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| adage | n. a saying; a proverb; a saying that sets forth a general truth and that has gained credit through long use |
| allusion | n. indirect reference: "an allusion to classical mythology in a poem"; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned |
| cadence | n. balanced, rhythmic flow, as of poetry; the measure or beat of movement, as in dancing or marching; a falling inflection of the voice, as at the end of a sentence; general inflection of the voice |
| fallacy | n. a false notion; incorrectness of reasoning or belief; the quality of being deceptive; deception; deceit; mistake |
| figurative | adj. based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical; represented by a figure or resemblance; symbolic or emblematic |
| intensive | adj.characterized by intensity; possessing or requiring to a high degree |
| metaphor | n. a comparison between two seemingly unlike things; a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, making an implicit comparison: "a sea of troubles" or "all the world's a stage"; one thin |
| potency | n. capacity for growth and development; force; power |
| rapture | n. the state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; the transporting of a person from one place to another, especially to heaven |
| simile | n. a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by "like" or "as": "so are you to my thoughts as food to life" |
