Literary and Analytical Terms

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Inference

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The process of drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning.

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Analyze

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To examine in detail the structure of something, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.

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Formulate

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To create or devise methodically a strategy or a proposal.

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Compare

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To note the similarity or dissimilarity between.

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Contrast

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To compare in such a way as to emphasize differences.

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Simile

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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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Adages

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A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

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Idiom

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A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.