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2205826037AllegoryThe device of using character and / or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning0
2205826038AllusionA direct or indirect reference to something which is probably commonly known.1
2205826039AmbiguityThe multiple meanings of a word , phrase sentence or passage2
2205826040AnalogyA similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them .3
2205826041AnaphoraOne of the devices of repetition in which the same word is repeated in the beginning of one or two lines4
2205826042AntecedentThe word or phrase or clause referred by a pronoun5
2205826043AnecdoteA short narrative detailing particulars of and interesting event or episode6
2205826044AphorismA terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle7
2205826045ApostropheA figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction such as liberty or love8
2205826046ClauseA grammatical into that contains both a subject and verb9
2205826047ColloquialThe use of slang or informalities in speech or writing10
2205826048CoherenceA principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible11
2205826049ConceitA fanciful expression usually in the form of a extended metaphor or surprisingly analogy between seemingly disimillar objects12
2205826050ConnotationThe nonliteral associative meaning of a word the implied suggested meaning13
2205826051AtmosphereThe emotional mood created by the eternity of a literary work14

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