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Adage: A saying that sets forth a general truth and that has gained credit through long use. Afterword: A statement made afterward. Aphorism: A short or concise expression of a principle, doctrine, or truth implying depth of content and stylistic distinction, usually having a known author. Apothegm (Apophthegm): A short or terse, pithy or witty, instructive saying. Attribution: A statement establishing a particular, place, or time as the creator, provenance, or era of a work of literature or art. Axiom: A statement of a self-evident or universally recognized truth. Blessing: A statement expressing a wish or prayer for the prosperity or happiness of a person or thing. Catch Phrase: A phrase in wide or popular use, especially one serving as a slogan for a group or movement. Chiasmus: A rhetorical inversion of the second of two parallel structures. Citation: A quoting of an authoritative source for substantiation. Cliche: A trite or overused expression or idea. Corrigendum: An error to be corrected in a manuscript or printed work. Credo: A system of principles or beliefs. Dedication: A name or message prefixed to a book expressing appreciation or affection. Dictum: An authoritative statement or dogmatic statement, sometimes superfluous. Epigram: A terse, witty expression, often paradoxical or satirical and neatly or brilliantly phrased. Epigraph: A pertinent motto or quotation at the beginning of a book or chapter. Epilogue: A concluding section of a literary work serving to complete its plan. Epitaph: A summary statement of commemoration for a dead person. Etymology: That branch of philological science which deals with the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning. Excerpt: An extraction or quotation from a literary work. Exordium: A beginning or introduction, especially to an oration. Expression: A representation of meaning, sentiment or feeling. Foreword: A statement made beforehand, a preface. Maxim: A succinct formulation of a fundamental principle, general truth, or rule of conduct. Moral: A lesson or principle taught by a literary work. Motto: A maxim that express the aims, character, or guiding principles of a person, a group, or an institution. Paraphrase: A rewording for the purpose of clarification, i.e., to express the same idea in different words. Parody: A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. Phrase: A group of two or more words expressing a thought fragment. Plagiarism: A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being one's own work. Platitude: A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant. Poetry: Broadly, language usually rhythmical adapted to arouse feelings and imagination. Precept: A commandment, instruction or order intended as a rule of action or conduct. Preface: An introductory or preliminary statement. Proem: A preface or prelude. Prologue: An introduction or preface to a literary work. Prose: Ordinary language as opposed to verse or poetry. Proverb: A short, pithy saying in frequent and widespread use that expresses a basic truth or practical precept, usually of unknown authorship. Quotation: A repeated passage. Saw: A familiar saying that has become trite through frequent repetition. Saying: Something, such as an adage or a maxim, that is said and is an often repeated and familiar expression. Shibboleth: A word or phrase identified with a particular group or cause. Slogan: A word or brief phrase, often striking, associated with a group. Source: The point at which something first springs into being or from which it derives or is obtained. Synopsis: A summary or condensed version of a literary work. Tagline: An often repeated phrase associated with an individual, an organization, or a commercial product; a slogan. Toast: A proposal to drink to someone or something ora speech given before the taking of such a drink. Truism: An undoubted or self-evident truth; a statement which is plainly true needing no proof or argument. Verse: Language composed with metrical rhythm.
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