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show | a word free from limitations or qualifications ("best,""all,""unique,""perfect")
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adage | show 🗑
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ad hominem argument | show 🗑
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allegory | show 🗑
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alliteration | show 🗑
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allusion | show 🗑
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show | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
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anaphora | show 🗑
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anecdote | show 🗑
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show | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers
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antithesis | show 🗑
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aphorism | show 🗑
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apostrophe | show 🗑
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archetype | show 🗑
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argument | show 🗑
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show | a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjuctions I came, I saw, I conquered
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show | a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast
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bathos | show 🗑
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chiasmus | show 🗑
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show | an expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off (as easy as pie)
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climax | show 🗑
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colloquialism | show 🗑
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show | sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
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show | sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions
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show | fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
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show | details that relate to or describe actual, specific things or events
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show | implied or associative meaning of a word
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show | reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating general principle and the appying that principle to a specific case (sun rises every morning, therefore rise Tuesday
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show | literal meaning of a word
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show | variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or prounouciation
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show | having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing
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dilemma | show 🗑
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show | harsh, inharmonious, or descordant sounds
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elegy | show 🗑
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ellipsis | show 🗑
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epic | show 🗑
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epigram | show 🗑
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show | saying or statement on the title page or a work, or uses as a heading for a chapter or other section of a work
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epiphany | show 🗑
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epitaph | show 🗑
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epithet | show 🗑
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eulogy | show 🗑
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euphemism | show 🗑
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show | an interjection to lend emphasis; sometimes, a profanity
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show | brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters
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fantasy | show 🗑
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figurative language | show 🗑
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show | insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative
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show | character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the coruse of a story
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foreshadowing | show 🗑
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show | story within a story
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genre | show 🗑
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show | sermon, or a moralistic lecture
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hubris | show 🗑
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show | intentional exaggeration to create an effect
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show | question that raises a hypothesis, conjecture, or supposition
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idiom | show 🗑
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imagery | show 🗑
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implication | show 🗑
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show | deriving general principles from particular facts or instances (every cat i have ever seen has four legs; cats or fourlegged animals)
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inference | show 🗑
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invective | show 🗑
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irony | show 🗑
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jargon | show 🗑
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juxtaposition | show 🗑
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legend | show 🗑
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show | light verse consisting of five lines or regular rhythm in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme, and 2nd third lines rhyme
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show | narrator who presents the story as it is seen and understood by a single cahracter and restricts info to what is seen, heard, thought, or felt by that one character
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literary license | show 🗑
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litotes | show 🗑
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show | the mistaken substitution of one word for another word that sound similar (the doctor wrote a subscripiton)
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maxim | show 🗑
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metaphor | show 🗑
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metonymy | show 🗑
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show | emotional atmosphere of a work
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motif | show 🗑
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motivation | show 🗑
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myth | show 🗑
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show | story or narrated account
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show | one who tells the story
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non sequitur | show 🗑
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show | who is able to know, see, and tell all, including the inner thoughts and feeling of the characters
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show | a word formed from the limitation of natural sounds (ding dong, BAM, ruff) "figurative language"
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oxymoron | show 🗑
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show | a simple "story" that illustrates a moral or religious lesson
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paradox | show 🗑
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parallelism | show 🗑
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show | a restatement of a text in a different form or in different words, often for the purpose of clarity
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parody | show 🗑
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parenthetical | show 🗑
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show | quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity
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pedantic | show 🗑
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personification | show 🗑
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philippic | show 🗑
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show | action of a narrative or drama
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show | the vantage point from which a story is told (1st person, 3rd person)
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show | the use, for rhetorical effect, or more conjunctions than is necessary or natural (He ran 'and' jumped 'and' laughed 'and' jumped for joy)
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show | a play on words, often achieved through the use of words with siimilar sounds but different meanings (taking something literal, 'stealing home') amelia bedilia
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resolution | show 🗑
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show | the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive way
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show | question for effect and not requiring an answer
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show | literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression
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show | question requiring thought to answer or understnad; puzzle (how far can a deer run into a forest?)
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show | term describing a character or literary work that reflects the characteristics of Ramanticism, stressed emotion, imagination, indivualism
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show | harsh, cutting language or tone intended to redicule
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show | the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions
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