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| 278444688 | Denotation | the literal meaning of a word | |
| 278444689 | Juxtaposition | placement of two things side by side for emphasis | |
| 278444690 | Straw Man | a weak person used as a seeming adversary or argument | |
| 278444691 | Epigram | a brief, witty statement | |
| 278444692 | Connotation | that which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's literal meaning | |
| 278444693 | Metonymy | use of an aspect of something to represent the whole | |
| 278444694 | Polysyneton | Repetition of conjunctions in close succession | |
| 278444695 | Nominalize | turning a verb or adjective into a noun | |
| 278444696 | Antimetabole | repetition of words in an averted order to sharpen contrast | |
| 278444697 | Polemic | An argument against an idea | |
| 278444698 | Elegiec | Mourning what has passed or been lost | |
| 278444699 | Syllogism | Logic. "All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C" | |
| 278444700 | Aphorism | a observation that generally holds the truth | |
| 278444701 | Subordination | The dependence of one syntactical element over another in a sentence. | |
| 278444702 | Antecedent | A noun to which a later pronoun refers | |
| 278444703 | Induction | Reasoning from specific to general | |
| 278444704 | Inversion | A sentence where the verb preceded the subject | |
| 278444705 | Colloquialism | an informal use of language | |
| 278444706 | Antithesis | parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas |