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10 Cards in this Set
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Allegory
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device of using character and/or elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.
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Alliteration
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repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds
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Allusion
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direct or indirect reference to something commonly known
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Ambiguity
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multiple meanings--intentional or not--of a work, phrase, sentence, or passage.
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Analogy
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similarity or comparison between two things or the relationship between them.
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Antecedent
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word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun
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Aphorism
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terse statement that expresses a general truth or moral principle.
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Apostrophe
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figure of speech that directly addresses an absent person, an object, or an abstraction
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Argument
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an assertion based on fact, statistics, or logical reasoning.
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Assumption
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an inference or conclusion
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