14819788347 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 0 | |
14819863242 | Narrative | A type of literature that tells a story; it can be FICTION or NONFICTION. | 1 | |
14819867003 | Abstract Definition | The language (words and phrases) used to describe something without using our 5 senses | 2 | |
14819875630 | Allegory | A story when the characters and events represent bigger ideas; a story that teaches a moral lesson. | 3 | |
14819925201 | Alliteration | Words used together that begin with the same letter or sound (especially in poetry). | 4 | |
14819934297 | Allusion | A brief mention of a person, event or subject - the reader is expected to know the reference without being given details. | 5 | |
14819940023 | Ambiguity | Unclear, confusing or uncertain. Ambiguous: sometimes can be understood in more than one way because it is unclear, confusing or uncertain. | 6 | |
14819880695 | Anadiplosis | The literary term for a rhetorical device in which a writer or speaker uses a word near the end of the clause and then repeats that word to begin the next clause. Anadiplosis is used to bring attention to a specific thing or concept. | 7 | |
14819884150 | Analogy | A comparison made to draw on similarities. | 8 | |
14819888547 | Anaphora | Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of sentences. | 9 | |
14819892405 | Anecdote | Brief story; a short scenario of a particular incident. | 10 | |
14819896493 | Antecedent | a word, phrase, or sentence that is represented by another word, for example a pronoun | 11 | |
14819899670 | Antithesis | The complete opposite of something | 12 | |
14819904904 | Aphorism | A short phrase that contains a wise idea. | 13 | |
14819908689 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech in which the author addresses an imaginary character. | 14 |
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