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Abstract (Noun)

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An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research

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Abstract (Adjective)

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Dealing with or tending to deal with a subject apart from a particular or specific instance.

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Ad Hominem

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Directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason

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Adage

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A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language

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Allegory

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A story in which a second meaning is meant to be read beneath the surface

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Ambiguity

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A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings of interpretations

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Anachronism

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A person, scene, event, or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era

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Anastrophe

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A scheme in which normal word order is changed for emphasis

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Anaphora

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The repetition of words at the beginning of consecutive words or syllables

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Anecdote

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A short account of an interesting even

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Antithesis

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Parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas

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Annotation

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Explanatory or critical notes added to the text

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Antecedent

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The noun to which the pronoun refers

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Antimetabole

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The repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast.

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Antithesis

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Parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas

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Aphorism

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A short, astute statement of a general truth

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Apollonian

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Refers to the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior

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Apostrophe

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A scheme in which a person or abstract quality is directly addressed, whether present or not

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Arch

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Characterized by clever or sly humor, often saucy, playful, and somewhat irreverent

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Archetype

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An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form

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Aristotelian Triangle

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A diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience.

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Assertion

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An empathetic statement; declaration, an assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument

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Asyndeton

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Leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses

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Bard

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A poet; in olden times, a performer who told heroic stories to a musical accompaniment

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Bathos

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Insincere or overdone sentimentality

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Bombast

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Inflated, pretentious language

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Burlesque

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A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; grotesque imitation

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Cacophony

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Grating, inharmonious sounds

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Canon

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The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied

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Circumlocution

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Literally, ‘talking around’ a subject

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Colloquialism

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An informal or conversational use of language

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Conceit

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A witty or ingenious though; a diverting or highly fanciful idea, often stated in figurative language

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Concession

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A reluctant acknowledgment of yielding

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Cumulative Sentence

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An independent clause followed by subordinate clauses or phrases that supple additional detail

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Dialectal Journal

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A double-column journal in which one writes a quotation in one column and reflections on that quotation in the other column

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Deductive Reasoning

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A method of reasoning by which specific definitions, conclusions, and theorems are drawn from general principles

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Denouement

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The resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama, real or imagined

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Deus Ex Machina

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In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem

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Didactic

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Having instructive purpose; intending to convey information or teach a lesson, usually in a dry, pompous manner

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Dionysian

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The word refers to sensual, pleasure-seeking impulses

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Elegy

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A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of someone or something of value

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Elegiac

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Mournful over what has passed or been lost; often used to describe tone

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Elliptical Construction

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A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words

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Epigram

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A brief witty statement

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Epistrophe

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A scheme in which the same word is repeated at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences

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Epithet

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An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing

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Eponymous

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A term for the title character of a work of literature

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Exegesis

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A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of prose or poetry

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Expose

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A factual piece of writing that reveals weakness, faults, frailties or other shortcomings

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Explication

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The interpretation or analysis of a text

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Fallacy

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An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, false information, or flawed logic

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Farce

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A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose

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Frame

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A structure that provides a premise or setting for a narrative or other discourse

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Harangue

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A forceful sermon, lecture, or tirade

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Homily

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A lecture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior

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Hortatory

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Urging, or strongly encouraging

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Humanism

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A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity

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Idyll

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A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place

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Invective

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A direct verbal assault; a denunciation; casting blame on someone or something

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Inversion

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A sentence in which the verb proceeds the subject

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Juxtaposition

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Placement of two things side by side for emphasis

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Kenning

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A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities

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Lampoon

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A mocking, satirical assault on a person or situation

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Litote

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A trope in which one makes a deliberate understatement for emphasis

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Lyrical Prose

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Personal, reflective prose that reveals the speakers thoughts and feelings about the subject

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Malapropism

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A confused use of the words in which the appropriate word is replaced by one with a similar sound but inappropriate meaning

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Maxim

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A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth

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Melodrama

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A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response

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Metaphysical

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A term describing poetry that uses elaborate conceits, expresses the complexities of love and life, and is highly intellectual

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Metonymy

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Use of an aspect of something to represent the whole

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Middle English

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The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.

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Mock Epic

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A parody of traditional epic form

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Mock Solemnity

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Feigned or deliberately artificial seriousness, ofter for satirical purposes

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Mode

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The general form, pattern, and manner of expression of a piece of disclosure

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Montage

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A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea

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Nominalization

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Turning a verb or adjective into a noun

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Non Sequitur

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A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before

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Ode

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A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful and exalted feelings towards the subject

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Old English

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The Anglo-Saxon language spoken from approximately 350 to 1150 A.D. in what is now Great Britain

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Pastoral

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A work of literature dealing with rural life

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Pathetic Fallacy

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Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects

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Polemic

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An argument against an idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion

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Predicate

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The part of a sentence that is not the grammatical subject, it often says something about the subject

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Premise; major, minor

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Two parts of a syllogism, the concluding sentence of a syllogism takes its predicate from the major premise and its subject from the minor premise.

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Prose

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Any discourse that is not poetry

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Proverb

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A shorty pithy statement of a general truth that condenses common experience into memorable form

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Rhetorical Modes

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Patterns of organization developed to achieve a specific purpose; modes include but are not limited to narration, description, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, definition, exemplification, classification, division, process analysis, and argumentation.

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Straw Man

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A logical fallacy that invokes the creation of an easily refutable position, misrepresenting, then attacking an opponents position

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Subject Complement

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The name of a grammatical unit that is compromised of predicate adjectives and predicate nominatives

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Syllogism

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A form of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion is supported by a major and minor premise

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Synecdoche

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A trope in which a part stands for a whole

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Trope

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Artful diction; the language in a nonliteral way, also called a figure of speech

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Verse

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A synonym for poetry; also a group of lines in a song or poem

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Verisimilitude

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Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it it or could have been

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Whimsy

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An object, device, or creation that is fanciful or rooted in unreality

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Zeugma

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A construction in which one word (usually a verb) modifies or governs - often in different, sometimes incongruent ways - two or more words in a sentence

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Aposeopesis

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A deliberate pause at the end of a line for effect

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Epigraph

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Short quote at the beginning of a story, a poem, etc.

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Exemplum

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Example

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Synesthesia

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One sense evokes another

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