abrogation (not rhetorical device)

to abolish by formal or official means

repetition in the first part of a clause or sentence of a prominent word from the latter part of the preceding clause or sentence, usually with a change or extension of meaning.

the survival or presence of something from the past

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

a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication

a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like

the sign ('), used to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, whether unpronounced, or pronounced, to indicate the possessive case, or to indicate plurals of abbreviations and symbols

use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related (“count heads (or noses)” for “count people”)

a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth

a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., esp. in a literary, artistic, or musical work

a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships

double-meaning, irony, an act or instance of placing close together or side by side

an insulting or abusive word or expression, violent denunciation

intended for instruction; instructive

any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality

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Question	Answer
abrogation (not rhetorical device)	to abolish by formal or official means
anadiplosis	repetition in the first part of a clause or sentence of a prominent word from the latter part of the preceding clause or sentence, usually with a change or extension of meaning.
archaism	the survival or presence of something from the past
euphemism	the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt
allusion	a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
idyll	a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like
apostrophe	the sign ('), used to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, whether unpronounced, or pronounced, to indicate the possessive case, or to indicate plurals of abbreviations and symbols
metonymy	use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related (“count heads (or noses)” for “count people”)
paradox	a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
motif	a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., esp. in a literary, artistic, or musical work
synecdoche	a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships
juxtaposition	double-meaning, irony, an act or instance of placing close together or side by side
invective	an insulting or abusive word or expression, violent denunciation
didactic	intended for instruction; instructive
epithet	any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality

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