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9943562784The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically.Allegory0
9943562785Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.Antecedent1
9943562786Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.Antithesis2
9943562787Early to bed and early to rise help make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. -Ben FranklinAphorism3
9943562788"Oh, Captain, my Captain, our fearful trip is done..."Apostrophe4
9943562789The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.Colloquial5
9943562790A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor.Conceit6
9943562791correctional facility = jail between jobs = unemployedEuphemism7
9943562792This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.Homily8
9943562793An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.Invective9
9943562794a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.Metonymy10
9943562795The exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.Anaphora11
9943562796An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookishPedantic12
9943562797one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms.Prose13
9943562798The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words.Semantics14
9943562799A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.Syllogism15
9943562800A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole.Synecdoche16
9943562801A brief witty statement.Epigram17
9943562802The omission of a word or several words.Ellipsis18
9943562803Attacking a speaker's character instead of to their argument.Ad Hominem19
9943562804Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information to teach a lesson usually in a dry, pompous manner.Didactic20
9943562805An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information.Fallacy21
9943562806Excessive pride that often brings about one's fall.Hubris22
9943562807Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of wordsAlliteration23
9943562808A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity.Litotes24
9943562809A statement or idea that seems contradictory but is in fact true.Paradox25
9943562810A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before.Non Sequitur26
9943562811A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.Anecdote27
9943562812Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group.Jargon28
9943562813Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.Dogmatic29
9943562814Having or showing zeal.Zealous30
9943562815Understood or implied without being stated.Tacit31
9943562816An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.Innuendo32
9943562817Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.Lackadaisical33
9943562818A 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
9943562819A sentence in which the subject and verb come at the front of the sentence.Loose Sentence35
9943562820A sentence in which the subject and verb come toward the end of the sentence.Periodic Sentence36
9943562821Strongly encourage or urge someone to do something.Exhort37
9943562822Caustic, bitter language--iterally means "to tear the flesh."Sarcasm38
9943562823A complete sentence.Independent Clause39
9943562824Includes a subordinate conjunction, such as because, while, etc.Dependent Clause40
9943562825A reference to something (e.g., a book, a movie, an historical event) that is presumed to be well known to the audience.Allusion41
9943562826A work that pokes fun human vices and follies in order to call attention to a larger problem.Satire42
9943562827A 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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