111336877 | Abstract | refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images | |
111336878 | Ad Hominem | in an argument, this is an attack on the opponents ideas | |
111336879 | Allegory | a work that functions on a symbolic level | |
111336880 | Alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sound | |
111336881 | Allusion | a reference contained in a work | |
111336882 | Analogy | a literary device employed to serve as a basis for comparison. It is assumed that what applies to the original circumstances | |
111336883 | Anecdote | a story or brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point | |
111336884 | Antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause which a pronoun refers | |
111336885 | Antithesis | the presentation of two constrasting images. The ideas are balanced by words, phrase, clause, or paragraph | |
111336886 | Argument | a single assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer |
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