| Term | Definition |
|---|
| syllogism | deductive reasoning, deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises |
| periodic sentence | A sentence that represents its central meaning in a main clause at the end., a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause |
| ambiguity | unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning |
| conceit | a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor |
| euphemism | an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive |
| homily | a sermon |
| synecdoche | substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa |
| subject complement | word/group of words that completes the meaning of a linking verb and identifies or modifies it . |
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