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| 7206976079 | Allusion | When something is being referenced or brought up, implicitly. Ex. "I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's." |  | 0 |
| 7206976443 | Argumentation | To defend or support a position with reasoning. Ex. Using argumentation to convey why democracy is better than an oligarchy. |  | 1 |
| 7206976444 | Diction | The word choice used by the author. Ex. "I hain't got no money... It's a lie. Judge Thatcher's got it. You git it. I want it... I hain't got no money, I tell you. You ask Judge Thatcher; he'll tell you the same." |  | 2 |
| 7206977343 | Exposition/Expository Writing | Type of writing aimed to explain or inform. Ex. article |  | 3 |
| 7206977521 | Figurative language | Words or phrases used to say something figuratively, not literally. Ex. simile, metaphor |  | 4 |
| 7206978155 | Hyperbole | An exaggeration of something. Ex. The whole world was looking at her. |  | 5 |
| 7206978156 | Imagery | Words used to create an image appealing to the senses. Ex. The room was icy cold and dark as night |  | 6 |
| 7206978157 | Irony | Expression of something that is meant to be humorous and meant to be taken the opposite way. Ex. In the episode of Friends where the friends got to London for Ross and Emily's wedding, Chandler says, "I'm so glad we're having this rehearsal dinner. You know, I so rarely get to practice my meals before I eat them." |  | 7 |
| 7206978538 | Metaphor | A comparison that describes one object like another and isn't meant to be taken literally. Ex. He drowned in a sea of grief. |  | 8 |
| 7206978539 | Oxymoron | A combination of words or phrases that contradict themselves. Ex. Jumbo shrimp |  | 9 |
| 7206978742 | Paradox | A statement that is contradictory, but still makes sense. Ex. This is the beginning of the end. |  | 10 |
| 7206978743 | Parallelism | When the tenses or structure is consistent throughout. Ex. Like father, like son. | 11 | |
| 7206979102 | Parody | A literary work meant to imitate another while making fun of it. Ex. "Vampire Sucks" parodies and pokes fun at "Twilight" which was a film adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's novel "Twilight". | 12 | |
| 7206979443 | Personification | When inanimate objects are given human characteristics. Ex. The flowers danced in the gentle breeze. |  | 13 |
| 7206979992 | Point of View/Perspective | It is the way in which the author chooses to tell or recount the story. Ex. I was hungry. (first person POV) | 14 | |
| 7206979993 | Rhetoric | Writing technique used to persuade or influence others. Ex. In an advertisement, a girl - after shampooing her hair - says, "I can't stop touching my hair." | 15 | |
| 7206980272 | Simile | It is a direct comparison by showing similarities. Ex. He is as cunning as a fox. |  | 16 |
| 7206980273 | Style | The way or technique the author uses to write. Ex. Narrative or Persuasive | 17 | |
| 7206980274 | Analogy | Comparison of two different things to explain or elaborate something. Ex. Just as a sword is the weapon of a warrior, a pen is the weapon of a writer. | 18 | |
| 7206980723 | Anecdote | Short story with a message that typically makes audience laugh or think about the message. Ex. A mother tells her son a story about a family vacation when she was growing up. | 19 | |
| 7206980724 | Ethos | It is the type of persuasion that relies on credibility of the speaker or author when making a point. Ex. "Doctors all over the world recommend this type of treatment." |  | 20 |
| 7206981174 | Logos | It is the type of persuasion that appeals to logic of the audience. Ex. All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal. | 21 | |
| 7206981175 | Pathos | It is the type of persuasion that appeals to the audience's feelings or emotions. Ex. A soft instrumental symphony may arouse people emotionally. |  | 22 |
| 7206981176 | Colloquialism | Use of informal words in writing. Ex. go bananas - go insane or be very angry |  | 23 |
| 7206981569 | Connotation | The separate meaning that a word or phrase can have. Ex. Home suggests family, comfort and security. | 24 | |
| 7206981570 | Logical Fallacy | An argument that is wrong and based on flawed assertions. Ex. "Hitler was a veggie lover, in this way, I don't trust vegans." |  | 25 |
| 7206981571 | Sarcasm | Literary device that uses language that is used to mock or ironic and is often amusing. Ex. Please, keep talking. I always yawn when I am interested. |  | 26 |
| 7206982112 | Satire | Writing technique that is used to criticize something by using humor or ridicule. Ex. Most political cartoons in newspapers and magazines | 27 | |
| 7206982113 | Tone | It is the attitude the author has towards somebody or something. Ex. "Can someone tell me what the hell is going on here?" (angry tone) | 28 | |
| 7206982114 | Allegory | Figure of speech that is used for describing abstract concepts. Ex. Animal Farm by George Orwell | 29 | |
| 7206982407 | Anaphora | Repetition of first part of a sentence to create an artistic effect. Ex. "Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better." |  | 30 |
| 7206982408 | Thesis/Claim | Statement or position that the author takes in a literary work. Ex. "Despite the excessive expenses of employing cybersecurity on companies, it is still a necessity in all enterprises." | 31 | |
| 7206982918 | Cliché | An expression that has become overused or something that is predictable. Ex. all is fair in love and war |  | 32 |
| 7206982919 | Genre | Category in which a literary work can fall into. Ex. Poetry, Fiction |  | 33 |
| 7206983338 | Rhetorical question | A question that is asked but isn't meant to be answered. Ex. Are you stupid? | 34 | |
| 7206983339 | Syntax | The rules in a language. Ex. The general word order of an English sentence is "Subject+Verb+Object". | 35 | |
| 7206983340 | Alliteration | Repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of a series of words. Ex. But a better butter makes a batter better. |  | 36 |
| 7206983833 | Consonance | Repetition of the same consonant sounds in a series of words. Ex. The ship has sailed to the far off shores. |  | 37 |
| 7206983834 | Denotation | The literal and most direct meaning of a word despite its associated symbolism and meanings. Ex. Dove literally means "a type of pigeon," but it is used in literature as a symbol for peace. | 38 | |
| 7206984154 | Motif | An idea that is repeated throughout the entirety of the story. Ex. The recurring motif in Hamlet is incest. Laertes to his sister Ophelia, and Claudius to Gertrude. | 39 | |
| 7206984155 | Antithesis | Two contrary ideas stated in the same sentence. Ex. Man proposes, God disposes |  | 40 |
| 7206984156 | Deduction | A type of reasoning, or train of thought, from general to specific. Ex. President Reagan was a great communicator because he had the knack of talking effectively to the people. | 41 | |
| 7206984858 | Induction | A type of reasoning, or train of thought, from specific to general. Ex. I got coffee at a cafe and it was horrible, so all their coffee must be horrible. | 42 | |
| 7206984859 | Dialect | An alteration of a language innate to a specific area, or class. Ex. "We's safe, Huck, we's safe! Jump up and crack yo' heels. Dat's de good ole Cairo at las', I jis knows it" — demonstrates Jim's poor social background. |  | 43 |
| 7206985153 | Didactic | Texts with an underlying moral or lesson. Ex. John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" teaches readers how the path to Heaven is one of hardship and obstacles. | 44 | |
| 7206985299 | Inference | Logical deductions made from general facts or assumptions. Ex.If Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby" would've accepted the dissolution of his relationship with Daisy, he wouldn't have ended up dead. |  | 45 |
| 7206985300 | Elegy | A poem written to commemorate someone deceased. Ex."With the farming of a verse Make a vineyard of the curse, Sing of human unsuccess In a rapture of distress; In the deserts of the heart Let the healing fountain start, In the prison of his days Teach the free man how to praise." — "In Memory of W.B. Yeats" by W.H. Auden | 46 | |
| 7206985301 | Jargon | Use of certain words exclusively used in a particular profession. Ex. The duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium 133 atom. |  | 47 |
| 7206985784 | Prose | Form of poetry corresponding more to a natural flow of speech than a formal structure Ex."The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep." — "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost | 48 |
