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10515287911AbstractRefers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images0
10515287912Ad HominemIn an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas.1
10515287913AllegoryA literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions2
10515287914Alliterationthe occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.3
10515287915allusionA reference to another work of literature, person, or event4
10515287916analogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way5
10515287917Anaphora (n)repetition of a word or phrase at beginning of a line or sentence6
10515287918anecdotea short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person7
10515287919annotationexplanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data8
10515287920antithesisthe presentation of two contrasting images9
10515287921aphorisma short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment10
10515287922apostropheusually in poetry but sometimes in prose; the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead or absent person or to a place or thing11
10515287923arugumentationwriting that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments; persuasive writing is a form of argumentation12

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