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666868148950. Roman a clefA novel in which historical events and actual people are written about under the pretense of being fiction.0
666868774551. Romanceromantic stories with chivalrous feats of heroes and knights, describes chivalry and courtly love, comprising stories, which deal legends of duty, courage, boldness, battles and rescue of damsels in distress.1
666869485952. Sarcasmmeant to mock with often satirical or ironic remarks with a purpose to amuse and hurt someone or some section of society simultaneously.2
666870817253. Satireexpose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule.3
669301792087. TropesWays in which a word's literal meaning may be turned to mean something else (for example, figurative language.)4
669302101088. SchemesTerms referring to the shape/construct of sentences. (Asyndeton, polysyndeton, balanced sentence)5
669302101189. RhetoricEffective use of language using different methods (generating ethos, facts and statistics, figurative language) to get your own point across.6
669302365890. ConsonanceShelly sells sea shells by the sea shore.7
669302365991. SimilieYou are like the ocean - deep and mysterious.8
669302570192. MetaphorHe drowned in a sea of grief.9
669302570293. PersonificationThe trees whispered in the breeze.10
669302955694. OnomatopoeiaThis occurs when a word imitates a sound in real life.11
669302955795. HyperboleI'm starving!12
669303313796. Understatement"'Tis but a scratch."13
669303313897. ParadoxI am nobody.14
669303313998. OxymoronShe chose the jumbo shrimp to eat today.15
669302569866. Antecedenta word or pronoun in a line or sentence that refers to an earlier word16
669303552399. PunThe two pianists had a good marriage. They always were in a chord.17
669304517968. attitudeperspective or tone the writer adopts in a certain work, the way a writer develops his characters, describes his stories and designs his narratives18
669305087869. BalanceTwo segments which are equal in length, grammatical structure and meaning "Buy a bucket of chicken and have a barrel of fun"19
669305544570. comic reliefinclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work20
669305869671. connective tissueon the contrary however consequently for instance for example21
669306291472. dialectlanguage used by the people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people22
669306668073. discoursea discussion on a specific topic discussion between the author and his/her audience23
669307032874. epigraphthe use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme, which belongs to another writer24
6693202094EuphemismRefers to polite indirect expressions which replace harsh, impolite, or unpleasant words25
6693227679ParableA short story typically with a moral lesson at the end using symbolic imagery and metaphors26
6693260314UnderstatementEmployed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is27
6693268905EpigramA Memorable brief interesting and surprising satirical statement28
6693278552EpitaphAn inscription written on a grave to pay tribute to the deceased29
669304174567. Anecdotea short and interesting tale or story to demonstrate some point and make readers laugh30
669298061154. SequelA novel incorporating the same characters and often the same setting as a previous novel.31
669299160555. SettingThe total environment for the action of a fictional work. Setting includes time period , the place, the historical milieu, as well as the social, political, and perhaps even spiritual realities.32
669299775956. Similemakes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things33
669300147757. Stylethe way a writer writes and it is the technique which an individual author uses in his writing. It can also be described as a voice that readers listen to when they read the work of a writer.34
669300654058. SubplotA subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or drama, having some connection with the main plot, acting as foils to, commentary on, complications of, or support to the theme of, the main plot.35
669302152162. Travestya crude form of burlesque in which the original subject matter is changed little but is transformed into something ridiculous through incongruous language and style.36
669300946459. Symbolsignify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.37
669301232160. Synecdochea part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part.38
669301576761. Tonean attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience, which conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject.39
669298531163. Understatementemployed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is40
669301707064. Verisimilitudelikeness to truth41
669302079165. Zeugmaa word, usually a verb or adjective, that applies to more than one noun42
6704264388dictionA style of writing determined by the choice of words43
6704266997syntaxdetermines how the chosen words are used to form a sentence44
6704271255ToneAn attitude of a writer toward a subject matter or an audience which conveyed through choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject45
6704285624Figures of SpeechA word or phrase that has a meaning something different than its literal meaning, using a metaphor or simile that is designed to further explain a concept46
6704293836Modes of DiscourseThe variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of language-based communication, particularly writing and speaking47
6704306502Aims of Discourserthe intent may be to delight entertain persuade inform demonstrate, embodies in the work48

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