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aphorism
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A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. (If the authorship is unknown, the statement is generally considered to be a folk proverb.) An aphorism can be a memorable summation of the author's point
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homily
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Literally means sermon, but can include serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
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litotes
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understatement made by denying the opposite.
ex- not a bad idea, tiny little tumor |
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pedantic
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Writing that is overly scholarly, "using big words for the sake of using big words"
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syllogism
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major premise
minor premise conclusion |
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synecdoche
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A part of something used to represent the whole.
ex- "wheels," "the strings," etc |
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allegory
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Using character/story elements to represent and abstraction
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apostrophe
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Speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstract
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antithesis
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opposition or contrast of ideas
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conciet
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Fanciful expression, in the form of extended metaphor or analogy between dissimilar objects, displays clevernesss
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