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| 7804257769 | Didactic | A term used to describe fiction, nonfiction, or poetry that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking | 0 | |
| 7804263646 | Adage | A folk saying with a lesson | 1 | |
| 7804266513 | Aphorism | A terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle. Can be a memorable summation of the author's points | 2 | |
| 7804286874 | Ellipsis | The deliberate omission of a word or phrase from prose done for effect by the author. | 3 | |
| 7805590595 | Euphemism | A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts. Can be used for political correctness or an exaggerated correctness to add humor. | 4 | |
| 7805617848 | Figurative Language | Writing that is not meant to be taken literally | 5 | |
| 7805627939 | Analogy | a comparison of one pair of variables to a parallel set of variables. When a writer uses this skill, he or she argues that the relationship between the first pair of variables is the same as the relationship between the second pair of variables. | 6 | |
| 7805655342 | Hyperbole | An exaggeration | 7 | |
| 7805658611 | Idiom | A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally | 8 | |
| 7805672707 | Metaphor | Making an implied comparison, not using "like," "as," or other such words. | 9 | |
| 7805695017 | Metonymy | Replacing an actual word or idea, with a related word or concept | 10 | |
| 7805710157 | Synecdoche | A kind of metonymy when a whole is represented by naming one of its parts, or vice versa | 11 | |
| 7805728216 | Simile | Using words such as "like" or "as" to make a direct comparison between two very different things | 12 | |
| 7805763111 | Synesthesia | A description involving a "crossing of the senses." | 13 | |
| 7805786242 | Personification | Giving human-like qualities to something that is not human | 14 | |
| 7805796584 | Allegory | A story, fictional or non fictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts. The interaction of these characters, things, and events is meant to reveal an abstraction or a truth | 15 |
