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| 8029844538 | Allegory | A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. | 0 | |
| 8029844539 | Alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words | 1 | |
| 8029844540 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known. | 2 | |
| 8029846450 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage | 3 | |
| 8029846451 | analogy | a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification | 4 | |
| 8029848916 | antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. ex: a long explanation of an idea denounced to "it" | 5 | |
| 8029853746 | antithesis | the opposition or contrast of ideas: the direct opposite. Example "hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins" | 6 | |
| 8029853747 | aphorism | A pithy observation that contains a general truth ex: the saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" | 7 | |
| 8029855684 | apostrophe | a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction. It is addresses to someone or something that cannot answer. | 8 | |
| 8029855685 | atmosphere | the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art. Frequently to foreshadow events | 9 | |
| 8029858179 | caricature | a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect. | 10 | |
| 8029858180 | clause | a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 11 | |
| 8029860742 | colloquial/colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. | 12 | |
| 8029860743 | conceit | a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor -displays intellectual cleverness | 13 | |
| 8029860744 | connotation | The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. example: the word "discipline" has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression | 14 | |
| 8029862863 | denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color. example: denotation of a knife would be a utensil used to cut; the connotation of a knife might be fear, violence, anger, etc. | 15 | |
| 8029862864 | diction | style of the author, such as authors word choice. their accuracy and clearness. | 16 | |
| 8029862865 | didactic | didactic words have the primary aim of teaching or instructing. mainly ethical or moral principles | 17 | |
| 8029864715 | euphemism | more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept | 18 | |
| 8029864716 | extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work | 19 | |
| 8029866924 | figurative language | writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 20 | |
| 8029868509 | figure of speech | A device used to produce figurative language in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect. ex: apostrophe, hyperbole | 21 | |
| 8029868510 | generic conventions | describes traditions for each genre. ex: they differentiate an essay and journalistic writing | 22 | |
| 8029868511 | genre | The major category into which a literary work fits. | 23 | |
| 8029868538 | homily | means "sermon", it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 24 | |
| 8029871018 | hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. opposite: understatement | 25 | |
| 8029871019 | imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions ex: a rose may present visual imagery while also representing the color in a woman's cheeks and/or symbolizing some degree of perfection | 26 | |
| 8029873750 | inference/infer | to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. | 27 | |
| 8029873751 | invective | an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 28 | |
| 8029875435 | irony/ironic | the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true | 29 | |
| 8029875436 | litotes | a form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite. opposite of hyperbole. "it isn't very serious. I have thus tiny little tumor on the brain" | 30 | |
| 8029877869 | loose sentence/ non-periodic sentence | a type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases or clauses. example: I arrived at the San Diego airport after a long, bumpy ride and multiple delays. Could stop at: I arrived at the San Diego airport. | 31 | |
| 8029877870 | metaphor | A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substation of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. | 32 | |
| 8029879502 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. Example: "the White House declared" rather than "the President declared" | 33 | |
| 8029879503 | mood | The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of work. | 34 | |
| 8029883199 | narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 35 | |
| 8029884849 | onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. | 36 | |
| 8029884850 | oxymoron | A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. example: jumbo shrimp | 37 | |
| 8029886843 | paradox | A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or oppose to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. | 38 | |
| 8029886844 | parallelism | The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. | 39 | |
| 8029891461 | parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 40 | |
| 8029891462 | pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly bookish. "show-offy" (using big words for the sake of using big words) | 41 | |
| 8029891463 | periodic sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. example: (After a long, bumpy flight and multiple delays, I arrived at the San Diego airport) | 42 | |
| 8029893452 | personification | A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions | 43 | |
| 8029893453 | point of view | the perspective in which a story is told | 44 | |
| 8029893454 | prose | prose refers to fiction and non-fiction. In prose the printer determines the length of the line; in poetry, the poet determines the length of the line. | 45 | |
| 8029895907 | repetition | the action of repeating something that has already been said or written | 46 | |
| 8029897253 | rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. | 47 | |
| 8029897254 | rhetorical modes | The variety, the conventions, and the purposed of the major kinds of writing. | 48 | |
| 8029899754 | sarcasm | involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. well done it can be witty and insightful, when poorly done, it is simply cruel. | 49 | |
| 8029899755 | satire | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform and ridicule. | 50 | |
| 8029899756 | semantics | The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning., their historical and psychological developments, their connotations, and their relation to one another. | 51 | |
| 8029899771 | style | 1)The sum of choices the author makes. 2)Classification of authors to a group and comparison of an author to similar authors. | 52 | |
| 8029902117 | subject complement | A adjective, noun, or pronoun that follows a linking verb. ex: Brandon is a gifted athlete | 53 | |
| 8029902118 | subordinate clause | begins with a subordinate conjunction or a relative pronoun and will contain both a subject and a verb. This combination of words will not form a complete sentence. It will instead make a reader want additional information to finish the thought. Ex: "After Amy sneezed all over the tuna salad" | 54 | |
| 8029903967 | syllogism | A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises (major and minor) that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. ex: Major premise: All men are mortal Minor premise: Socrates is a man. Therefore: Socrates is a mortal | 55 | |
| 8029903968 | symbol/symbolism | Anything that represents itself and stands for something else. Typically representing something more abstract | 56 | |
| 8029905952 | synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. ex: to refer to a car as "wheels" | 57 | |
| 8029905953 | synesthesia | When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another. | 58 | |
| 8029908107 | syntax | The way the author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Similar to diction but diction refers to the individual words while syntax refers to a group of words | 59 | |
| 8029909918 | theme | the central idea or message of the work | 60 | |
| 8029909919 | thesis | The sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position. | 61 | |
| 8029909920 | tone | describes the authors attitude toward his material, the audience, or both. | 62 | |
| 8029909921 | transition | A word or phrase that links different ideas. | 63 | |
| 8029912227 | understatement | the ironic minimizing of fact | 64 | |
| 8029915710 | wit | intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. Historically, meant basic understanding. | 65 |
