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3745938857Alliterationrepetition of identical or similar consonant sounds, at the beginning of a sentence.0
3745950424Allusiona reference in a work of literature to something outside the work, especially to a well-known historical or literary event, person, or work.1
3745957038Antithesisa figure of speech characterized by strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences, or ideas2
3745966672apostrophea figure of speech in which someone (usually, but not always absent), some abstract quality, or a nonexistent personage is directly addressed as though present3
3745969053assonancethe repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds4

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