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7254596911coherencethe quality of being logical, orderly, and clearly connected0
7254596912Colloquialuse of slang or informalities in speech or writing1
7254596913connotationThe non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning.2
7254596914conceitA fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor3
7254596915clauseA grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.4
7254641243Chiasmusa reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases. Ex. 1, 2, 3:3, 2, 15
7254641244Atmospherethe emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work6
7254641245Asyndetonconsists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses7
7254641246ApostropheAddressing something nonhuman as if it were human Example: Death, be not proud . . .8
7254641247aphorismA terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle9
7254641248antithesisFigure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed Ex. 1, 2, 3:1, 2, 310
7254641249AntecedentThe word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.11
7254908890AnecdoteA brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event.12
7254909858Anaphorarepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines13
7254910821Ambiguitya word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning14
7254914297AnalogyA similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.15
7254915114Allusionan indirect or direct reference16
7254916161AlliterationRepetition of consonant sounds17
7254917361AllegoryA literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions Ex. Animal Farm18

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