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Bombast

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Inflated speech/writing

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Allegory

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Abstract ideas and principles described in terms of characters and events

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Anaphora

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Ex. Ana likes chocolate. Ana like Disneyland. Ana likes potatoes.

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Antithesis

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Two opposite ideas are put together to achieve a contrasting effect. Ex. Speech is silver but silence is gold.

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Catharsis

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Emotional discharge achieving renewal

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Archetype

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ex. Prince Charming

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Anastrophe

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“Happy are you?”

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Conceit

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Ex. Love is like an oil change Ex. The broken heart is a damaged china pot

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Didactic

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Intended to teach

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Eponymous

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Giving one’s name to a place

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Chiasmus

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Ex. I was once a driver of masters, now I am a master of drivers

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Epigraph

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A sentence, poem, or quotation at the beginning of a literary work

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Anachronism

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Ex. Jesus looked at the clock and said “it’s time to roll out.”

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Aphorism

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Statement of general truth

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Euphemism

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Nicer way to say something impolite Ex. You are becoming a little thin on top (bald).

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Roman a clef

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Using real people under different names

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Invective

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Abusive and negative use of language

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Litotes

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Ex. He is not the cleverest person I have ever met.

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Verisimilitude

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Likeness to the truth

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Synecdoche

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Part of something represents the whole Ex. Nice set of wheels.

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Melonymy

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Ex. The pen is mightier than the sword

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Juxtaposition

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Two or more ideas/places/characters placed side by side to develop comparisons and contrasts

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Zeugma

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Ex. “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” Ex. She lowered her standards by raising her glass Ex. He lost his dignity and his wallet

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Ex. Ana likes chocolate. Ana like Disneyland. Ana likes potatoes.

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Anaphora

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Abstract ideas and principles described in terms of characters and events

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Allegory

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“Happy are you?”

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Anastrophe

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Ex. Jesus looked at the clock and said “it’s time to roll out.”

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Anachronism

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Two opposite ideas are put together to achieve a contrasting effect. Ex. Speech is silver but silence is gold.

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Antithesis

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Statement of general truth

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Aphorism

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ex. Prince Charming

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Archetype

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Inflated speech/writing

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Bombast

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Emotional discharge achieving renewal

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Catharsis

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Ex. Love is like an oil change Ex. The broken heart is a damaged china pot

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Conceit

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Ex. I was once a driver of masters, now I am a master of drivers

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Chiasmus

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Intended to teach

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Didactic

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Giving one’s name to a place

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Eponymous

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A sentence, poem, or quotation at the beginning of a literary work

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Epigraph

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Nicer way to say something impolite Ex. You are becoming a little thin on top (bald).

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Euphemism

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Abusive and negative use of language

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Invective

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Two or more ideas/places/characters placed side by side to develop comparisons and contrasts

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Juxtaposition

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Ex. He is not the cleverest person I have ever met.

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Litotes

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Ex. The pen is mightier than the sword

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Melonymy

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Using real people under different names

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Roman a clef

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Part of something represents the whole Ex. Nice set of wheels.

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Synecdoche

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Likeness to the truth

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Verisimilitude

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Ex. “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” Ex. She lowered her standards by raising her glass Ex. He lost his dignity and his wallet

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Zeugma

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