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13998685454The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically.Allegory0
13998685455Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.Antecedent1
13998685456Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.Antithesis2
13998685457Early to bed and early to rise help make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. -Ben FranklinAphorism3
13998685458"Oh, Captain, my Captain, our fearful trip is done..."Apostrophe4
13998685459The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.Colloquial/Colloquialism5
13998685460A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor.Conceit6
13998685461correctional facility = jail between jobs = unemployedEuphemism7
13998685462This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.Homily8
13998685463An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.Invective9
13998685464a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.Metonymy10
13998685465The exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.Anaphora11
13998685466An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookishPedantic12
13998685467one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms.Prose13
13998685468The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words.Semantics14
13998685469A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.Syllogism15
13998685470A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole.Synecdoche16
13998685471A brief witty statement.Epigram17
13998685472The omission of a word or several words.Ellipsis18
13998685473Attacking a speaker's character instead of to their argument.Ad Hominem19
13998685474Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information to teach a lesson usually in a dry, pompous manner.Didactic20
13998685475An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information.Fallacy21
13998685476Excessive pride that often brings about one's fall.Hubris22
13998685477Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of wordsAlliteration23
13998685478A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity.Litotes24
13998685479A statement or idea that seems contradictory but is in fact true.Paradox25
13998685480A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before.Non Sequitur26
13998685481A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.Anecdote27
13998685482Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group.Jargon28
13998685483Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.Dogmatic29
13998685484Having or showing zeal.Zealous30
13998685485Understood or implied without being stated.Tacit31
13998685486An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.Innuendo32
13998685487Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.Lackadaisical33
13998685488A type of parallelism in which elements are reversed. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."Chiasmus34
13998685489A sentence in which the subject and verb come at the front of the sentence.Loose Sentence35
13998685490A sentence in which the subject and verb come toward the end of the sentence.Periodic Sentence36
13998685491Strongly encourage or urge someone to do something.Exhort37
13998685492Caustic, bitter language--iterally means "to tear the flesh."Sarcasm38
13998685493A complete sentence.Independent Clause39
13998685494Includes a subordinate conjunction, such as because, while, etc.Dependent Clause40
13998685495A reference to something (e.g., a book, a movie, an historical event) that is presumed to be well known to the audience.Allusion41
13998685496A work that pokes fun human vices and follies in order to call attention to a larger problem.Satire42
13998685497A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.Parody43

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