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Adage
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noun.
A traditional saying widely considered to be wise and true. Ex:A common adage is "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." |
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Alliteration
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noun.
Repetition of sounds, usually of consonants, especially at the beginnings of words. Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of picked peppers" is a sentence containing alliteration. |
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Allusion
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noun.
An indirect reference to something. Ex: The politician's use of the phrase "manifest destiny" was an allusion to a U.S political philosophy of the 1840's. |
