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4843756209AllegorySymbolic represntation of a whole work to something0
4843756210AlliterationA phrase with words that have the same letter or sounds1
4843756211AllusionReference to something the reader may know2
4843756212AmbiguityNot sure of whats going on3
4843756213AnaphoraUsing another word for the subject in a sentence4
4843756214AntithesisContrast of two things5
4843756215ApostropheSpeech to one or the main actor6
4843756216ColloquialNormal conversation7
4843756217ConnotationA hint to something bigger8
4843756218DenotationThe meaning contrasts to the feeling of the word9
4843756219Didactic worksTo teach or instruct something10
4843756220EthosAppeal to ethics11
4843756221Figure of speechUse of a word or phrase in a nonliteral way to come off as rheoritcal12
4843756222GenreClassification of a series13
4843756223EuphemismSubstitution of a word that is typically harsh14
4843756224HyperboleExaggeration of something15
4843756225ImageryA description that is easy to picture16
4843756226InvectiveRude or harsh language17
4843756227LogosAn appeal to logics (stats, facts, etc.)18
4843756228PathosAn appeal to emotions19
4843756229ParadoxSomething seemingly true but actually isnt20
4843756230PedanticPerfectionist about everything (OCD)21
4843756231PersonificationWhen inhumane things have human qualities22
4843756232RhetoricPersuassive effect with the use of figure of speech and other rhetorical strategies23
4843756233SatireUse of humor to criticize people24
4843756234ParellelismAn agreement througout a writing25
4843756235SynecdocheTo represent a whole26
4843756236SyntaxVarrying sentence lengths27
4843756237WitIntellegence28
4843756238Logical fallacyError in reasoning29

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