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6668521899allusiona reference to another story (literature, art, history, myth)0
6668532912Anadiplosisa form of repetition in which the last word of one clause or sentence is repeated as the first word of the following clause or sentence.1
6668521900anaphorasuccessive phrases or clauses that begin with the same words2
6668538538antithesisthe use of contrasting concepts, words, or sentences within parallel grammatical structures float like a butterfly sting like a bee3
6668521902apostrophea direct address to an inanimate object or a person/character who is not present4
6668521905assonancerepetition of vowel sounds within words5
6668556053asyndetonthe omission of a conjunction such as "and" or "as" from a series of related clauses6
6668560339aubadea piece sung or played outdoors at dawn, usually as a compliment to someone.7
6668570060axioma universally accepted principle or rule8
6668571056bildungsromana type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.9
6668574826Byronic HeroHeathcliff- dark unknown past, extreme emotions, gothic elements10
6668578172chiasmusa reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases, as in "never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you."11
6668586001colloquialisma word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation12
6668521919consonancerepetition of same consonant in words close together13
6668521935feminine rhymea rhyme between stressed syllables followed by one or more unstressed syllables14
6668521950masculine rhymeA rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable15
6668521954metonymyA figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it16
6668521957octavesegment of poetry eight lines long17
6668521960oxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.18
6668521976satireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.19
6668521978sestetsegment of poetry six lines long20
6668521984stream of consciousnessprivate thoughts of a character without commentary21
6668521987synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa22
6668521988synesthesiadescribing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound")23
6668521990terza rimaa verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc.24
6668521995understandmentthe deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis25
6668521998polysyndentonthe use of more conjunctions than is grammatically necessary26
6668522000epistrophethe repetition of words at the ENDS of successive phrases or clauses27
6668522002enjambmentthe continuation of the sense and grammatical construction from one line of poetry to the next28
6668522003conceitan extended metaphor; an ingenious and fanciful notion or conception, usually expressed through an elaborate analogy, and pointing to a striking parallel between two seemingly dissimilar things29
6668522005parallelismsuccessive lines of writing that follow the same grammatical structure30

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