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14818889745ad hominem argumentan argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue0
14818889746AllegoryBible stories1
14818893879AllusionHer Mona Lisa smile gave nothing away about her feelings2
14818899626Anachronismchronological inconsistency3
14818904625AnalogyMetaphors, similes, etc.4
14818918044Repetition (Anaphora, Epiphora, Epistrophe)I believe. I believe that we. I believe that we will win.5
14818918045AnecdoteA brief narrative6
14818921116AnthimeriaGoogle as a noun changed to "I googled it"7
14818929373ApostropheWhen about to do something wrong, the angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other.8
14818938827Archetype/ MotifDisney movie stepmoms are bad/ evil.9
14818943200ConceitIn Brave, The tapestry represents the beginning, middle, and end of the story.10
14818949985ConnotationImplied meaning of word11
14818952622Denotationthe literal meaning12
14818955278DialectCoke vs. Pop, Lift vs. Elevator. Not colloquialism.13
14818963915DictionSkinny vs. anorexic14
14818966417DidacticTeacher lecture15
14818970245ElegyDeath16
14818977636EpicKing Arthur and the Quest for the Holy Grail17
14818984354Epigram/ Adage/ Aphorism/ Maxim"an apple a day keeps the doctor away"18
14818991681EpigraphPicture/ quote above chapter/ title19
15289322989Epithet/ Antonomasia"swift-footed Achilles" or "The Rocket" / Your Highness for the queen or Commander in Chief for the president20
15289327365Eulogypositive=eulogy/ encomium- both are nouns21
15289334461EuphemismShe's not fat, she's fluffy22
15289336403FableThe Tortoise and the Hare23
15289338996Frame DeviceFrankenstein/ includes a story within a story24
15289342307HomilyFable= animals/ story Homily= people/ lecture/ i.e. church sermon25
15289348088HubrisAchilles- Excessive pride that leads to downfall of protagonist of tragedy26
15289358857Hyperbation/ Anastropheyoda speak/ dobby speak27
15289360736IdiomMonkey business/ raining cats and dogs28
15289366174Isocolon/ Chiasmus/ Antimetabole"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" - JFK Inauguration Speech29

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