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| Represents one thing in the guise of another |
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| A repitition of introductory words or phrases |
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| A brief statement that expresses a general principle or truth about life |
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| A detail, image or character type that occurs frequently in literature |
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| To suggest for consideration as true or possible |
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| A condensed for of expression in which elements usually joined by conjunctions are presented without conjunctions. EX. Veni, vidi, vici. |
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| A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed. |
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| An expression use in informal conversation but not accepted universally in formal speech or writing. |
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| Listing or indicating what resulted from a particular event |
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| Damning with faint praise |
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| Intentional use of a positive statement that has a negative implication. |
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| Having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing |
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| A belief that is taught as true and is regarded as unquestionable by those who believe it |
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| The omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context. |
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| The stylistic effect achieved when a passage is rhythmically graceful |
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| a protracted metaphor which makes a series of parallel comparisons |
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| deception; false or mistaken idea |
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| using a figure of speech to make a comparison then reasoning from the comparison as though it were fact |
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| an expression in a given language that cannot be understood fromthe literal meaning of the words in the expression |
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| A type of understatement in which an idea is expression by negating its opposite. |
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| designation of one thing with something closely associated with it. |
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| A statement that does not follow logically from what preceeded it. |
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| characterized by an excessive display of learning or scholarship |
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| Just because something happened once doesn't mean it will happen again. |
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| A commandment or direction. |
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| Standard, inversion, interruption, loose, periodic |
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| Making a statement that covers all cases when it probably only covers some. |
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| A construction in which one word is used in two different senses |
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| Division of an idea into three harmonious parts, usually of increasing power. |
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