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3408579236Puna joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings0
3408583332Hubrisexcessive pride or self confidence1
3408587365Anadiplosisis the repetition of the last word of a preceding clause. The word is used at the end of a sentence and then used again at the beginning of the next sentence.2
3408594783Litotesironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary3
3408600566Epistolaryof or relating to letters4
3408608521Antimetabolea rhetorical device used to emphasize a point by creating a an easily remembered verbal association with it.5
3408615984Reductio ad AbsurdumArgument to demonstrate that a statement is true by showing that a false or absurd result follows from its denial.6
3408622617AntiphrasisThe ironic or humorous use of words in senses opposite of the generally accepted meanings.7
3408627734Ad HominemArgument or reaction directed towards a single person instead of the position they are speaking for.8
3408632626Pleonasmthe use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning9
3408637295InnuendoAllusive or oblique remark (typically suggestive or disparaging).10
3408641464SynecdocheUsing a part to represent the whole11
3408647288Double EntendreWhen a word or phrase means two things at the same time.12
3408656443AnalogyComparing things using their relationships13
3408656444Anaphoraused to emphasize certain words or phrases.14

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