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Ad hoc

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For a single purpose

2
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Ad hominem

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Personal attack

3
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Allegory

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Symbolic story that parallels actual events

4
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Alliteration

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Repeated consonant at beginning of words

5
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Allusion

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Vague reference to historical place/person etc.

6
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Ambiguity

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Multiple meanings of text

7
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Analogy

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Comparison explaining an unfamiliar event with familiar

8
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Antecedent

A

Word/phrase a pronoun refers to

9
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Antithesis

A

Nearness of contrasting ideas

10
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Aphorism

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Statement expressing moral principal

11
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Apostrophe

A

Language that directly addresses absent idea

12
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Atmosphere

A

Mood of piece

13
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Caricature

A

Exaggerated description of characteristic

14
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Colloquialism

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Informal words not used in formal writing

15
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Conceit

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Extended metaphor

16
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Connotation

A

Interpretive meaning based on associated images

17
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Denotation

A

Literal meaning of word

18
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Diction

A

Word choice

19
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Didactic

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Intended to teach

20
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Euphemism

A

Polite term for unpleasant concept

21
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Extended metaphor

A

Long figurative comparison

22
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Figurative language

A

Non-literal speech

23
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Homily

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Serious speech giving moral advice

24
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Hyperbole

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Extreme exaggeration

25
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Imagery

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Sensory details

26
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Infer/inference

A

Educated guess

27
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Invective

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Violent verbal accusation

28
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Irony

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Language that points to a discrepancy between two different meanings EX: verbal, situation, dramatic

29
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Metaphor

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Comparison of two different things

30
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Mood

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Atmosphere of a piece

31
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Narrative

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Story-like explanation of a piece