Rhetorical Devices and Their Definitions

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Adage

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A folk saying with a lesson.

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Anaphora

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Repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases

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An Aphorism is a brief statement that expresses a general truth or ____.

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moral principle

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Appositive

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A word or group of words placed beside a noun or noun substitute

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Asyndeton is where what is omitted?

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Conjunctions

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Atmosphere in literature is the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of ____.

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objects

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Bildungsroman

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Psychological and moral growth of the protagonist

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Connotation refers to the associations suggested by a word, implied meaning rather than ____.

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literal meaning

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Didactic literature is intended to teach a specific lesson or moral or provide a model of correct ____.

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behavior

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Ellipsis involves the deliberate omission of what?

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Words or phrases