antithesis

a rhetorical strategy where contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences

when two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect

<p>a rhetorical strategy where contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences</p><p>when two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect</p>
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antithesis

a rhetorical strategy where contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences

when two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect

<p>a rhetorical strategy where contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences</p><p>when two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect</p>
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syntax

sentence length, type, and structure

<p>sentence length, type, and structure</p>
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hyperbole

intentional and extreme exaggeration

<p>intentional and extreme exaggeration</p>
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parallelism

making 2+ words, phrases, or clauses equal in part of speech or grammatical structure

<p>making 2+ words, phrases, or clauses equal in part of speech or grammatical structure</p>
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paradox

a seemingly contradictory or absurd statement that may actually express some truth

<p>a seemingly contradictory or absurd statement that may actually express some truth</p>
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asyndeton

Figure of omission in which normally occurring conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet) are intentionally omitted in successive phrases, or clauses

a string of words not separated by normally occurring conjunctions.

<p>Figure of omission in which normally occurring conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet) are intentionally omitted in successive phrases, or clauses</p><p>a string of words not separated by normally occurring conjunctions.</p>
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imagery

"word pictures" that appeal to the senses

<p>"word pictures" that appeal to the senses</p>
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oxymoron

figure that binds together TWO words that are ordinarily contradictory; a TWO WORD paradox

<p>figure that binds together TWO words that are ordinarily contradictory; a TWO WORD paradox</p>
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rhetorical question

A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.

<p>A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.</p>