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A lexical set of semantically related items

Three parallel words

Speaker poses a question and answers it themselves

Work that conveys a hidden meaning usually moral, spiritual, or political

Same sound repeats in a group of words in close succesion

Unexpected reference to someone or something outside the text

Group of words at the end of a sentence are repeated at the beginning of the subsequent sentence

Comparison that aims to explain an idea or thing

Words repeat at the start of successive clauses

Word or phrase repeated in a sentence but with different meanings each time

Non-human things possessing human characteristics

Where a phrase is repeated but with the order of words reversed

Juxtaposing of two opposing ideas within a parallel grammatical structure

A saying that concisely expresses a moral principle or observation about the world

Rhetoric device where the speaker expresses doubt, either real or feigned

Speaker directly addresses someone or something that is not present or can not respond

Omitting of coordinating conjunctions such as or, and, but

Focuses on a character's growth from start to finish

Lacking in substance or originality due to overuse

Successive words or phrases are arranged in ascending order of importance

Use of informal words or phrases

Array of emotions suggested by a word in addition to its definition

Unsolvable conflict is abruptly resolved by the unexpected presence of character, event, action, etc.

Character that undergoes substantial internal change due to plot developments

A short quotation or phrase placed at the beginning of another work

Words repeated at the end of successive phrases

Words repeated in immediate succession

Appeal to authority

Appeal to emotion

Appeal to logic

Metaphor that unfolds across multiple lines or paragraphs

One dimensional character lacking in complexities

Hinting at future plot developments

Tragic flaw or error that leads to the character's downfall

Excessive pride or overconfidence

Exaggeration for the sake of emphasis

Descriptive writing appealing to the senses (visual, tactile, auditory, olfactory, gustatory)

How things seem to be is very different from how things are

Placing two things side by side to highlight differences

Two combined words to form a poetic expression

Understatement in which a sentiment is expressed ironically

Comparing two different things by saying one thing is the other subtly or explicitly

Referring to an object using something closely related to it

Recurring element or collection of related symbols

Words evoking actual sounds of the objects they represent

Two contradictory terms or ideas are paired to make a point or reveal deeper truth

Phrase that seems to contradict itself but upon further examination contains some level of truth

Two or more sentences have the same grammatical structure to draw comparison

Work that mimics the style of another for comic effect

Attributing human emotions to non-human things

Non-human things described as having human attributes

Classic plot progression (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement)

Repetition of words derived from the same root

Play on words

Intentional or coincidental misleading through distracting pieces of evidence

Question is asked for a reason other than to get an answer

Complex and multi-faceted characters

The use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticise something or someone

Making a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Character speaks their innermost thoughts to themselves

Character that does not undergo any change throughout the text

Capturing the natural flow of a character's extended thought process

Three part logical argument used to reach a conclusion

Use of one thing to represent another

Part of one thing use to refer to the whole

Expressing something less strongly than what would be expected

Literal meaning of what someone says is different from or opposite to what they actually mean

Success of advertisement depends on appealing to the desire of the viewer

Images created with the intent to tell a story

Short, catchy, and memorable phrases in association to the advert

Line length, spacing, font, size, etc.

Satisfied quotations from customers

Weasel words, scientific claims, vague language, bandwagon claims etc.

Establishing a strong connection to the reader

Ignoring parts of argument that don't fit the agenda

Small but important words such as must, need, should, might, etc.

Deceptive or false arguments that seem stronger than they are due to psychological persuasion

"We can either do - or -, there is no other option"

Drawing expansive conclusions based on inadequate evidence

If two things seem to be correlated doesn't necessarily mean one thing caused the other

White space between comic panels

Use of space within each frame

Graphic weight and saturation along with key elements of the art

Dots, lines, exclamation marks, or onomatopoeia to depict action, emotion, or sound

Measuring the spectrum of how life like the art is

Simplifying or exaggerating people in art for effect

Magazine elements to hold separate information from the main text

Popular words

Attention-grabbing visual elements consisting of a quote taken from the text

Cherry picking facts and evidence

Heavy dependency on a singular source of information