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4715293965Allegorya story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.0
4715293966Alliterationthe occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.1
4715294953Allusionan expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference2
4715294954Ambiguityuncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language.3
4715295615Anaologya comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.4
4715299591Anaphorathe use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they.5
4715301004Anecdotea short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.6
4715301623Antecedenta word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word (especially a following relative pronoun) refers.7
4715301869Antithesisa contrast or opposition between two things8
4715301870Aphorismpithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."9
4715302390Apostrophea punctuation mark ( ' ) used to indicate either possession (e.g., Harry's book ; boys' coats ) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g., can't ; he's ; class of '99 ).10
4715302932Asyndetonthe omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.11
4715302933Atmospherethe pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art.12
4715316380Chiasmusa rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form; e.g. 'Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.'13
4715316381Clausea unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.14
4715318223Colloquial/Colloquialismthe use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing15
4715319699Coherancethe quality of being logical and consistent.16
4715321084Concieta fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor.17
4715321800Connotationan idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.18
4715322467Denotationthe literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.19
4715347877Diacopea rhetorical term meaning repetition of a word or phrase with one or two intervening words.20
4715347878Dictionthe choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.21
4715348352Didacticintended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.22
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4715349075Expletive24
4715349795Euphemism25
4715350202Exposition26
4715351155Extended Metaphor27
4715351701Figurative Language28
4715351981Figure of Speech29
4715352419Generic Conventions30
4715354953Genre31
4715354954Homily32
4715355178Hyperbole33
4715357726Hypophora34
4715357727Imagery35
4715357994Inference/Infer36
4715358192Invective37
4715358193Irony/Ironic38
4715359527Juxtaposition39

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