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| a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. |
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| the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group |
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| a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare. |
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Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar. EXample I see no analogy between your problem and mine. |
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a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary. example Iago is the antagonist of Othello |
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A decline viewed in disappointing contrast with a previous rise: the anticlimax of a brilliant career. |
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the direct opposite (usually fol. by of or to) Example Her behavior was the very antithesis of cowardly. |
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| the sign ('), as used: to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, whether unpronounced, as in o'er for over, or pronounced, as in gov't for government; |
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non-scientific observations or studies, which do not provide proof but may assist research efforts example This chapter provides anecdotal evidence from personal interviews, public hearings, and surveys |
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| marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion. |
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| Also called vowel rhyme. Prosody. rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words, as in penitent and reticence. |
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| the dominant mood or emotional tone of a work of art, as of a play or novel: the chilly atmosphere of a ghost story |
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| the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert: The audience was respectful of the speaker's opinion. |
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| a history of a person's life written or told by that person. |
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| any light, simple song, esp. one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody. |
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| a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice. |
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| a written account of another person's life: the biography of Byron by Marchand. |
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| unrhymed verse, esp. the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse |
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| representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. |
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| a message that departs from the main subject |
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