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HWW Glossary Chapter Two and Three

Alliteration
A rhetorical figure in which the writer repeats several words that start with the same letter or sound.
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Analogy
A rhetorical figure that helps readers to understand a new problem or situation in terms of a more familiar one.
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Analysis
A document that helps readers to interpret information. The goal of an analysis is to break down complex information into its components and then interpreting how those parts work together.
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Anecdote
An extended example, usually told as a story or real incident.
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Annotated Bibliography
A list of many sources, cited properly for the style of the field, with short summaries of each source.
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Antithesis
A rhetorical figure that expresses a contradiction or relation of opposites.
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