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| The verb of a sentence is in the active voice, the subject is doing the acting. |
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A representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. |
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| The commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group. |
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| A passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication. |
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| Comparison made to show such a similarity. |
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| The adversary of the hero or protagonist of a drama or other literary work |
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| An event, conclusion, statement, etc., that is far less important, powerful, or striking than expected. |
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The placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas. |
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| The sign ('), as used: to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, whether unpronounced, as in o'er for over, or pronounced, as in gov't for government; to indicate the possessive case. |
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| An essay, we not only give information but also present an argument with the PROS (supporting ideas) and CONS (opposing ideas) of an argumentative issue. |
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| Refers to evidence from anecdotes. Because of the small sample, there is a larger chance that it may be unreliable due to cherry-picked or otherwise non-representative samples of typical cases. |
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| Away from one's thoughts or consideration. |
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| The prevailing tone or mood of a novel, symphony, painting, or other work of art. |
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| The group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert. |
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| A history of a person's life written or told by that person. |
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Any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody. |
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Afour-line stanza consisting of unrhymed first and third lines in iambic tetrameter and rhymed second and fourth lines in iambic trimeter, often used in ballads. |
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A particular tendency or inclination, especially one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice. |
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| A written account of another person's life. |
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| Unrhymed verse, especially the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse. |
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Words and phrases that were used regularly in a language, but are now less common are archaic.
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