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PHILLIT MODULE 2 Flashcards

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“A poem is a meaningful organization of words

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gemino abad

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Poetry is the union of thoughts and feelings

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Manuel Viray

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Poetry, fiction as novels or short stories - these are autonomous as created by their authors.
They should stand on their own, like pieces of furniture that should be judged as to their usefulness, elegance

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F. Sionil Jose

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Poetry becomes a civilization of the human spirit.”

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Jose Garcia Villa

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Poetry is derived from the Greek word

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poesis

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poesis means

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making or creating

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It is a type of literature that evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific
emotional response through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm.

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poetry

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  • to convey an idea or emotion in beautiful language.
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poetry

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to transform imagery and words into verse form, to touch the hearts and minds of the readers.

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poetry

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5) things that we must remember about poetry

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  1. Poetry is concentrated thought.
  2. Poetry is a kind of word-music.
  3. Poetry expresses all the senses.
  4. Poetry answers our demand for rhythm.
  5. Poetry is observation plus imagination.
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are literary elements used in prose and poetry to stress certain sounds and create musical
effects.

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sound devices

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the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line

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assonance

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generally occurs when consonant sounds are repeated in the middle or end of a word

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consonance

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happens when consonant sounds are repeated in two or more words in a sentence that
are located next to or near each other.

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alliteration

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refers to the word which imitates the natural sounds of the things.

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onomatopoeia

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refers to the similarity of sounds in the lines of poetry. It is often found at the end of the lines.

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rhyme

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elements of poetry

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music
emotion
imagery
journey
form

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are words or phrases that depart from literal meaning to achieve fresh, image-driven, and
heightened meaning.

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figurative language

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figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different
things. It makes use of like or as.

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simile

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a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two
things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics.

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metaphor

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figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and feelings
or is spoken of as if it were human

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personification

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is a direct address to someone absent, dead, or inanimate.

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apostrophe

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means “change of name.”

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metonymy

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a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole, or it may use a
whole to represent a part.

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synecdoche

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from a Greek word meaning “over-casting,” is a figure of speech that involves an
exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.

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hyperbole

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a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is
different from the actual meaning of the words.

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irony

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a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of biblical, historical, cultural,
literary or political significance.

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allusion

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a literary and rhetorical device that is meant to mock, often with satirical or ironic
remarks, with a purpose to amuse and hurt someone, or some section of society, simultaneously.

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sarcasm

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a figure of speech pairing two words together that are opposing and/or contradictory.

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oxymoron

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31
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phrase understood to mean something quite different from what individual words of the
phrase would imply

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idiom

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32
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figurative language that represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals
to our physical senses.

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imagery

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33
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the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that
are different from their literal sense.

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symbolism

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a figure of speech that employs an understatement by using double negatives or, in other
words, a positive statement expressed by negating its opposite expressions.

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litotes

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34
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a word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple
meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.

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pun/paranomasia

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35
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a rhetorical device that features repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of
successive sentences, phrases, or clauses

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anaphora

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36
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the repetitive use of phrases or words that have similar meanings

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tautology

37
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a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a
situation seem less important than it really is.

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understatement

38
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Meaningful poems take the reader to a new place of knowing, seeing, or understanding - like Alice down the
rabbit hole.

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journey

39
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The nugget of meaning; the vision, the life-lesson, the observation, or universal truth about life and/or
the human condition that can be made based on the experience of the poem.

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theme

40
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The essence that lingers after the poem’s end. How does the poem resonate with you?

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reflective thought

41
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has regular meter and rhyme scheme
 has a restricted form

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classical form

42
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has no rhyme or rhythm
 has an open and spontaneous form

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free verse

43
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type of poetry derived from the Japanese Hokku.Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases that
contain a kireji, or “cutting word”, 17 on in a 5, 7, 5 pattern, and a kigo, or seasonal reference.

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haiku

44
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a comic verse which has 5 lines and a regular meter and rhyme scheme

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limerick

45
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  • also known as “shape poetry”.
  • a poem that visually takes the shape of the poem’s topic or theme
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concrete poem

46
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a poem which has 14 lines, and is written in iambic pentameter. Each line has 10 syllables. It expresses a
thought or idea and utilizes an established rhyme scheme.

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sonnet

47
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poems without rhythm and rhyme schemes, do not follow regular rhyme scheme rules, yet still
provide artistic expression. In this way, the poet can give his own shape to a poem however he or she desires

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free verse

48
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where a poet chooses to “break” or end a line.
add white space to a poem that offers a pause, suspense,
drama, or a time for the reader to think or to absorb a
moment of irony, humor, or pathos.

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end line

49
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The poet chooses to end the line in a way that breaks the normal expectation of where the
reader might otherwise “break” the line. The flow of verse simply continues into the next line without the
break of a period or a comma.

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enjambment

50
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Two lines of rhyming verse intentionally meant to operate “as a couple

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couplet

51
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How a poem groups and orders the lines of verse – for example two line stanzas are called couplets,
four line stanzas are called quatrains etc. Often, stanza breaks come at a moment where the poem takes a
turn, begins a new emphasis, or offers a kind of pause or progression.

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stanza

52
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How individual words, lines of verse, or stanzas are placed on the page enriches and complements the
meaning of the poem.

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intentionality of placement

53
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The purpose of all writing is to communicate effectively.

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clarity

54
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who says that the poems with the most
clarity and resonance “say the most they can in the fewest words possible.

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robert frost

55
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easily accessible and easy to understand

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transparent

56
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interpreted more figuratively than literrary

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translucent

57
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written with such a sense of mystery

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opaque

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· are richly layered.
· invite the reader to enter into the poem and to add their own life experiences.
· are literal and figurative
· have multiple layers of reception and perception.

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complexity

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· often have a surprising turn, a hinge moment, or a volta.
· have one or more “meta” moments.
· make use of the notion of caesura or dramatic pause.

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ashtonishment

60
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The child mildly danced in the wild.

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Assonance

61
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It will creep and beep while you sleep.

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consonance

62
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The wiggly wobbly wag.

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Alliteration:

63
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The rustling leaves kept me awake.

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Onomatopoeia

64
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Your face is as big as a seed,
but you do not bear fruit…

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simile

65
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Let thou be the street-cleaner
Whilst I be the read

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methapor

66
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The bullet said to the heart:
From now on we shall never part.

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personification

67
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Like the sampaguita
With wandering eye
Did a tiny fairy
Drop where you lie?

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apostrophe

68
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The pen is mightier than the sword.

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Metonymy

69
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He lives through the bottle.

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Metonymy

70
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I have read all of Shakespeare.

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Metonymy

71
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No busy hand provoke a tear

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Synecdoche

72
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No roving foot shall crush thee here

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Synecdoche

73
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I know not what to name thy charms,
Thou art half human, half divine;
And if I could hold thee in my arms,
I know both heaven and earth were mine.

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Hyperbole-

74
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If all these men whose heads are with the stars,
Who dream unceasingly of blazing royalty,
Will only strive to be like you.
A dweller of the sod with the heart of loyalty!

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irony

75
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Is a thing of thread
To nervous persons like me
It reminds me of a swaying Iscariot-
Suspended from a tree.

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Allusion-

76
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I silently screamed as I watch with horror

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Oxymoron

77
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He was clearly misunderstood.

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Oxymoron

78
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She is a living history.

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Oxymoron

79
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If you play your cards right, you may overcome the banes of life

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idiom

80
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The girl ran her hands on a soft satin fabric

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imagery

81
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It was dark and dim in the forest.

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imagery

82
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All the world’s a stage.
And all the men and women merely players;
they have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts

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symbolism

83
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“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it

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sarcasm

84
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She is not unlike her mother

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litotes

85
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Atheism is a non-prophet institution.

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Pun/Paronomasia

86
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She was completely devoid of emotion.

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Tautology

87
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The tallest building in town is the library — it has thousands of stories!

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Pun/Paronomasia

88
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“Give me liberty or give me death.”
“Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.”

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anaphora

89
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Sorrows discovered. Sadness found

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Tautology

90
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we do not succeed, we run the risk of failure.”

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understatement

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