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1910234146alliterationrepetition of sounds at the beginning of words, ex. She sells seashells by the seashore0
1910234147descriptive narrativedescribing something so vividly that the audience feels like they are there1
1910234148allusiondirect or indirect reference to something in history, literature, or pop culture.2
1910234149ambiguityhaving multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional; unclear3
1910234150antecedentword, phrase, or clause that is referred to by a pronoun4
1910234151antithesisthe opposition or contrast of ideas, the direct opposite5
1910234152aphorisma terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle6
1910234153apostrophea figure of speech that direcly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love7
1910234154atmospherethe emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work8
1910234155caricaturea verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive personal features9

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