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9872315073AlliterationThe repetition of the same initial consonants of words or of stressed syllables in any sequence of neighboring words0
9872315074AllusionAn indirect or passing reference to an event, person, place, or artistic work1
9872315075AnalogyComparing two things or instances in time often based on their structure and used to explain a complex idea in simpler terms2
9872315076AntithesisA device used to create contrast by placing two parallel but opposite ideas in a sentence3
9872315077ConsonanceRepetition of consonant sounds two or more times in short succession within a sentence or phrase4
9872315078DictionRefers to the author's word choice5
9872315079EllipsisWhen one or more words are omitted from a sentence6
9872315080EthosA characteristic spirit of a given culture, era, or community or its beliefs; Ethos, in purely rhetorical terms, is a label used to identify an appeal to the ethics of a culture or individual7
9872315081HyperboleAn intentionally exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally but creating a desired humorous effect8
9872315082ImageryVisually descriptive or figurative language9
9872315083IronyThe expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite of what the writer intends to achieve a humorous effect or to add emphasis.10
9872315084OxymoronA figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction11
9872315085PathosA quality that evokes pity or sadness12
9872315086PersonificationThe attribution of a personal nature or human characteristic to a nonhuman or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.13
9872315087SymbolA thing that represents or stands for another thing like an object that represents an abstract idea14
9872766450AptHaving a tendency to do something15
9872766451RefrainReoccurring phrase or verse16
9872766452EpilogueServes as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened17
9872796990AssonanceRepetition of the sound of a vowel near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible (ex. Penitence, reticence)18
9872796991HyperboleExaggerated statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally19
9872825821AnaphoraDeliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence20
9872825822UnderstatementNot fully express the extent to which something is true21

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