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| 6153930077 | Anthropomorphism | the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object. ex- In the Disney film, Beauty and the Beast, the clock (Cogsworth), candlestick (Lumier), and the teapot (Mrs. Pots) all act and behave as if they are human beings. | 0 | |
| 6153932758 | Asyndeton | the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. ex-In some ways, he was this town at its best--strong, hard-driving, working feverishly, pushing, building, driven by ambitions so big they seemed Texas-boastful. A Tribute by Mike Royko | 1 | |
| 6153933340 | Epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences. ex-"Where now? Who now? When now?" | 2 | |
| 6153937468 | Litotes | ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won't be sorry, meaning you'll be glad ). | 3 | |
| 6153939532 | Parable | a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels. synonyms:allegory, moral story/tale, fable, exemplum "the parable of the prodigal son "Jesus has mentioned a very popular parable related to Good Samaritan in the holy Bible. Gospel of Luke (10:29-37) describes that there was a traveler (may be a Jew), whom some people had robbed and beaten alongside the road and left him. A Levite and a priest passed through that way, but both ignored that man. Eventually, a Samaritan reached there and helped the injured and miserable man without thinking about his race or religious belief (generally, Samaritans despise Jews). The moral of this parable is to help all those who are in need, without having prejudice for anyone due to perceived differences. | 4 | |
| 6153950708 | Polysyndeton | is a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect. Polysyndeton examples are found in literature and in day-to-day conversations. The term polysyndeton comes from a Greek word meaning "bound together". ex- today, my teacher gave me math homework and science homework and reading homework and a project to complete! | 5 | |
| 6153953825 | Ellipses | the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues. a set of dots indicating an ellipsis. ex: So...what happened? | 6 | |
| 6153955747 | Invective | insulting, abusive, or highly critical language. "he let out a stream of invective" Insult | 7 | |
| 6153958074 | Syllogism | an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion (e.g., all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs ). | 8 | |
| 6153961721 | Conceit (not the characteristic) | a figure of speech in which two vastly different objects are likened together with the help of similes or metaphors. ex-In Sonnet 130, Shakespeare makes a point of not using typical comparisons when describing his mistress: My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips' red; If now be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. I have seen roses damasked, red and white, But no such roses I see in her cheeks; And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. | 9 | |
| 6153966395 | Dirge | a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead. ex-Why were you born when the snow was falling? You should have come to the cuckoo's calling, Or when grapes are green in the cluster, Or, at least, when lithe swallows muster For their far off flying From summer dying. Why did you die when the lambs were cropping? You should have died at the apples' dropping, When the grasshopper comes to trouble, And the wheat-fields are sodden stubble, And all winds go sighing For sweet things dying. | 10 | |
| 6153966764 | Anaphora | the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect is known as Anaphora. ex-. I am awake. I am strong. I am ready. 2. Mom, we will not run. We will not scream. We will not be late. | 11 |
