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15049696382allegorya narrative in which the characters, behavior, and even the setting demonstrate multiple levels of meanings and significance. Often is a universal symbol or personified abstraction.0
15049724131Cupid portrayed as a chubby angel with a bow and arrows.allegory1
15049696383alliterationThe sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to consonants, usually in closely proximate stressed syllables.2
15049727547She sells seashells by the seashorealliteration3
15049696384allusiona literary, historical, religious, or mythological reference4
15049734627One might contrast the life and tribulations of fredrick Douglass to the trials of Joballusion5
15049698057anaphorathe regular repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses.6
15049745613To raise a happy, healthful, and hopeful child, it takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes businesspeople; it takes a community; it takes those who protect or health and safety; it takes all of usanaphora7
15049698058antithesisthe juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas8
15049748289Alexander pope reminds us that "to err is unman, to forgive is divine"antithesis9
15049698059aphorismA concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief10
15049748290"spare the rod and spoil the child"aphorism11
15049698060apostrophethe act of addressing some inanimate attraction or person that is not physically present. it often helps the speaker to be able to express his or her thoughts aloud12
15049750188King lear intones, "Ingratitude! Though marble hearted fiend, more hideous when thou show's thee in a child than the sea-monster"apostrophe, ingratitude is the personified concept, by addressing the abstract, lear commands a significant rhetorical power13
15049701525appeals to... authority, emotion, or logicrhetorical arguments in which the speaker claims to be an authority or expert in a field, attempts to play upon emotions or appeals to the use of reason14
15049751692ethos- authority, ethics pathos- emotion logos- logicappeals to... authority, emotion, or logic15
15049701526assonancethe repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, usually in successive or proximate words16
15049751693she sells sea shells by the sea shoreassonance17
15049702567asyndetonA syntactical structure in which conjunctions are omitted in a series, usually producing more rapid prose18
15049754102veni, vidi, vici, I came I saw I conqueredasyndeton19
15049703980attitudethe sense expressed by the tone of voice or the mood of a piece of writing, the author's feelings toward his or her subject, characters, events, or theme. May be his or her feelings for the reader20

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