15480355204 | abstract diction | words that express general ideas, concepts, and emotions rather than concrete images | 0 | |
15480369112 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. | 1 | |
15480376772 | Allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. | 2 | |
15480379737 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 3 | |
15480384091 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 4 | |
15480394316 | Anaphora | repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines | 5 | |
15480400955 | Ancedote | a short account of an incident in someone's life | 6 | |
15480406888 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in transposed (reverse) order | 7 | |
15480415554 | Antithesis | the direct opposite, a sharp contrast. They are intentionally juxtaposed. | 8 | |
15480439878 | archaic diction | old-fashioned or outdated choice of words | 9 |
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