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| 14925638487 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions in addition to the literal meaning. | 0 | |
| 14925642431 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words. | 1 | |
| 14925647620 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. | 2 | |
| 14925655058 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. Can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or point out its similarity to something more familiar. | 3 | |
| 14925684214 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 4 | |
| 14925687306 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 5 | |
| 14925697650 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. Sometimes like a proverbe, sometimes a memorable summation of the author's point. | 6 | |
| 14925709402 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. It is an address to someone who cannot answer. | 7 | |
| 14925717743 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 8 | |
| 14925721357 | Colloquial | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. Not acceptable for formal writing. | 9 | |
| 14925733143 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. Displays intellectual cleverness as a result of the unusual comparison being made. | 10 | |
| 14925745300 | Connotation | The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word: the implied, suggested meaning. | 11 |
