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| 9636176363 | Consonance | repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity, as in boost/best; it can also be seen within several compound words such as fulfill and ping-pong |  | 0 |
| 9636188009 | conundrum | a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun; may also be a paradox or difficult problem |  | 1 |
| 9636190498 | didactic | writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. The work is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns. This type of writing may be fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a mddl of correct behavior or thinking. |  | 2 |
| 9636198522 | Discourse | spoken or written language, including literary works; the four traditionally classified modes of discourse are description, exposition, narration and persuasion |  | 3 |
| 9636208082 | dissonance | harsh or grating sounds that do not go together |  | 4 |
| 9636210695 | Dramatic irony | when the reader is aware of an inconsistency between a fictional or nonfictional character's perception of a situation and the truth of that situation |  | 5 |
| 9636217609 | Epistrophe | repetition of words at the end of phrases. Ex. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. |  | 6 |
| 9636221743 | Euphemism | a more acceptable and more pleasant way of saying something. Ex. passed away=dead |  | 7 |
| 9636229498 | Explication | art of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text. |  | 8 |
| 9636231627 | extended metaphor | a sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit. It is developed throughout a piece of writing. |  | 9 |
| 9636238941 | induction | reasoning that moves from small information or specific to a generalization |  | 10 |
| 9636247151 | Deduction | process of moving from a general rule to a specific example | | 11 |
