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5959676285AcerbicSharp and sarcastic0
5959676286SanctimoniousA show of superiority1
5959676287SagaciousA keen mental discernment (good judgement)2
5959676288EpistropheRepetition3
5959676289LeitmotifA dominant recurring thing/symbol4
5959676290EpistolaryA letter5
5959676291EmjambmentNo punctuation at the end of a line and continues on in the next line (poem)6
5959676292DirgelikeFuneral song/ mournful tone7
5959676293PastoralShepards, nature8
5959676294ElegyPoem that is for mourning/sorrow. Poem of remembrance for someone/something that has died9
5959676295OdePoem of praise10
5959676296Petrarchan sonnetABBA ABBA CDCD CD rhyme scheme11
5959676297DidacticismTeaching/essay, poem teaching a lesson12
5959676298ElipsisLeaving a thought unfinished13
5964152541Assonancein poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible14
5964166435Apostrophean exclamatory passage in a speech or poem addressed to a person (typically one who is dead or absent) or thing (typically one that is personified).15
5964182263Consonancethe recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity (chiefly as used in prosody).16
5964286068Aphorisma pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."17
5964182264Anaphoricthe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses18
5964286069Vitriolicfilled with bitter criticism or malice19
5964286070IambUnstressed stressed20
59642860711 foot2 syllables21
5964286072Homiliesa tedious moralizing discourse22
5964286073Epigramsa short poem, especially a satirical one, having a witty or ingenious ending.23
5964286074Axiomsa statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.24
5964286075PedanticOf or like a person who is concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.25
5964334448Adagelikea proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.26
5964334449Satiricalthe use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices,27
5964334450Chiasmusa rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, i28
5964334451Ironythe expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.29
5964334452Double entendrea word or phrase open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risqué or indecent30

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