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11886897407AllegoryThe device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent and abstraction in addition to literal meaning.0
11886897408AntecedentWord, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.1
11886897409AntithesisOpposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.2
11886897410AphorismTerse statement of unknown authorship which expresses a general truth or moral3
11886897412Colloquial/ColloquialismThe use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.4
11886897413ConceitA fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.5
11886897414EuphemismEuphemisms are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept.6
11886897416InvectiveAn emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.7
11886897417Metonymya figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.8
11886897418AnaphoraA sub-type of parallelism, when the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.9
11886897419PedanticAn adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish10
11886897420Proseone of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms.11
11886897421SemanticsThe branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another.12
11886897422SyllogismFrom the Greek for "reckoning together," a syllogism is a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.13
11886897423SynecdocheA figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole or, occasionally, the whole is used to represent a part.14
11886897426EpigramA brief witty statement.15
11886897427DigressionThe use of material unrelated to the subject of a work.16
11886897428Ellipsisthe omission of a word or several words necessary for a complete construction that is still understandable.17
11886897430AnachronismA person, scene, event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era.18
11886897431DidacticHaving an instructive purpose; intending to convey information to teach a lesson usually in a dry, pompous manner.19
11886897432FallacyAn incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information.20
11886897433HubrisExcessive pride that often affects tone.21
11886897440DiatribeA forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.22
11886897441DogmaticInclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.23
11886897442PerniciousHaving a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.24
11886897443BellicoseDemonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.25
11886897446TacitUnderstood or implied without being stated.26
11886897452PetulantChildishly sulky or bad-tempered.27
11886897456VexMake (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.28
11887036994infidela person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one's own29

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