indirect or passing reference well known

contradicting words creating a phrase

representing something smaller than it really is

interest or treatment of extreme matters

a joke exploiting different possible meaning of words

part of something representing the whole

a term used to stand for an object, a term used to represent me in literature

an overly close relationship that seems improper

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dirge
greed;suspicion
grief;sorrow
dirty;sullen
depressing;delusional
2
allusion
indirect or passing reference well known
always using the same reference
all of us in unity for a cause
when you see something that isn't really there
3
mirth
merry;lonesome
among;languish
amusement;laughter
marry;matrimony
4
analogy
complaining about two things
comparison between two things
correcting two different things
comparing the analysis in archaic language
5
invective
involvement of main characters in a play
inverted words in a sentence
incomplete answers on an AP exam
insulting;abusive language
6
oxymoron
opposite of a paradox
contradicting words creating a phrase
cleaning tool used by morons
collusion of synonymous words
7
understatement
representing the under used words in literature
representing the under utilized rhythmic beat in Shakespeare
representing the smallest words in the largest prose
representing something smaller than it really is
8
scatology
study of musical rhythms
study of harsh treatments in history
interest in salacious gossip
interest or treatment of extreme matters
9
puns
a joke exploiting different possible meaning of words
a joke to make the audience laugh at the author of a play
a joke told to divert the attention from the crime in a play
a joke told by the protagonist to give clues to the plot
10
synecdoche
being the representative theme in drama
being in sync with the world of literature
part of an answer that is incomplete
part of something representing the whole
11
leitmotif
dominant reoccurring theme
light motive to read
leafy material in literature
dominant consonant in prose
12
metonymy
a term used when weighing your options
a term used to stand for an object
a term used to represent me in literature
me a ton of mees
13
paradox
pair of docks used in poetry to understand meter
self contradictory statement
selfish ambitions of words
conflicted pairs of verbs
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incestuous
an obvious case of excessive reading
an inclination to obstruct the injustice in society
an obtuse term meant to invoke obligatory confusion
an overly close relationship that seems improper

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