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Absolute |
a word free from limitations or qualifications ("best" "all") |
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adage |
a familiar proverb or wise saying |
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ad hominem arguemnt |
an argument attacking an individual's charachter rather than his positin on an issue |
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allegory |
a literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions |
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alliteration |
the repetition of intitial sounds in successive or neighboring words |
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allusion |
a reference to something literary, mythological, etc. |
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anaphora |
repititon of words or phrases at beginning of phrases |
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antecedent |
word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers |
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antithesis |
a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced |
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aphorism |
a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance |
