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| an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor |
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| repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses |
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| Similar or alike in such a way as to permit the drawing of an analogy. |
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| a short pithy instructive saying |
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| the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun |
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| coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot |
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| the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance |
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| address to an absent or imaginary person |
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| an idea that is implied or suggested |
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| the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to |
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| expressing sorrow often for something past |
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| a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it |
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| an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive |
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| two ideas expressed in similar ways |
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| the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head |
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