Terms 1-5 Flashcards
1
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Allusion
A
An indirect reference, often to another text or an historic event
2
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Analogy
A
An extended comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things
3
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Anaphora
A
The repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses
4
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Anecdote
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A short account of an interesting event
5
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Antimetabole
A
The repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast