10515287911 | Abstract | Refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images | 0 | |
10515287912 | Ad Hominem | In an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas. | 1 | |
10515287913 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 2 | |
10515287914 | Alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. | 3 | |
10515287915 | allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 4 | |
10515287916 | analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 5 | |
10515287917 | Anaphora (n) | repetition of a word or phrase at beginning of a line or sentence | 6 | |
10515287918 | anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | 7 | |
10515287919 | annotation | explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data | 8 | |
10515287920 | antithesis | the presentation of two contrasting images | 9 | |
10515287921 | aphorism | a short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment | 10 | |
10515287922 | apostrophe | usually in poetry but sometimes in prose; the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead or absent person or to a place or thing | 11 | |
10515287923 | arugumentation | writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments; persuasive writing is a form of argumentation | 12 |
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