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| a fanciful,particularly clever extended metaphor |
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| details that relate actual, specific things or instances |
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| the implied or associative meaning of a word |
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| a sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases |
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| a sentence which makes a statement or declaration |
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| reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (all men are mortal, Socrates is a men, therefore, Socrates is mortal) |
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| the literal meaning of a word |
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| conversation between two or more people |
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| having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing |
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| the word choice made by a writer |
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| a situation that requires a person to decide between two equally attractive or equally unattractive alternatives |
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| harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds |
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| a formal poem presenting a meditation on death or another solemn theme |
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| the omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context |
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| a long narrative poem written in elevated style which presents the adventures of characters of high position and episodes which are important to the history of a race or nation |
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| a saying or statement on the title page of a work, or used as a heading for a chapter or other section |
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| a moment of sudden revelation or insight |
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| an adjective used to point out a characteristic of a person or thing |
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| a formal speech praising a person who has died |
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| an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant |
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| a sentence expressing strong feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark |
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| an interjection to lead emphasis; sometimes, a profanity |
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| a brief story which leads to a moral, often using animals as characters |
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