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| 6632833818 | allegory | Device of using story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning | 0 | |
| 6632840503 | allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presemably commonly known, such as events, book, myth, place or work of arts. | 1 | |
| 6632842113 | ambiguity | The multiple meaning, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or a passage | 2 | |
| 6632866547 | antecedent | The word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun(代词） | 3 | |
| 6632870487 | aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral priciple. | 4 | |
| 6632878090 | apostrophe | a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginery person or a personified abstratcion, such as lover or liberty | 5 | |
| 6632895268 | colloquial | The use of slang or informalities in writing | 6 | |
| 6632919738 | conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metagphor or surprisingly dissimiliar objects. | 7 | |
| 6632925680 | denotation | Opposite toward connotation. Focus on the literal definition of the word. | 8 | |
| 6632932302 | didactic | teaching or instructing | 9 | |
| 6632936682 | euphemism | an less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or consept. | 10 | |
| 6632941121 | figurative speech | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literary meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 11 | |
| 6632947538 | homily | A generalization term in which encompasses any serious talk, speech, or lecture. | 12 | |
| 6632964123 | imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion through appealing to different senses. | 13 | |
| 6632971310 | invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 14 | |
| 6632974894 | dramatic irony | Occur when a character in the play did not aware of a fact that we readers know | 15 | |
| 6632978882 | litote | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative statement by denying its opposite. | 16 | |
| 6633026851 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which the name of a object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. | 17 | |
| 6633036973 | oxymoron | A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to sugest a paradox. EG: jumbo shrimp | 18 | |
| 6633043924 | paradox | A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity | 19 | |
| 6633049058 | anaphora | The deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentense to spark sympathy. EG: O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?" | 20 | |
| 6633081985 | parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 21 | |
| 6633087447 | periodic sentence | Opposite of loose sentence. It present the main idea at the end of the clause. | 22 | |
| 6633108095 | prose | a form of speech that has no formal metrical structures | 23 | |
| 6633145124 | subject complement | The word or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or complete, the subject of the senence by 1. renaming it. 2. describing it | 24 | |
| 6633156504 | syllogism | a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion | 25 | |
| 6633173632 | synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole. | 26 | |
| 6633191143 | synesthesia | When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another | 27 |
