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| 55752650 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. | |
| 55752651 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | |
| 55752652 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | |
| 55752653 | Antithesis | the opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite. | |
| 55752654 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. | |
| 55752655 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. It is an address to someone or something that cannot answer | |
| 55752656 | Connotation | The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. | |
| 55752657 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color. | |
| 55752658 | Didactic | Words that have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles. | |
| 55752659 | Euphemism | A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. | |
| 55752660 | Homily | This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | |
| 55752661 | Invective | an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | |
| 55752662 | Loose Sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea comse first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. | |
| 55752663 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. | |
| 55752664 | Parallelism | The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. | |
| 55752665 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | |
| 55752666 | Periodic Sentence | a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. | |
| 55752667 | Sarcasm | Involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. | |
| 55752668 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. | |
| 55752669 | Syllogism | A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. (major premise, minor premise, conclusion) | |
| 55752670 | Synthesis | reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) | |
| 55752671 | Syntax | the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. | |
| 55752672 | Understatement | the ironic minimalizing of fact, it presents something as less significant than it is. |
