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Isocolon

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A series of similarly structured elements having the same length

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Parallelism

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Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

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Antithesis

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Contrasting ideas placed side by side, often using parallel structure

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Climatic

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The arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in order of increasing importance

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Anticlimactic

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An expectation is established, then something comes along which deflates the expectation

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Juxtaposition

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Placement of two items (words, phrases, style items, etc.) next to each other

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Anastrophe

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Inversion of natural or expected word order

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Parenthesis

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Insertion of a verbal unit which interrupts normal syntactical flow

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Apposition

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Addition of an adjacent, coordinate, explanatory element

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Polyptoton

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Repeating the same root in different forms

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Ellipsis

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Omission of a word or words readily implied by context

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Asyndeton

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Omission of conjunctions between a series of clauses

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Polysyndeton

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Opposite of asyndeton- a superabundance of conjunctions

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Assonance

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Repetition of similar vowel sounds in the stressed syllables of adjacent words

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Anaphora

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Repetition if the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses

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Epistrophe

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Repetition of the same word or group of words at the end of successive clauses

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Anadiplosis

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Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause

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Chiasmus

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Repetition of grammatical structures in reverse order in successive phrases or clauses

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Rhetorical question

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A question for the purpose of asserting or denying something, not for an answer

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Hypophora

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Asking a question and immediately answering it in order to demonstrate authority

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Epiplexis

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Asking a question in order to reproach or upbraid, rather than elicit information

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Rhetorical or logical fallacies

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A category of arguments with errors in reasoning, often presented as true, misleading arguments

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Ad hominem

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Attacks the person, not the issue

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Circular reasoning

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Argument that restates or rewords rather than proves

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Slippery slope

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Assumes that because one thing is allowed, other, more grievous things will follow

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Bandwagon

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Everybody’s doing it, so therefor you should do it too

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Oversimplification

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A statement or argument that leaves out relevant considerations or evidence

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Non sequitur

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“Does not follow”- part of a statement may be true, but what follows is not true and may not even be related

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Appeal to tradition

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We should continue to do it this way because we’ve always done it this way

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Inductive error

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A conclusion based on too little or too selective evidence

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Begging the question

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Assumes a statement’s conclusion is true without sufficient evidence

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Concede

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To acknowledge and accept as true or valid

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Refute

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To prove wrong by argument or evidence

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Colloquialism

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Phrases used in casual conversation, often associated with particular regions of the country

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Jargon

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Specialized language of a profession or other group

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Neologism

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A recently invented word or phrase

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Archaism

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An old-fashioned word or phrase no longer used

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Synecdoche

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A whole is represented by naming one of it’s parts

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Meiosis

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Understatement used deliberately

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Paradox

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A seemingly contradictory statement that contains a measure of truth

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Euphemism

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Non threatening language that is substituted for more explicit language

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Caricature

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An exaggeration that is often unrealistic and sometimes comical

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Apostrophe

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Addressing an inanimate object or abstract thing as if it were human

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Anecdote

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A personal story or example used to make a point in a larger work

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Satire

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Using irony, derision, sarcasm, ridicule, invective, innuendo, affectation, exaggeration or wit to expose or attack human vice, foolishness, or stupidity

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Unclear pronoun references

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When it is unclear to which subject a pronoun refers to

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Referent

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The subject or idea to which a word or phrase refers (must identify both the referent and to what the referent refers to)

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Antecedent

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The noun a pronoun refers to

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Loose sentence

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Main idea comes first, followed by subordinate clauses

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Periodic sentence

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Subordinate clauses come first, then main idea concludes the sentence

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Logos

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Using logical evidence to support an argument- especially use of facts, data, statistics

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Ethos

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Using the speaker’s credibility, authority, and trustworthiness to support an argument

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Pathos

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Using emotion to support an argument (25% how the writer feels, 75% of how the writer makes the audience feel)

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Connotation

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The implied or understood meaning, how a word is used

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Denotation

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Dictionary definition of a word

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Metaphor

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Reference of one thing to another, implying a comparison

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Simile

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Explicit comparison using like or as

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Imagery

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Words which create pictures for the reader

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Personification

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Reference to abstractions it inanimate objects as though they had human qualities or abilities

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Shift

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Changes within a text

-particularly tone

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Hyperbole

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Use of exaggerated terms for emphasis or effect

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Oxymoron

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Placing two ordinarily opposing terms directly adjacent to one another. A compressed paradox

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Onomatopoeia

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Use of words whose sound corresponds with their semantic value

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Symbol

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Something that represents it suggests something other than what it literally is

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Irony

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A contrast between expectation and reality (verbal, situation, dramatic)

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Tone

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Particular words and their specific meanings which connote an author’s attitude about his subject

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Archetype

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An ideal form, universally understood symbol, a model of characteristics, personality, or behavior

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Allegory

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Objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself

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Allusion

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A reference in a text to a person, place, event in history, or another work of literature

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Point of view

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1st person 
3rd person
Objective
Omniscient 
Limited omniscient
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Subject

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Who or what performs or expresses the verb

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Verb

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The action or state of being

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Object

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A noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that receives or is affected by the action of a verb

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Preposition

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Shows relationship among words in a sentence, often illustrating location, direction, amount, or manner

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Pronoun

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Takes the place of a noun

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Adjective

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Describes or modifies another person or thing in the sentence

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Adverb

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Describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

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Clause

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The basic building block of a sentence

  • independent
  • dependent
  • adjective
  • noun
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Comma

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A punctuation mark (,) used to indicate a separation of ideas or of elements within the structure of a sentence

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Colon

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A punctuation mark (:) used after a statement that introduces a quotation, explanation, example, or series

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Semicolon

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A punctuation mark (;) used to connect independent clauses and suggest a closer relationship between the clauses than a period does

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