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Anecdote
A comparison
A wise saying
A short story
Refers to a pronoun
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Analogy
Short story
Comparison
Overused statement
Repetition at start of phrase
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Seemingly contradictory statement that is true
Paradox
Analogy
Juxtaposition
Oxymoron
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Anaphora
Absence of conjunctions
Repetition at ending of phrase
Repetition of conjunctions
Repetition at beginning of phrase
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Exaggeration
Hyperbole
Inference
Paradox
Homily
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Repeating the same thing in reverse order
Metonymy
Chiasmus
Epistrophe
Synecdoche
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Epistrophe
Use of periods to indicate a lapse in sentence
Repetition at the ending of phrase
Used to make a word possessive
Repetition at the beginning of a phrase
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Repetition at the end of a phrase
Anaphora
Syllepsis
Tautology
Epistrophe
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Tautology
Using a less harsh word
Substitution of a word
Repeat using different words
Repetition of a word at the end
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Exact opposites placed together for contrast
Analogy
Simile
Euphemism
Antithesis
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The substitution of a part for the whole (saying "wheels" for "car")
Analogy
Chiasmus
Metaphor
Synecdoche
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Connotation
Word choice
Informal speech
Literal definition of a word
The feeling or emotion expressed in a word
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Purposeful mistake in grammar
Solecism
Metonymy
Epistrophe
Apostrophe
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Existing in thought or as an idea but not have a physical or concrete existence
Allusion
Abstract
Analogy
Ambiguity
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Maxim
Metaphor
Repetition
General truth
Wise idea
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Parallelism
Having two of more meanings
Having differences together for contrast
Having similarities
Having the same structure, meaning, and sound
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Ethos
Appeal to ethics
Appeal to logic
Appeal to emotion
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Pathos
Appeal to logic
Appeal to ethics
Appeal to emotion
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Diction
Word order
Use of language
Literal meaning of a word
Word choice
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Syntax
Substitution of a word
Comparison
Word order
Word choice
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Cliche
Wise phrase or saying
Comparison
Overused phrase or saying
Understatement
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Dogma
Wise phrase or expression
Extended metaphor
Principle or idea held as true
Short story
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Satire
Ridicules and criticizes another's viewpoint
Something written with humor
Formal writing
Wit
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Tone
Word choice
Main idea expressed in a piece
The feeling or attitude expressed
How something sounds
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Colloquialism
Overused phrase
Speech
Language for a particular group
Informal language
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Allusion
A comparison
A reference to another piece of literature
A short story
A wise saying
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The overuse of conjunctions
Asyndeton
Antecedent
Polysyndeton
Anaphora
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Metonymy
Placing two unlike objects together for comparison
Comparison
Substituting an attribute for the word
Reversing the order of a phrase
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The absence of conjunctions
Asyndeton
Polysyndeton
Anaphora
Antecedent
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Logos
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to logic
Appeal to ethics
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Placing two unlike objects together for comparison or contrast
Chiasmus
Juxtaposition
Aphorism
Metonymy
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Listing of items
Anaphora
Asyndeton
Enumerate
Epistrophe
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Denotation
Deductive reasoning
Word choice
Literal definition of a word
Feeling or emotion expressed in a word
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Talking to a being that is not actually present
Syllepsis
Apostrophe
Solecism
Epistrophe
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Aphorism
Repetition at the beginning of a phrase
Comparison
Substituting for harsh language
A wise & true saying
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Word or expression substituted for one too harsh when referring to something unpleasant.
Anaphora
Euphamism
Antecedent
Aphorism
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Language used for a particular group
Narrative
Imagery
Colloquialism
Jargon
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Syllepsis
When a word stands for part of a whole
When a word is applied in two different senses
When a word is repeated
When a word stands for something related
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Conciet
Word choice
Extended metaphor
Representing the whole
Speaking to something not physically there
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Antecedent
Repetition at the beginning of a phrase
Word or phrase replaced by pronoun
Comparison
Short story
