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| A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical. |
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| Literal meaning of a word |
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| Having to do with word choices made by a writer |
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| Attitude of a write, usually implied, toward the subject or audience |
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| Informal words or expressions not usually accepted in formal writing |
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| An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant |
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| An expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined |
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| Endowing non-human objects or creatures with qualities or characteristics |
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| Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of constructive lines or sentences |
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| An intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack |
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| Am apparently contradictory statement which contains some truth |
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| Humorous imitation of a serious work |
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| Intentional exaggeration to create an effect |
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| The act of directly speaking to an absent or imaginary, or to some abstraction |
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| Substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it |
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| Something, which has its primary purpose to teach or instruct |
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| Category or type of literature |
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| Used for the imitation of natural sounds |
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| A type of understatement in which something affirmative is expressed by negating opposite |
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| Something used to represent something else |
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| A comparison between two different things |
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| How a writer makes a sentence |
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| Implied or associative meaning of a word |
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