問題一覧
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informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing
Colloquialism
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something, which has as its primary purpose to teach or instruct
Didactic
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a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds
Onomatopoeia
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a humorous imitation of a serious work
Parody
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The act of directly speaking to an absent or imaginary person, or to some abstraction.
Apostrophe
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A major category or type of literature
Genre
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Endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics
Personification
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A concise statement, which expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance.
Aphorism
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The attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience
Tone
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An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
Euphemism
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The literal meaning of a word
Denotation
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Substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it.
Metonymy
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An expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined.
Oxymoron
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A comparison between two different things that are similar in some way.
Analogy
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The manner in which words are arranged by writer into sentences.
Syntax
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Having to do the word choices made by a writer.
Diction
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A type of understatement in which something affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite.
Litotes
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An intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack.
Invective
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Intentional exaggeration to create an effect
Hyperbole
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The implied or associative meaning of a word
Connotation
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A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical
Allusion
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The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences
Anaphora
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An apparently contradictory statement which contains some truth
Paradox
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An object which is something in itself yet is used to represent something else
Symbol