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9922011164allegoryextending a metapor so objects, persons, and actions in a text are equated with meanings that lie outside the test0
9922014197alliterationrepetition of an initial consonant sound1
9922016986allusiona brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place, or event2
9922019617ambiguitypresence of 2 or more possible meanings in any passage3
9922022734analogyreasoning or explaining from parallel cases4
9922024835antithesisjuxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases5
9922031503assonancesimilarity in sound between words or phrases6
9922037314colloquialcharacteristic of writing that seeks the effect of informal language as distinct from formal/literary language7
9922044927connotationthe emotional implications and associations that a word may carry8
9922047788dictionchoice and use of words in speech or writing9
9922052079didacticintended or inclined to teach or instruct, often excessively10
9922055430ethospersuasive appeal based on the projected character of the speaker or narrator11
9922057894fallacyerror in reasoning that renders an argument invalid12
9922060116hyperbolewhen exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect13
9922063276ironyuse of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning, a statement/situation where the meaning is directly contradicted by the appearance/presentation of the idea14
9922066835metaphorwhen an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common15
9922071670onomatopoeiaformation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to16
9922074486oxymoronwhen contradictory terms appear side by side17
9922075566paradoxa statement that appears to contradict itself18
9922077875parallelismsimilarity in structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses19
9922081048pathosmeans of persuasion that appeals to the audience's emotions20
9922085294similewhen two fundamentally unlike things are compared, like or as21
9959145338imageryvisually descriptive or figurative language22
9959151325personificationgiving human characteristics to non-human things23
9959154753tonegeneral character/attitude of a piece of writing24
9959158650foreshadowinga warning or indication of a future event25
9959267927narrativea written account of connected events26
9959274935symbolismthe use of symbols to represent ideas27

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