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Flashcards by Trisha Laughlin, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trisha Laughlin
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Allegory | A piece of text with an underlying message that is usually political or moral. |
| Allusion | Referencing something without specifically mentioning it |
| Comparing two things usually on the basis of structure. | Analogy |
| Deliberate repetition to get a point across | Anaphora |
| A short, amusing story or event used to get a point across | Anecdote |
| Aphorism | A simple statement that holds a general truth |
| A figure of speech that detaches the author from reality to address and imaginary character | Apostrophe |
| Euphamism | Indirectly referring to something in a polite way while talking about something unpleasant |
| Hyperbole | Over exaggerating for the sake of emphasis |
| Metaphor | Implied comparison between two things |
| Replacing the name of something with the name of something closely related | Metonymy |
| A statement contrary to itself | Paradox |
| Rhetorical Question | A question without an expected answer |
| Synedoche | A literary device where a part represents a whole and vice versa |
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