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APLAC Terms 1-22

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something in a story that would likely be true in real life; the quality of seeming true Verisimilitude
harsh sounding; uneasy on the ear Cacophonous
smooth sounding; easy on the ears Euphonious
the mixing of senses Synesthesia
a long list of people, places, or things Catalogue
beginning a sentence with the last word or phrase of the previous sentence Anadiplosis
rhetorical term: putting a normal sentence in reverse order, usually for emphasis Anastrophe
satires about minor, laughable human stupidities and mistakes; meant for good humor and fun Horatian Satires
Satire about human issues and flaws that are rude, hurtful, cruel Juvenalian Satires
insulting someone's characteristic to prove that his/her argument is invalid Ad Hominems
when an unsolvable problem of the plot is miraculously solved with an unexpected arrival of a new event, character, ability, or object Deus Ex Machina
to use a part of the whole to describe a large group Synecdoche
to use a part of an object to name a person or it Metonymy
a figure of speech in which two or more parts of a given sentence are joined by a common verb or noun and modifies the meaning Zeugma
using excessive words to make your point Circumlocution
statements that use double negatives to put emphasis Litotes
an argument that is not logically justified by the information given Non-sequitur
the unessential repetition of a similar word or phrase in a sentence Tautology
a minimal saying containing an important message or truth Aphorism
clever expression of connecting ideas to create humor Wit
use of the same word in different meanings Polyptoton
informal conversation in writing or speech Colloquial
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