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| 5471033293 | allegory | an extended narrative in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story | 0 | |
| 5471033294 | antithesis | a direct juxtaposition of structurally parallel words, phrases, or clauses for the purpose of contrast | 1 | |
| 5471033295 | asyndeton | a deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses | 2 | |
| 5471035827 | chiasmus | a sentence arrangement in which the arrangement of ideas in the second phrase or clause is a reversal of the first | 3 | |
| 5471035828 | connotation | implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader's mind | 4 | |
| 5471035829 | diction | word choice intended to convey a certain effect; creates tone, attitude, style, and meaning | 5 | |
| 5471038056 | epigraph | the use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme | 6 | |
| 5471038057 | euphony | a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose | 7 | |
| 5471039934 | false analogy | when two cases are not sufficiently parallel to lead readers to accept a claim of connection between them | 8 | |
| 5471039935 | generalization | when a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts a claim is certain rather than probable | 9 | |
| 5471042418 | hypophoria | when a writer poses a question and immediately follows with an answer | 10 | |
| 5471042419 | invective | a verbally abusive attack | 11 |
