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10 Cards in this Set
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ADAGE
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A TRADITIONAL SAYING WIDELY CONSIDERED TO BE WISE AND TRUE
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ALLITERATION
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REPITITION OF SOUNDS, USUALLY OF CONSONANTS, ESPECIALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF WORDS
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ALLUSION
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AN INDIRECT REFERENCE TO SOMETHING
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ANTHOLOGY
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A COLLECTION OF WRITINGS BY VARIOUS AUTHORS
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EPIC
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A LONG POEM OR LITERARY WORK ABOUT HEROS AND THEIR ADVENTURES; GRAND OR IMPRESSIVE IN QUALITY, SIZE OR SCOPE
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HYPERBOLE
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AN EXTREME EXAGGERATION
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MELODRAMATIC
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OVERLY EMOTIONAL AND SENTIMENTAL
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PERSONIFY
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TO REPRESENT AND ANIMAL, OBJECT OR IDEA AS HAVING HUMAN QUALITIES
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PSEUDONYM
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A FAKE NAME USED BY AN AUTHOR; A PEN NAME
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SERIALIZED
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PRESENTED IN PARTS; PRESENTED IN A SEQUENCE
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