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8454919929alliterationbeginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words0
8454919931anaphorarepetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning1
8454919933apostrophefigure of speech used to adresss an imaginary character2
8454919935asidewhen a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage3
8454919976ironyA contrast between expectation and reality4
8454919992paradoxA contradiction or dilemma5
8454920007satireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.6
8454920026understandmentthe deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis7
8454990612Anecdotea short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person8
8454993191Auditory Imagerya form of mental imagery that is used to organize and analyze sounds when there is no external auditory stimulus present9
8454993192Digressiona temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing.10
8454996758Enjambmentthe continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza11
8454996759Epiloguea section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.12
8454998615Extended Metaphoralso known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is when an author exploits a single metaphor or analogy at length through multiple linked tenors, vehicles, and grounds throughout a poem or story13
8454998616Lamenta passionate expression of grief or sorrow.14
8454998617Narrativea spoken or written account of connected events; a story.15
8455000648Refrainstop oneself from doing something.16
8455000649Rhyming Coupletstwo lines of the same length that rhyme and complete one thought17
8455000650Summonsan order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it.18
8455002891Tetrametera verse of four measures.19
8455002892Variable Rythm20
8455014728Visual Imagerya memory technique that involves constructing mental images when learning new information in order to be able to better recall the information later.21

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