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14756420604adageA saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language.0
14756420605allegoryA story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface.1
14756420606alliterationthe repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or sentence.2
14756420607allusiona reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea.3
14756420608ambiguityA vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations.4
14756420609anachronismA person, scene, event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era.5
14756420610analogya comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things; a passage that points out several similarities between two unlike things is called an extended analogy.6
14756420611anaphorathe deliberate repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses (a form of parallelism).7
14756420612anecdotea brief narrative often used to illustrate an idea or make a point.8
14756420613antimetabolethe identical or near repetition of words in one phrase or clause in reverse order in the next phrase or clause (a form of parallelism).9
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