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12645247579SynecdocheA figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole0
12645247580constonanceRepeatedly ending constant sounds when the vowel sounds differ1
12645247581Conceita comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature2
12645247582Anaphorarepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines3
12645247583Asyndetonleaves conjunctions out4
12645247584EpistrophePhrase repetition @ end of a successive clause5
12645247585eleglyPassionate expression of grief6
12645247586Aphorisma concise statement of a truth or principle7
12645247587Dialecta form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group8
12645247588didacticinstructive9
12645247589Antithesisthe direct opposite, a sharp contrast10
12645247590epitaphan inscription on a tombstone or burial place11
12645247591deductive reasoningthe process of applying a general statement to specific facts or situations12
12645247592Allegorya story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.13
12645247593EthosEthical appeal14
12645247594AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds15
12645247595colloquialinformal spoken language or conversation16
12645247596Litotesunderstatement17
12645247597ChiamusA statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed18
12645247598Apostropheaddress to an absent or imaginary person19
12645247599Connotationthe implied or associative meaning of a word20

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