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| 4242968995 | abstract | An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research. Dealing with or tending to deal with a subject apart from a particular or specific instance. | 0 | |
| 4242975176 | Ad Hominem | Directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason. | 1 | |
| 4243031484 | Adage | A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language. Example "There is more than one way to skin a cat" | 2 | |
| 4243038759 | Allegory | A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface | 3 | |
| 4243041250 | Alliteration | The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem. | 4 | |
| 4243045127 | Allusion | A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea. | 5 | |
| 4243048790 | Ambiguity | A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations | 6 | |
| 4243052906 | Anachronism | A person, scene, event, or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era | 7 | |
| 4243058715 | Analogy | A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things; a passage that points out several similarities between two unlike things is called an extended analogy. | 8 | |
| 4243064834 | anecdote | A brief narrative often used to illustrate or make a point | 9 | |
| 4243070351 | Annotation | A brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature | 10 | |
| 4243075022 | Antagonist | A character or force in a work of literature that, by opposing the protagonist, produces tension or conflict | 11 | |
| 4243079689 | Antecdent | A word to which a pronoun refers | 12 | |
| 4243081431 | Antithesis | A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences, as in the following,"They promised freedom but provided slavery." "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." | 13 | |
| 4243091070 | Aphorism | A short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment | 14 | |
| 4243092948 | Apollonian | It refers to the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior | 15 | |
| 4243101602 | Apostrophe | A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present | 16 | |
| 4243105721 | Arch | Characterized by clever or sly humor, often saucy, playful, and somewhat irreverent | 17 | |
| 4243108943 | Archetype | An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form | 18 |
