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anaphora
the repitition of the beginning of a clause
anastrophe
inversion of the traditional sentence structure of subject verb
antecedent
anti-means before the noun that is replaced by a pronoun an event that preceded something else
aphorism
statement of general truth or clever yet obvious observation
apostrophe
Breaking away from the audience to address someone who isn't present
antithesis
juxtaposition of contrasting ideas
asyndeton
omission of conjunctions between phrases or clauses
avant-garde
any type of art that is cutting edge pushing boundaries of what is considered conventional
chiasmus
verbal pattern in which second half of an expression is balanced against the first with parts reversed
colloquial language
slang every day language projects a casual informal tone
connotation
understood or implied meaning of a word in the particular context in which it is used
deduction
message of reasoning in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the stated premises inference by reasoning from general to specific
denotation
actual dictionary definition of a word
dialect
form of a language including pronunciation and grammar spoken in a specific geographical area creates local color
diction
Choice of words and arrangement or phrasing of words
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