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metaphor

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comparison between two unlike things without using like, as, than, or resembles

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malapropism

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the mistaken substitution of one word for another word that sounds similar

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internal rhyme

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rhyme that occurs within a line, rather than at the end

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synesthesia

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describing one kind of sensation in terms of another

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denotation

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the dictionary meaning of a word

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chiasmus

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a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed.

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motif

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a standard theme, element, or dramatic situation that recurs in various works

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personification

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A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

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simile

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a comparison between unlike things using like, as, than, or resembles

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elegy

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a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead

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satire

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a work of literature that mocks social conventions, another work of art, or anything its author thinks ridiculous

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allusion

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an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text

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ambiguity

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an unclear, indefinite, or equivocal word, expression, meaning

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aphorism

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a short pithy saying expressing a general truth; maxim

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asyndeton

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a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions

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onomatopoeia

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the formation of a word by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent

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irony

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the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

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couplet

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two successive lines of verse, usually rhymed and of the same metre

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epistolary

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contained in or carried on by letters

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allegory

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a poem, play, picture, etc. in which the apparent meaning of the characters and events is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning.

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ballad

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a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing

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soliloquy

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a speech in which a character who is alone speaks his or her thoughts aloud

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hyperbole

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deliberate exaggeration - overstatement

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syllepsis

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a construction in which one word is used in two different senses

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syntax

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the structure of a sentence

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litotes

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a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite

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alliteration

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the repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds, normally at the beginning of words

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ellipsis

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the omission of a word or several words necessary for a complete construction that is still understandable

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connotation

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the implications of a word or phrase, as opposed to its exact meaning

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antecedent

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that which goes before, especially the word, phrase or clause to which a pronoun refers

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oxymoron

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a combination of opposites; the union of contradictory terms

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paradox

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a statement that seems to be self-contradicting but, in fact, is true

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pastoral

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having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed or rural areas

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colloquial

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characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing

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euphemism

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the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt

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parallelism

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similar grammatical structure within a sentence or a paragraph

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metonymy

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a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part

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synecdoche

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a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special

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diction

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the choice and use of words in writing or speech

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polysyndeton

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the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions that is necessary or natural

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symbol

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something that represents or stands for something else

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apostrophe

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direct address, usually to someone or something that is not present or that is abstract

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assonance

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the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds

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