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| 4741312569 | Alliteration | repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together. | 0 | |
| 4741314291 | Allusion | reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture. an indirect reference to something (usually from literature, etc.) | 1 | |
| 4741317387 | Ambiguity | deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work. an event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way- this is done on purpose by the author, when it is not done on purpose, it is vagueness, and detracts from the work. | 2 | |
| 4742335475 | Analogy | comparison made between two things to show how they are alike. | 3 | |
| 4742336452 | Anaphora | repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. this is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer's point more coherent. | 4 | |
| 4742341332 | Anastrophe | inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence. purpose is a rhythm or emphasis or euphony. it is a fancy word for inversion. | 5 | |
| 4742342880 | Anecdote | brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual. | 6 | |
| 4742343729 | Antagonist | opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story. | 7 | |
| 4742345304 | Allegory | story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities. | 8 | |
| 4742346477 | Antimetabole | repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order. | 9 |
