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9966760373The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically.Allegory0
9966760374Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.Antecedent1
9966760375Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.Antithesis2
9966760376Early to bed and early to rise help make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. -Ben FranklinAphorism3
9966760377"Oh, Captain, my Captain, our fearful trip is done..."Apostrophe4
9966760378The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.Colloquial/Colloquialism5
9966760379A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor.Conceit6
9966760380correctional facility = jail between jobs = unemployedEuphemism7
9966760381This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.Homily8
9966760382An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.Invective9
9966760383a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.Metonymy10
9966760384The exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.Anaphora11
9966760385An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookishPedantic12
9966760386one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms.Prose13
9966760387The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words.Semantics14
9966760388A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.Syllogism15
9966760389A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole.Synecdoche16
9966760390A brief witty statement.Epigram17
9966760391The omission of a word or several words.Ellipsis18
9966760392Attacking a speaker's character instead of to their argument.Ad Hominem19
9966760393Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information to teach a lesson usually in a dry, pompous manner.Didactic20
9966760394An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information.Fallacy21
9966760395Excessive pride that often brings about one's fall.Hubris22
9966760396Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of wordsAlliteration23
9966760397A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity.Litotes24
9966760398A statement or idea that seems contradictory but is in fact true.Paradox25
9966760399A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before.Non Sequitur26
9966760400A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.Anecdote27
9966760401Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group.Jargon28
9966760402Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.Dogmatic29
9966760403Having or showing zeal.Zealous30
9966760404Understood or implied without being stated.Tacit31
9966760405An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.Innuendo32
9966760406Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.Lackadaisical33
9966760407A type of parallelism in which elements are reversed. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."Chiasmus34
9966760408A sentence in which the subject and verb come at the front of the sentence.Loose Sentence35
9966760409A sentence in which the subject and verb come toward the end of the sentence.Periodic Sentence36
9966760410Strongly encourage or urge someone to do something.Exhort37
9966760411Caustic, bitter language--iterally means "to tear the flesh."Sarcasm38
9966760412A complete sentence.Independent Clause39
9966760413Includes a subordinate conjunction, such as because, while, etc.Dependent Clause40
9966760414A reference to something (e.g., a book, a movie, an historical event) that is presumed to be well known to the audience.Allusion41
9966760415A work that pokes fun human vices and follies in order to call attention to a larger problem.Satire42
9966760416A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.Parody43

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