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9954537440The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically.Allegory0
9954537441Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.Antecedent1
9954537442Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.Antithesis2
9954537443Early to bed and early to rise help make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. -Ben FranklinAphorism3
9954537444"Oh, Captain, my Captain, our fearful trip is done..."Apostrophe4
9954537445The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.Colloquial/Colloquialism5
9954537446A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor.Conceit6
9954537447correctional facility = jail between jobs = unemployedEuphemism7
9954537448This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.Homily8
9954537449An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.Invective9
9954537450a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.Metonymy10
9954537451The exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.Anaphora11
9954537452An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookishPedantic12
9954537453one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms.Prose13
9954537454The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words.Semantics14
9954537455A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.Syllogism15
9954537456A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole.Synecdoche16
9954537457A brief witty statement.Epigram17
9954537458The omission of a word or several words.Ellipsis18
9954537459Attacking a speaker's character instead of to their argument.Ad Hominem19
9954537460Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information to teach a lesson usually in a dry, pompous manner.Didactic20
9954537461An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information.Fallacy21
9954537462Excessive pride that often brings about one's fall.Hubris22
9954537463Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of wordsAlliteration23
9954537464A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity.Litotes24
9954537465A statement or idea that seems contradictory but is in fact true.Paradox25
9954537466A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before.Non Sequitur26
9954537467A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.Anecdote27
9954537468Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group.Jargon28
9954537469Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.Dogmatic29
9954537470Having or showing zeal.Zealous30
9954537471Understood or implied without being stated.Tacit31
9954537472An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.Innuendo32
9954537473Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.Lackadaisical33
9954537474A 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
9954537475A sentence in which the subject and verb come at the front of the sentence.Loose Sentence35
9954537476A sentence in which the subject and verb come toward the end of the sentence.Periodic Sentence36
9954537477Strongly encourage or urge someone to do something.Exhort37
9954537478Caustic, bitter language--iterally means "to tear the flesh."Sarcasm38
9954537479A complete sentence.Independent Clause39
9954537480Includes a subordinate conjunction, such as because, while, etc.Dependent Clause40
9954537481A reference to something (e.g., a book, a movie, an historical event) that is presumed to be well known to the audience.Allusion41
9954537482A work that pokes fun human vices and follies in order to call attention to a larger problem.Satire42
9954537483A 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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