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7124917790Ad Hominem ArgumentAttacks the opposing speaker or another person rather than addressing the issues at hand0
7124918642AllegoryFictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts1
7124918891AlliterationThe repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words2
7124920402AllusionA reference, usually oblique or faint, to another thing, idea, or person3
7124921447AmbiguityUncertain or indefinite; subject to more than one interpretation4
7124923906AnalogyThe correspondence or resemblance between two things that are essentially different5
7124924664AnecdoteA short story used to illustrate a point the author is making6
7124925163AntecedentEvery pronoun refers back to a previous noun or pronoun7
7124925679AntithesisAn opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses8
7124926912ApostropheA figure of speech in which an absent person or personified object is addressed by a speaker9

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