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6281772039allegoryan expression of truth and generalizations through symbolization0
6281772040ambiguityhaving the ability to be interpreted in more than way1
6281772041anecdotea short and entertaining story about a real life incident or person usually teaches a lesson2
6281772042didacticintended to inform or teach a moral lesson3
6281772043metaphora comparison between to unlike things without using like or as4
6281772044metonymyusing an aspect of a whole to represent something closely associated with the prior word5
6281772045personaA character assumed by an author in a written work6
6281772046rhetorical deviceResources used by an author to convey a message of persuade7
6281772047sarcasmthe use of irony or mockery to convey contempt8
6281772048speakerThe author, artist, writer, or composer of a text, speech, or song9
6281772049syllogismWhen a conclusion is made from two given propositions that both share a term with a conclusion10
6281772050tropeArtful diction that conveys a message11
6281772051understatementTo minimalize a fact making it seem less significant than it actually is for irony12
6281772052voiceAn expression of a point of view personalized and individualized perspective13
6281772053zeugmaArtfully using one verb with two or more different subjects or objects; verb has different functions in the sentence14

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