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9927163085The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically.Allegory0
9927163086Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.Antecedent1
9927163087Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.Antithesis2
9927163088Early to bed and early to rise help make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. -Ben FranklinAphorism3
9927163089"Oh, Captain, my Captain, our fearful trip is done..."Apostrophe4
9927163090The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.Colloquial/Colloquialism5
9927163091A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor.Conceit6
9927163092correctional facility = jail between jobs = unemployedEuphemism7
9927163096The exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.Anaphora8
9927163097An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookishPedantic9
9927163098one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms.Prose10
9927163099The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words.Semantics11
9927163100A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.Syllogism12
9927163102A brief witty statement.Epigram13
9927163103The omission of a word or several words.Ellipsis14
9927163104Attacking a speaker's character instead of to their argument.Ad Hominem15
9927163105Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information to teach a lesson usually in a dry, pompous manner.Didactic16
9927163106An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information.Fallacy17
9927163107Excessive pride that often brings about one's fall.Hubris18
9927163108Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of wordsAlliteration19
9927163110A statement or idea that seems contradictory but is in fact true.Paradox20
9927163111A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before.Non Sequitur21
9927163112A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.Anecdote22
9927163113Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group.Jargon23
9927163114Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.Dogmatic24
9927163116Understood or implied without being stated.Tacit25
9927163117An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.Innuendo26
9927163118Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.Lackadaisical27
9927163120A sentence in which the subject and verb come at the front of the sentence.Loose Sentence28
9927163121A sentence in which the subject and verb come toward the end of the sentence.Periodic Sentence29
9927163123Caustic, bitter language--iterally means "to tear the flesh."Sarcasm30
9927163124A complete sentence.Independent Clause31
9927163125Includes a subordinate conjunction, such as because, while, etc.Dependent Clause32
9927163126A reference to something (e.g., a book, a movie, an historical event) that is presumed to be well known to the audience.Allusion33
9927163127A work that pokes fun human vices and follies in order to call attention to a larger problem.Satire34
9927163128A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.Parody35

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