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8825067626AlliterationRepetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of word0
8825067627AnalogyA comparison made between two items, situations, or ideas that are somewhat alike but unlike in most respects1
8825086635Metonymya figure of speech in which a specific term naming an object is substituted for another word with which it is closely associated2
8825098149synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole3
8825107365connotationthe emotional associations surrounding a word, as opposed to its literal meaning or denotation4
8825113406allusiona brief reference to a person, event, or place in history, or to a work of art/literature5
8825120798euphemismusing a mild or gentle phrase instead of a blunt, embarrassing or painful one6
8825129683paradoxa statement, often metaphorical, that seems to be self-contradictory but which has valid meaning7
8825138583climaxas a term of dramatic structure, the decisive or turning point in a story or play when the action changes courses and, as a result, begins to resolve itself8
8825156559conflictthe struggle between two opposing forces (man v man, man v nature, man v sekf, man v society)9
8825167567denotationthe strict, literal meaning of a word10
8825173680metaphora figure of speech involving an implied comparison11

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