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11021279788Connotationan idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.0
11021283445clauseA grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.1
11021293894analogyA similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.2
11021396654antecedentThe word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.3
11021404362AllegoryA literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions4
11021416457ConceitA fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.5
11021420779AmbiguityThe multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.6
11021423501ApostropheA figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.7
11021435506Allusionan expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.8
11021449384AphorismA terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.9
11021555533AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds10
11021567624colloquialcharacteristic of informal spoken language or conversation11

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