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| 7169558698 | Alliteration | Repetition of an initial sound at the beinning of consecutive words | 0 | |
| 7169558699 | Allusion | An indirect reference, often to another text or a historical, mythical, & biblical event | 1 | |
| 7169558700 | Analogy | An extended comparison b/w two seemingly dissimilar things | 2 | |
| 7169558701 | Anaphora | Repetition of words @ the beginning of successive clauses | 3 | |
| 7169558702 | Anecdote | Short account of an interesting event | 4 | |
| 7169558703 | Aphorism | A short, astute statement of a general truth | 5 | |
| 7169558704 | Apostrophe | A type of soliloquy where nature is addressed as though human | 6 | |
| 7169558705 | Assonance | A partial rhyme made by repetition of vowel sound | 7 | |
| 7169558706 | Asyndeton | Deliberate omission of conjunctions b/w words, phrases, and clauses | 8 | |
| 7169558707 | Cacophony | Harsh jarring sound; discord | 9 | |
| 7169558708 | Colloquialism | An informal or conversational use of language | 10 | |
| 7169558709 | Consonance | Repetition of consonants | 11 | |
| 7169558710 | Euphemism | An indirect expression of unpleasant info. in such a way as to lessen its impact | 12 | |
| 7169558711 | Euphony | A pleasant combo of agreeable sounds | 13 | |
| 7169558712 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis | 14 | |
| 7169558713 | Imagery | Vivid use of language that evokes a readers sense or rich emotional experience | 15 | |
| 7169558714 | Juxtaposition | Placing two things side by side for emphasis | 16 | |
| 7169558715 | Malapropism | Absurd therefore humorous misuse of one word for another, especially one similar in sounds | 17 | |
| 7169558716 | Metaphor | Figure of speech in which one thing is spoken is spoken of as if it were something else; thus making an implicit comparison | 18 | |
| 7169558717 | Metonymy | Use of an aspect of something to represent the whole; referring to an entity by one of its attributes or associations | 19 | |
| 7169558718 | Onomatopoeia | A literary device in which a sound of a word is related to its meaning | 20 | |
| 7169558719 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that juxtaposes two contradictory terms | 21 | |
| 7169558720 | Paradox | Statement that seems contradictory but is actually true | 22 | |
| 7169558721 | Personification | Assigning lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects | 23 | |
| 7169558722 | Polysyndeton | The deliberate use of of a series of conjunctions | 24 | |
| 7169558723 | Rhetorical Question | One posed by the author when he/she doesn't expect an explicit answer hit but rather wants to prompt consideration of an idea | 25 | |
| 7169558724 | Simile | A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to compare things | 26 | |
| 7169558725 | Synectdoche | A figure of speech in which part of something is used to refer to the whole | 27 | |
| 7169558726 | Understatement | Back of emphasis on a statement or point; restraint in language often used for ironic effect | 28 |
