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| 4749096605 | allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning | 0 | |
| 4749096606 | alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words | 1 | |
| 4749096607 | allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference | 2 | |
| 4749096608 | ambiguity | uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language | 3 | |
| 4749096609 | analogy | a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification | 4 | |
| 4749096610 | antecedent | a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another | 5 | |
| 4749096611 | antithesis | a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else | 6 | |
| 4749096612 | aphorism | a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" | 7 | |
| 4749096613 | apostrophe | a punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers | 8 | |
| 4749096614 | atmosphere | the pervading mood or tone of a place, situation, of work of art | 9 |