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Imagery
• In a work of literature, any detail that appeals to
any of the five senses. Used to evoke a concrete
sensation. Note that imagery goes beyond just
the visual.
Bandwagon Argument
Also known as authority of the many, this is a way of
proving an argument by suggesting that the claim is valid
because the majority of people, or many people, agree with
the claim.
“Everyone’s doing it, therefore, so should you.”
Conceit
Most often a type of metaphor or simile, a conceit is an
elaborate, lengthy comparison OR a comparison between
two things that are startlingly unrelated.
Paralellism
Also known as parallel structure, this is the repetition of
words or phrases that have similar grammatical structure.
Ex. “government of the people, by the people, for the
people.”
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object, animal, or
abstraction is given human attributes (thoughts, feelings,
actions). This is a type of metaphor.
Allusion
A reference to someone or something that is known from
history, religion, literature, art, politics, sports, science, or
any other branch of culture.
Allusion is often used to create a metaphor.