1. repetition of first consonant sounds--alliteration
  2. a word that refers to ideas, generalities--abstract
  3. a reference to a generally familiar person, place, or thing--allusion
  4. repetition of a word, or group of words, at the beginning of successive clauses--anaphora
  5. a balancing act of two opposites--antithesis
  6. a noun that repeats the meaning of and stands after the first noun--appositive
  7. repetition of vowel sounds--assonance
  8. the use of commas to separate words in a series--asyndeton
  9. extreme exaggeration--hyperbole
  10. feelings and emotions aroused by a word--connotation
  11. a word that links two ideas--conjunction
  12. words for specific things--concrete
  13. the probability of one word appearing in context with another--ambiguity
  14. the repetition of key terms in a sentence forming the pattern ABBA--chiasmus
  15. the use of “and” to separate words in a series--polysyndeton
  16. attitude of the writer towards the subject, audience, and himself--tone
  17. 1st, 2nd, 3rd person and omniscient author—point of view
  18. a question not requiring an answer—rhetorical question
  19. to give the qualities of a person to a thing--personification
  20. to go off topic--digression
  21. a thing which represents an idea--symbol
  22. a comparison without like or as--metaphor
  23. a sentence with two independent clauses--compound
  24. a question--interrogative
  25. a verb--predicate
  26. a monologue--soliloquy
  27. a command--imperative
  28. a phrase with a subject and a verb--clause
  29. to drop an unnecessary word--ellipsis
  30. two contradictory words used together--oxymoron
  31. a comparison using like or as--simile
  32. to describe
  33. a sentence with one subject and one verb--simple
  34. using unnecessarily large words to impress--pedantic
  35. a sentence with a subordinate clause--complex
  36. the structure of the sentence--syntax
  37. a sentence with a subject and a verb at the end—periodic sentence
  38. a command--imperative
  39. the proper us of educated words--erudite
  40. a turning away from the audience to address an imaginary or absent person--apostrophe
  41. a noun that stands for a thing it is closely associated with--metonomy
  42. a noun that names a part of the whole for which it stands--synecdoche
  43. three statements consisting of a major and minor premise and a conclusion--syllogism
  44. a sentence in which the verb comes before the subject--inversion
  45. a part of a sentence--fragment
  46. two or more parts of a sentence or sentences in which the syntactic structure is the same--parallelism
  47. to state less than the truth about—understatement
  48. an expression in which the words have more than a literal meaning—figure of speech
  49. a clause which is dependent on another--subordinate
  50. a break in the rhythm or normal progression of a sentence—interrupted movement
  51. the use of words to create pictures--imagery
  52. a phrase repeated so much it has lost its vitality--cliche
  53. a brief story often used as evidence in an argument--anecdote
  54. word choice--diction
  55. the study of word origins--etymology
  56. telling a story in time order—chronological narration
  57. words used in everyday language--colloquialisms
  58. the use of exaggeration and humor in criticism of human nature and having the intent of change--satire
  59. a statement which contradicts itself--paradox
  60. saying the opposite of what is meant in order to insult--sarcasm
  61. to reason from general to specific--deduction
  62. the extent to which the writer’s personality is expressed in his words--voice
  63. the use of syllogism in drawing general conclusions from specifics--induction
  64. a general term which means a comparison of two ideas—figure of speech
  65. exaggerated imitation--parody
  66. exposition, narration, description, argumentation—rhetorical modes
  67. the art of using language effectively for the writer’s purpose--rhetoric
  68. the noun to which the pronoun or relative pronoun refers--antecedent
  69. manner in which a writer says what he wants--style
  70. the incorrect use of an “ing” form of a verb—dangling participle
  71. having two or more interpretations--ambiguity
  72. to describe a place from one area to the next—spatial description
  73. artistic representation which evokes pity or compassion--pathos
  74. the study of what is right and what is wrong--ethics
  75. having to do with public speaking--oratorical