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7854992749imagerylanguage that appeals to the senses0
7854994485dictionA writer's or speaker's choice of words1
7854996614syntaxthe grammatical arrangement of words in sentences2
7854998927figure of speechlanguage used in a figurative or nonliteral sense3
7855003830apostropheaddress to an absent or imaginary person4
7855003903allusionA reference to another work of literature, person, or event5
7855005929epithetA descriptive name or phrase used to characterize someone or something6
7855011428euphemismAn indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant7
7855014802parallelismPhrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other8
7855017625connotationAll the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests9
7855017626logosAppeal to logic10
7855019893pathosAppeal to emotion11
7855021580ethoscredibility12
7855023496antithesisthe direct opposite, a sharp contrast13
7855026422toneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character14
7855028240anaphorathe repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences15
7855030133periodica structure where the punch is at the end16
7855033733satireform of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly17
7855038229polysyndetonDeliberate use of many conjunctions18
7855042965Horatian SatireSatire in which the voice is indulgent, tolerant, amused, and witty.19
7855045381Juvenalian Satireharsh, biting satire, full of moral indignation and bitter contempt20
7855047276synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa21
7855049072metonymya figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word22

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