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5462125933ambiguityThe multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.0
5462133778antithesisDirect opposite1
5462139704apostropheA figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.2
5462146422conceitA fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.3
5462154843parodyA work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.4
5465404792Loose SentenceA complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows5
5465409196periodic sentenceThe opposite of loose sentence, a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. This independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone. The effect of a periodic sentence is to add emphasis and structural variety. It is also a much stronger sentence than the loose sentence. (Example: After a long, bumpy flight and multiple delays, I arrived at the San Diego airport.)6
5465412026rhetorical modesexposition, description, narration, argumentation7
5465416753semanticsThe analysis of the meaning of language, especially of individual words.8
5465420979synesthesiadescribing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound")9
5465424383OmissionThe act of leaving out or neglecting10
5465426692PeriphrasisA roundabout way of speaking or writing. The term is often used pejoratively to designate pompous or wordy writing.11
5465430452red herring-A false clue, decoy, something used to make the reader believe something else12
5465434512RefutationThe part of an argument wherein a speaker or writer anticipates and counters opposing points of view.13
5465441394StichomythiaRapid one or two line dialogue between characters14
5465445586Sub-textThe implied or intentional meanings in a text15
5465448706Sub-plota secondary storyline in a story or play16
5465452958Tautologyunnecessary repetition17
5465456424Verisimilitudethe appearance of being true or real18

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