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Allegory
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a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative...
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Alliteration
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the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter, as in apt...
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Allusion
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a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an...
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Ambiguity
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doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention: to speak with ambiguity; an ambiguity...
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Analogy
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a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the...
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Antecedent
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a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, etc.
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Aphorism
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a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as “Power tends to corrupt,...
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Apostrophe
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a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or...
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Antithesis
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the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form...
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Atmosphere
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a surrounding or pervading mood, environment, or influence:an atmosphere of impending war;...
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Caricature
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a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons...
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Chiasmus
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a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases, as in “He went to the...
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Clause
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Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part...
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Colloquialism
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1.a colloquial expression.2.colloquial style or usage."You can't use this colloquialism in...
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Conceit
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an elaborate, fanciful metaphor, esp. of a strained or far-fetched nature.
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Connotation
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the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or...
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Denotation
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the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression, as distinguished...
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Diction
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style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words: good diction.
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Didactic
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intended for instruction; instructive: didactic poetry.
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Euphemism
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the expression so substituted: “To pass away” is a euphemism for “to die.”
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Extended Metaphor
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a metaphor that is extended through a stanza or entire poem, often by multiple comparisons...
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Figurative Language
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speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or...
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Figure of Speech
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any expressive use of language, as a metaphor, simile, personification, or antithesis, in which...
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Generic conventions
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Generic conventions are the features shown by texts that allow them to be put into a specific...
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Genre
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a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the...
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