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| 7247572896 | alliteration | Repetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables in sequence. | 0 | |
| 7247572897 | allusion | Brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art. | 1 | |
| 7247579123 | anaphora | Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines. | 2 | |
| 7247586025 | archaic diction | Old-fashioned or outdated choice of words. | 3 | |
| 7264661721 | juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences. | 4 | |
| 7264663661 | metaphor | Figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as. | 5 | |
| 7264663662 | personification | Attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea. | 6 | |
| 7264664860 | rhetorical question | Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer. | 7 | |
| 7264664861 | connotation | Meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition, or denotation. | 8 | |
| 7264665621 | denotation | The dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word. | 9 | |
| 7264665622 | concession | An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable. | 10 | |
| 7264666281 | refutation | A denial of the validity of an opposing argument. (Often follow concessions.) | 11 | |
| 7264666282 | parallelism | Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses. | 12 |
