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10553042462Alliterationthe occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.0
10553042463AllusionA reference to another work of literature, person, or event1
10555009852AmbiguityAn event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way.2
10555016380Anaphorathe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses3
10555018260ApostropheA figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person4
10555104599Asidea line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage5
10555107490AssonanceRepeating of similar vowel sounds6
10555109376AntithesisOpposite7
10555112056Anthropomorphismthe attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object.8
10555112057AsyndetonAbsence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.9
10555115073Concietextended metaphor, continues to appear throughout entire work10
10555115074ConnotationAll the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests11
10555117136cacophonyharsh sounds12
10555117137CaesuraA natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line.13
10555119021ConosanceRepetition of consonant sounds14
10555119022ColloquialismA word or phrase used in everyday conversation and informal writing15
10555121415Chaismusreversal of grammatical structures in successive clauses16
10555121416Denotationdictionary definition17
10555123153Didadicinstructive18
10555124813Enjambmentthe continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.19

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