12645247579 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole | 0 | |
12645247580 | constonance | Repeatedly ending constant sounds when the vowel sounds differ | 1 | |
12645247581 | Conceit | a comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature | 2 | |
12645247582 | Anaphora | repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines | 3 | |
12645247583 | Asyndeton | leaves conjunctions out | 4 | |
12645247584 | Epistrophe | Phrase repetition @ end of a successive clause | 5 | |
12645247585 | elegly | Passionate expression of grief | 6 | |
12645247586 | Aphorism | a concise statement of a truth or principle | 7 | |
12645247587 | Dialect | a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group | 8 | |
12645247588 | didactic | instructive | 9 | |
12645247589 | Antithesis | the direct opposite, a sharp contrast | 10 | |
12645247590 | epitaph | an inscription on a tombstone or burial place | 11 | |
12645247591 | deductive reasoning | the process of applying a general statement to specific facts or situations | 12 | |
12645247592 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. | 13 | |
12645247593 | Ethos | Ethical appeal | 14 | |
12645247594 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 15 | |
12645247595 | colloquial | informal spoken language or conversation | 16 | |
12645247596 | Litotes | understatement | 17 | |
12645247597 | Chiamus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 18 | |
12645247598 | Apostrophe | address to an absent or imaginary person | 19 | |
12645247599 | Connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 20 |
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