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1.Satire

A work that targets human vices and fillies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule

2.Praeterito

Giving emphasis by professing to say little or nothing about a subject

3.Litotes

A figure of thought in which a point is affirmed by negating it's opposite

4.Didactic

Workw with primary aim of teaching or isntructing

5.Homily

A serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice

6.Conceit

Using characters or story elements to represent something symbolically, in addition to the literal meaning

7.Atmosphere

Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work

8.Metonymy

Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it

9.Parallelism

Grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity

10.Oxymoron

The author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox

Alliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words placed closely next to each other

Analogy

A form of comparison that uses a clear illustration to explain a difficult idea

Anecdote

A brief, engaging account of some happening

Antecedent

Refers to the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers

Aphorism

A short, pointed statement expressing a general truism or idea in an original way

Archetypes

Symbols that appeal to the total racial or cultural understanding of people

Assonance

Likeness or rough similarity of sound

Deduction

A form of logic that begins with a generally stated truth or principle and then offers details, examples, and reasoning to support the generalization

Diction

Manner of expression in words

Exposition

A major form of discourse that informs or explains

Hyperbole

A form of figurativ language that uses exaggeration to overstate a position

Induction

Method of logic consisting of the presentation of a series of facts, pieces of information, or instances in order to formulate or build a likely generalization

Metonymy

When a thing us not designated by its own name but by another associated with or suggested by it

Motif

Series of components that can be detected as a pattern

Parody

Ridiculing the language or Styles of another writer or composer

Proposition

Main point of an argumentative essay

Syllogism

Form of reasoning in which two statements are made an a logical conclusion is drawn from them