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5277607532parallelismThe similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words, phrases, or sentences.0
5277618072ironyA literary device that uses contradictory statements or situations to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true.1
5277636868colloquialisma word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.2
5277640940apostropheA figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and could reply3
5277646567invectiveViolent denunciation; accusations, insults, or verbal abuse4
5277660463epistropheA scheme in which the same word is repeated at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences. Example: "I believe we should fight for justice. You believe we should fight for justice. How can we not, then, fight for justice?"5
5277668107chiasmusA statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed ("Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary.")6
5277774887dichotomya division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different7
5277784139cognizantaware; conscious8
5277833259moratorium(n.) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay9
5277843498unfetteredfree from restraint or restriction; free and open10
5278042556converselyIn an opposite way; on the other hand11
5278064159affluentRich, wealthy12
5278081321sublime(adj.) lofty, grand, exalted (The homeless man sadly pondered his former wealth and once sublime existence.)13
5278093891moderatePerson whose views are between conservative and liberal and may include some of both ideologies14
5278116426antithesisBalancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure15
5278128424solidarityFellowship in interests, feelings, responsibilities, etc., such as among a group of people or among classes, nations, etc.16
5278137158adversarialInvolving or characterized by conflict or opposition17
5278141991anaphoraA rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences.18
5278144121zeugmaThe use of a word to modify two or more words, but used for different meanings. He closed the door and his heart on his lost love.19

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