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| 8669254782 | anithesis | a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced -example: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." - Neil Armstrong | 0 | |
| 8669280089 | apostrophe | a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or some abstraction -example: Cars, please get me to work | 1 | |
| 8669294507 | asyndeton | a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions -example: "I came. I saw. I conquered." -Julius Caesar, excludes and | 2 | |
| 8669313544 | maxim | a concise statement, often offering advise; an adage -example: its better to be safe than sorry | 3 | |
| 8669324942 | metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it -example: Lend me your ears | 4 | |
| 8669340907 | non-sequitur | an inference that does not follow logically from the premises -example: My refrigerator is acting up. I'd better read that book by Friday. | 5 | |
| 8669362528 | parenthetical | a comment that interrupts the immediate subject, often to quality or explain -example: Uncle Charlie, when he was told about the escaped fleas, broke out in a blush. | 6 | |
| 8669381176 | polysyndeton | the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural -example: Today, my teacher gave me math homework and science homework and reading homework and a project to complete!` | 7 | |
| 8669407290 | sarcasm | harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule -example: I work 40 hours a week to be this poor | 8 | |
| 8669419524 | satire | the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions -example: "dont shoot"--says someone with a gun | 9 | |
| 8669454576 | solecism | non-standard grammatical usage; a violation of grammatical rules -example: we should keep this between you and I (should be you and me) | 10 | |
| 8669471997 | syllepsis | a construction in which one word is used in two different senses -examples: "When I address Fred I never have to raise either my voice or my hopes." | 11 | |
| 8669484679 | synecdoche | using one part of an object to represent the entire object -example: The word "sails" is often used to refer to a whole ship. | 12 |
