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7364419476Allegorya story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning0
7364419477AlliterationRepetition of consonant sounds1
7364423014AllusionA reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art2
7364423196AmplificationThe art of developing ideas by restating them in a speech3
7364426366Anagrama word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters4
7364426367AnalogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way5
7364428612Anastrophethe inversion of the usual order of words or clauses6
7364428613Anecdotea short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person7
7364433569Anthropomorphismattributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (Personification)8
7364433570Antithesisopposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction9
7364436209AphorismA brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.10
7364436210Archetypea very typical example of a certain person or thing11
7364439551AssonanceRepetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity12
7364439552Asyndetonomission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words13
7364442892Authorial Intrusionwhen the author steps away from the text to give a message to the reader14

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