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7280708848DictionWord choice0
7280709992DenotationThe straightforward meaning of a word1
7280712988EuphemismA more agreeable word substituted for an unpleasant one2
7280716903ColloquialismSlang and use of familiar expressions3
7280718916ConnotationEmotional overtones of a word4
7280722284Figurative LanguageLanguage not meant to be taken literally5
7280729649AllusionReference to history, mythology, or literature6
7280732246AnalogyIllustration of an idea by means of a more familiar idea that is similar or parallel7
7280736184ApostropheAddressing an absent figure or abstraction8
7280740896Extended MetaphorA metaphor defined with several examples9
7280742558HyperboleExtreme exaggeration10
7280745612JuxtapositionThe placing of two unlike things close to each other11
7280747424OxymoronConjoining contradictory terms12
7280750984ParadoxStatement that seems impossible or not true but that proves true13
7280755825UnderstatementMinimalizes a fact14
7280761049ShiftChange in position; movement15
7280764902StyleBlend of choices about diction, syntax, and figurative language unique to individuals16
7280770471SyntaxThe way in which words or phrases are ordered and connected to form sentences; or the set of grammatical rules governing such order17
7280779209AntecedentWord referred to by a pronoun18
7280781905AntithesisA balance of opposites19
7280783539PacingRate at which a text develops based on length and arrangement of sentences20
7280789646ParallelismThe arrangement of similarly constructed classes or sentences suggesting some correspondence between them21
7280794849ToneWriter's attitude toward the subject and audience22

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