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5911212416Anecdotea short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.0
5911224063Argumentationwriting that attempts to prove the validity, of a point of view or an idea by presenting "reasoned" arguments1
5911246978Allegorya representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another2
5911256923Annotationexplanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographic data3
5911374699Synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole, the whole for a part, the specific for the general, or the material for the thing made from it, "all hands on deck" is a demand for all of the crew to help, yet the word "hands"—just a part of the crew—stands in for the whole crew.4
5911388973Metonymya figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (part of something) "The pen is mightier than the sword,"5

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