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| 9180102218 | Juxtaposition | The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." | 0 | |
| 9180102219 | Litotes | Ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary. "She's not ugly" means "she's pretty." | 1 | |
| 9180102220 | Malapropism | The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect. "Dance a flamingo." | 2 | |
| 9180102221 | Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. She is a shining star in her class. | 3 | |
| 9180102222 | Onomatopoeia | The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. The bees buzzed. | 4 | |
| 9180102223 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. "Act natural." | 5 | |
| 9180102224 | Paradox | A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. "Less is more." | 6 | |
| 9180102225 | Parenthesis | A word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage that is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by curved brackets, dashes, or commas. Mary told me she won the race (liar). | 7 | |
| 9180102226 | Periphrasis | The use of indirect and circumlocutory speech or writing. "My father's father" instead of "grandfather." | 8 | |
| 9180102227 | Persona | The aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others. Clark Kent is superman's persona. | 9 | |
| 9180102228 | Personification | The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. Lightning danced across the night sky. | 10 | |
| 9180102229 | Pun | A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. Frog parking only. All others will be toad. | 11 | |
| 9180102230 | Rhetorical Question | A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer. Are you crazy? | 12 | |
| 9180102231 | Sarcasm | The use of irony to mock or convey contempt. After I tripped my friend said, "you're so coordinated." | 13 | |
| 9180102232 | Satire | The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. Saturday Night Live. | 14 | |
| 9180102233 | Simile | A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. As fast as a cheetah. | 15 | |
| 9180102234 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. "I have four mouths to feed at home." | 16 | |
| 9180102235 | Theme | Give a particular setting or ambiance to (a venue or activity). Subjugation of women in "A Jury of Her Peers." | 17 | |
| 9180102236 | Zeugma | A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses or to two others of which it semantically suits only one. Sarah took her dog and her leave. | 18 | |
| 9180102237 | anon | anonymous | 19 | |
| 9180102238 | ante | before | 20 | |
| 9180102239 | ca. or c | circa | 21 | |
| 9180102240 | cf | confer | 22 | |
| 9180102241 | ch. or chs. | chapter or chapters | 23 | |
| 9180102242 | ed or eds | edition, edited by | 24 | |
| 9180102243 | et al | the others | 25 | |
| 9180102244 | et seq | the following | 26 | |
| 9180102245 | ibid or ibidem | in the same place | 27 | |
| 9180102246 | j or ff | the following pages | 28 | |
| 9180102247 | l or ll | line or lines | 29 | |
| 9180102248 | loc cit or loco citado | in the place cited | 30 | |
| 9180149478 | ms. mss | manuscript or manuscripts | 31 | |
| 9180154649 | n.d. | no date | 32 | |
| 9180159995 | n.p. | no place of publication or publisher's name provided | 33 | |
| 9180164543 | op. cit. or opera citato | in the work cited | 34 | |
| 9180176037 | p or pp | page or pages | 35 | |
| 9180179305 | passism | all over, here and there | 36 | |
| 9180185200 | q.v. or quod vide | go to another place | 37 | |
| 9180188388 | rev. | revised | 38 | |
| 9180190186 | trans or tr | translated | 39 | |
| 9180198338 | v infr or vide infra | see below | 40 | |
| 9180201767 | v sup or vide supra | see above | 41 | |
| 9180205018 | vol or vols | volume or volumes | 42 |
