Rhetorical Devices

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A reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from history, music, or another work of literature.

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allusion

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A comparison between two things [Simile/Metaphor/Personification]

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analogy

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Repetition of successive lines in separate sentences of phrases in a text.

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anaphora

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A brief account of an interesting event; A story or scene.

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anecdote

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A short pointed statement that expresses a wise or clever observation about the human experience. They are often metaphors.

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aphorism

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A writer's choice of words; an important element in the writer's voice or style.

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diction

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A reflection of a writer's or a speaker's attitude toward the subject matter.

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tone

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Ordinary speech of a particular country or region. It is usually informal and has slang.

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vernacular

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An instance serving for illustration of an argument; true statements about a topic

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examples/ facts/ statistics

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The use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical form.

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parallelism