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| For the particular end or case at hand without consideration of a wider application |
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| story with hidden or symbolic meaning |
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| allusion/alluding/allusive |
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| a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. |
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| an explanation based upon a comparison that explains or describes on subject by pointing out its similarities to another subject. |
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| a short, often autobiographical narrative told to achieve a purpose such as to provide an example, an illustration, or thematic truth |
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| a figure of speech in which the speaker directly addresses an inanimate object or an absent person or a personified quality |
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| a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation. Synonym to aphorism |
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| insincere or overdone pathos; sentimentalism |
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| mirror image "AB BA" syntax |
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| an argument in which the conclusion is based upon the validity or the application of the first premise |
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| a term used to describe fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking |
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| an omission--the deliberate omission of a word or words implied by the context and by the parallel structure |
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| a character who, through contrast, emphasizes the characteristics of another character |
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| a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement |
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| a sentence stating a request or command |
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| not harmonious or agreeing |
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| understatement with negative; e.g., "it was not pretty" |
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| a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
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| it does not follow--an inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence |
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| a two-word figure of speech that combines two opposing or contradictory ideas |
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| a seemingly contradictory statement that may, upon consideration, prove to illuminate a deeper truth |
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| a work done in imitation of another--usually in order to mock it |
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| feelings of sympath, tendersness, or sorrow |
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| a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics |
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| a figure of speech in which "like" or "as" is used to make a comparison between two basically unlike subjects |
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| subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation;an argument apparently correct in form but actually invalid |
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| a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion |
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| the concurrent response of two or more of the senses to the stimulation of one (e.g., a loud shirt or a blue note) |
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| making use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
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| exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling; zealous |
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| deliberately affected; of or relating to actors, acting, or the theater |
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| the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side |
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| experienced in or inclined to war |
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| exciting or deserving hatred or repugnance |
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| being apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain |
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| one who asks earnestly and humbly |
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