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strict ; for bidding ; severe
austere
disgusting; very bad
abominable
A destructive fire usually an expensive one
conflagration
conduct; behavior ; deportment
demeanor
deserving or causing hatred
odious
confusion; uncertainty
perplexity
diligent in application or attention; preserving
sedulously
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve
sullenness
repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
A reference to something literary, mythological or historical, the author assumes the reader will recognize
allusion
rhyme that occurs with in a line, rather than at the end
internal rhyme
A speech that one gives to one self
soliloquy
placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast
juxtaposition
running over of a sentence or thought into the next line without a pause at the end of the line
enjambment
A figure of speech that substitutes a part for a whole
synecdoche
A contrast between what appeals to be and what really is
irony
repetition of introductory words or phrases for effect
Anaphora
A sort, entertaining story of some happening, usually personal
anecdote
opposition or contrast emphasized by parallel structure
antithesis
A reference to an object or person by naming only a part of the object
metonymy
A statement which seems self-contradictory, but which may be true in fact
paradox
play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using one word for another meaning
pun