What literary device means (from latin) “against the man” it involves commenting on or against a person, to undermine them instead of their arguments
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Ad Hominem
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What literary device means (from Greek) “against time” it is an error of chronology or timeline in a literary piece
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Anachronism
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What literary device means a technique in which a writer ascribes human traits, ambitions, emotions, or entire behaviors to animals, non-human beings or objects
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Anthropomorphism
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What literary device means that the first letter of every verse consecutively forms a word or message
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Acrostic
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What literary device means (from Greek) “becoming silent.” a rhetorical device or figure of speech in which the speaker or writer breaks off abruptly
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Aposiopesis
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What literary device means the repetition of similar vowel sounds in two or more words in proximity to each other within a line of poetry or prose
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Assonance
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What literary device means a repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds
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Alliteration
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What literary device means (from Greek) “unconnected.” to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between phrases and sentences, yet maintain grammatical accuracy
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Asyndeton
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