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Ellipses
(...) signifying ommision of words or a continuing list
Reference
to bring up; to mention directly
Allusion
An indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
Rhetorical question
figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer
Hypophora
raising a question then proceeding to answer it
Apostrophe
an address to an absent, abstract, or imaginary subject
loaded language
words with strongly positive or negative connotations
archaic diction
old-fashioned or outdated choice of words
anachronism
something out of place in time
malapropism
a word humorously misused
oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
paradox
a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true
idiom
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
litotes
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite (He's not ugly.)
