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7293671080AllegoryA device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an absraction in addition to the literal meaning0
7293671081AlliterationThe repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words1
7293671082AllusionA direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as a event, book, myth, place, or work of art2
7293671083AmbiguityThe multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage3
7293671084AnalogyA similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them4
7293671085AntecedentThe word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.5
7293671086Antithesisthe opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite.6
7293671087AphorismA terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle7
7293671088ApostropheA figure of speech that directly address an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love8
7293671089AtmosphereThe emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described9

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