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Rhetorical Devices
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. |
| alliteration | The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words (as in “she sells sea shells”). |
| allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. |
| ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. |
| analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. |
| antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. |
| antithesis | the opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite. |
| Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. |
| apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. It is an address to someone or something that cannot answer. The effect may add familiarity or emotional intensity. |
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