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Abstract Generalization
Accumulation of Detail
Ad Hominem Arguments
Allegory
Alliteration
Analogical Comparisons
Analysis
Antithesis
Apostrophe
Appeals to Authority
Argument/Argumentation
Audience
Authorial Aside
Balanced Sentences
Cause and Effect
Circumlocution
Colloquial Expressions
Deductive Reasoning
Elaborate Definitions
Elaborate Metaphors
Enumeration
Exposition/Expository
First Person Point of View
Grammatical Antecedent
Hyperbole
Intentional Shift
Ironical Understatement
Juxtaposition
Metaphorical Example
Narration/Narrative
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Paradox
Parallel Construction
Personification
Proof by Example
Punning
Qualifying Adjectives
Qualifying an Argument
Repetition
Rhetorical Questions
Simile
Speaker
Specialized Diction
Specific Details
Specific Emphasis
Staccato Phrases
Subordinate Clauses
Syllogisms
Symbol
Tone/Shift in Tone
Understatement
Verbal Irony |
Agitated Uncertain
Apathetic Understated Modesty
Arrogant Wry Detachment
Authoritative
Brash
Combative
Confident
Confidential
Contemplative
Critical
Cynicism
Defensive
Despairing
Detached
Didactic
Disappointed
Disinterested
Dramatic
Elegiac
Elevated
Embarrassed Apology
Embittered
Empathetic
Emphatic
Fervent
Heedless
Impressionistic
Incredulous
Indifferent
Inquisitive Perplexity
Intolerant
Melancholy
Mock Solemnity
Moralistic
Ominous
Outraged
Pedantic
Playful
Prudent
Reassuring
Remorseful
Remote
Reproachful
Resentful
Resigned
Rigid
Sarcastic
Scandalized
Self-Aware
Strong Resentment
Supportive
Surprised Confusion
Suspicious
Tentative |