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5144579486AmbiguityUncertain or indefinite; subject to more than one interpretation0
5144579487Allegorystory or poem in which characters, settings and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities.(Ex:Animal Farm, Dante's Infermo, Lord of the Flies)1
5144582220AntithesisAn opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses2
5166583957AlliterationThe repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words (as in "she sells sea shells").3
5166589504AntecedentThe word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.4
5166592821AnecdoteA brief recounting of a relevant episode. Used in fiction and nonfiction. Develops point or injects humor. Commonly used as an illustration for an abstract point being made. Example: Mark Twain is famous for his short anecdotes about growing up in Missouri intertwined with humor and an abstract truth about human nature.5
5207056438Dictionthe style of writing and word choice of the author *adjective *never alone6
5207061122Colloquial / colloquiallismslang or informal language Ex: "hella" "af" "triggered" "omg" "salty"7
5207063018Connotationfeeling or idea attached to a word8
5207063019Denotationliteral meaning9
5236858813Caricaturea drawing that makes someone look funny or foolish because some part of the person's appearance is exaggerated10
5236858814Clausea part of a sentence that has its own subject and verb11
5236860032Atmosphere12
5290111305Conceit13
5290111306Chiasmusbalancing clauses14
5290113287ApostropheA figure of speech in which an absent person or personified object can't talk back15

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