6281772039 | allegory | an expression of truth and generalizations through symbolization | 0 | |
6281772040 | ambiguity | having the ability to be interpreted in more than way | 1 | |
6281772041 | anecdote | a short and entertaining story about a real life incident or person usually teaches a lesson | 2 | |
6281772042 | didactic | intended to inform or teach a moral lesson | 3 | |
6281772043 | metaphor | a comparison between to unlike things without using like or as | 4 | |
6281772044 | metonymy | using an aspect of a whole to represent something closely associated with the prior word | 5 | |
6281772045 | persona | A character assumed by an author in a written work | 6 | |
6281772046 | rhetorical device | Resources used by an author to convey a message of persuade | 7 | |
6281772047 | sarcasm | the use of irony or mockery to convey contempt | 8 | |
6281772048 | speaker | The author, artist, writer, or composer of a text, speech, or song | 9 | |
6281772049 | syllogism | When a conclusion is made from two given propositions that both share a term with a conclusion | 10 | |
6281772050 | trope | Artful diction that conveys a message | 11 | |
6281772051 | understatement | To minimalize a fact making it seem less significant than it actually is for irony | 12 | |
6281772052 | voice | An expression of a point of view personalized and individualized perspective | 13 | |
6281772053 | zeugma | Artfully using one verb with two or more different subjects or objects; verb has different functions in the sentence | 14 |
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