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| Frage | Antworten |
| allegory | using a reference to an outside source in order to make a point/represent an abstract idea |
| ambiguity | use of multiple meanings in a word |
| anaphora | same words are repeated at the beginning of a clause (ex. "it was the best of times; it was the worst of times") |
| allusion | direct reference to something that everyone knows about |
| anecdote | short story within the novel |
| antecedent | word referred to by a pronoun |
| antithesis | two opposing ideas are juxtaposed next to each other |
| apostrophe | figure of speech that addresses abstract person or idea (ex. talking to god/asking an inanimate object to do something) |
| dicaope | the repetition of a phrase after an interjection (ex. "we thank thee, oh God, we thank thee") |
| didactic | a work that aims to teach its audience |
| homily | sermon writing |
| hypophora | asking audience a question and then answering it in great length |
| invective | emotionally violent/destructive/abusive language |
| litotes | using negative terms to describe a positive (ex. "he's no fool" implies that he is wise" |
| pendantic | adjective that describes overly scholarly words |
| polysendenton | use of conjunctions instead of commas (ex. "i laughed and ate and jumped and smiled") |
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