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Onomatopoeia
Words whose sounds relay their meanings
Pathos
Ability to call forth feelings of pity, compassion
Periodic construction
Main clauses put at the end of the sentence for emphasis
Syllepsis
Use of a verb to suggest two totally different meanings
Alliteration
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds
Metonymy
Word or object substituted for meaning of related concept
Epigraph
Quote or motto at the beginning of a work
Epithet
Descriptive phrase substituted for a thing/person
Conceit
Extended metaphor
Impressionism
Type of writing/art that relates the impressions of the author rather than reality
Irony
Contrast between appearance and reality, three kinds
Elegy
Sad, mournful poem
Aphorism
Short statement expressing a truth
Discourse
Written or spoken expression
Resolution
Explains the outcome of a conflict
Fable
Lesson with animals
Epigram
Short, witty saying
Litotes
Technique of denying the opposite of what you want to say
Synecdoche
Figure of speech in which the part is substituted for the whole
Colloquialism
Informal conversation of a region
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