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| 9745651437 | Abstract | refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images | 0 | |
| 9745651438 | Ad Hominem | in an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponents ideas. | 1 | |
| 9745651439 | Allegory | a work that functions on a symbolic level. | 2 | |
| 9745651440 | Alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds. | 3 | |
| 9745651441 | Analogy | a reference contained to serve as a basis for comparison. Comparison between two different items. | 4 | |
| 9745651442 | Allusion | a reference contained in a work. | 5 | |
| 9745651443 | Anecdote | a story or brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point. | 6 | |
| 9745651444 | Antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers. | 7 | |
| 9745651445 | Antithesis | the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs. | 8 | |
| 9745651446 | Argument | a single assertion or series of assertions presented and defended by the writer. | 9 | |
| 9745651447 | Attitude | the relationship the author has towards their subject or their audience. | 10 | |
| 9745651448 | Balance | a situation in which all parts of the presentation are equal. | 11 | |
| 9745651449 | Cacophony | harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage in a literary work. | 12 | |
| 9745651450 | Character | those who carry out the action of the plot in literature. | 13 | |
| 9745651451 | Colloquial | the use of slang in writing, often to create color and to provide an informal tone. | 14 | |
| 9745651452 | Comic Relief | the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work, thereby intensifying the next tragic event. | 15 | |
| 9745651453 | Conflict | a clash between opposing forces of a literary work. | 16 | |
| 9745651454 | Connective Tissue | those elements that help create coherence in a written piece. | 17 | |
| 9745651455 | Connotation | the interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning. | 18 | |
| 9745651456 | Deduction | the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example. | 19 | |
| 9745651457 | Denotation | the literal or dictionary definition or a word. | 20 | |
| 9745651458 | Dialect | the re-creation of regional spoken language. | 21 | |
| 9745651459 | Discourse | a discussion on a specific topic. | 22 | |
| 9745651460 | Ellipsis | three periods, indicates that some material has been omitted from a given text. | 23 | |
| 9745651461 | Epigraph | the use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme. | 24 | |
| 9745651462 | Euphemism | a more acceptable way of saying something inappropriate. | 25 | |
| 9745651463 | Euphony | the pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work. | 26 | |
| 9745651464 | Exposition | background information presented in a literary work. | 27 | |
| 9745651465 | Extended Metaphor | a sustained comparison, conceit. Developed through a piece of writing. | 28 | |
| 9745651466 | Figurative Language | the body of devices that enables the writer to operate on levels other than the literal one. | 29 | |
| 9745651467 | Flashback | a device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts, events, or episodes. | 30 | |
| 9745651468 | Form | the shape or structure of a literary work. | 31 | |
| 9745651469 | Hyperbole | extreme exaggeration, humorous or ironic. | 32 | |
| 9745651470 | Image | a verbal approximation of a sensory impression, concept, or emotion. | 33 | |
| 9745651471 | Imagery | the total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature. | 34 | |
| 9745651472 | Induction | the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization. | 35 | |
| 9745651473 | Inference | a conclusion that one can draw from the presented details. | 36 | |
| 9770325119 | Invective | a verbally abusive attack. | 37 | |
| 9770329860 | Irony | an unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was intended or expected to happen. Verbal and dramatic are two types. | 38 | |
| 9770343650 | Logic | the process of reasoning. | 39 | |
| 9770347115 | Logical Fallacy | a mistake in reasoning. | 40 | |
| 9770349971 | Metaphor | a direct comparison between dissimilar things. | 41 | |
| 9770356371 | Metonymy | a figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea. | 42 | |
| 9770373021 | Monologue | a speech given by one character. | 43 | |
| 9770375931 | Motif | the repetition or variations of an image or idea in a work used to develop theme or ideas. | 44 | |
| 9770384274 | Narrator | the speaker of a literary work. | 45 | |
| 9770391510 | Onomatopoeia | words that sound like the sound they represent. | 46 | |
| 9770402255 | Oxymoron | an image of contradictory terms. | 47 | |
| 9770405944 | Pacing | the movement of a literary piece from one point or section to another. | 48 | |
| 9770412517 | Parable | a story that operates on more than one level and usually teaches a moral lesson. | 49 | |
| 9770419672 | Parody | a comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original. Can be mocking or gently humorous. Depends on allusion and exaggerates and distorts the original style. | 50 | |
| 9770434024 | Pathos | the aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience. Persuade. | 51 | |
| 9770442458 | Pedantic | a term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing. Scholarly, but distant. | 52 | |
| 9770451268 | Periodic Sentence | presents its main clause at the end of the sentence for emphasis and sentence variety. | 53 | |
| 9770461884 | Personification | the assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts. | 54 | |
| 9770474340 | Persuasion | a type of argument that has as its goal an action on the part of the audience. | 55 | |
| 9770480978 | Plot | a sequence of events in a literary work. | 56 | |
| 9770485646 | Point of View | the method of narration in a literary work. | 57 | |
| 9770499136 | Pun | a play on words that often has a comic effect. Witty and clever. | 58 | |
| 9770509318 | Reductio ad Absurdum | Latin for "reduce to the absurd." Creates a comic effect and an argument technique. Rhetorical fallacy because it reduces an argument to an either/or choice. | 59 | |
| 9770553519 | Rhetoric | the entire process of written communication. Effective presentation of ideas. | 60 | |
| 9770560605 | Rhetorical Question | no explicit answer. Pose an idea to be considered. | 61 | |
| 9788214076 | Sarcasm | a comic technique that ridicules through caustic language. Applies to tones and attitudes, and is applied to irony and wit. | 62 | |
| 9788227222 | Satire | a mode of writing based on ridicule, that criticizes the follies of society without offering a solution. | 63 | |
| 9788262153 | Setting | the time and place of a literary work. | 64 | |
| 9788274753 | Similie | an indirect comparison that uses 'like' or 'as' to link two items. | 65 | |
| 9788284365 | Stage Directions | the specific instructions a play-wright includes concerning sets, characters, delivery, etc. | 66 | |
| 9788294733 | Stanza | a unit of a poem, similar in rhyme, meter, and length to other units in the poem. | 67 | |
| 9788305373 | Structure | the organization and form of a work. | 68 | |
| 9788312390 | Style | the unique way an author presents his ideas. Diction, syntax, imagery, structure, and content contribute to a style. | 69 | |
| 9788324089 | Summary | reducing the original text into its essential parts. | 70 | |
| 9788331305 | Syllogism | the format of a formal argument that consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 71 | |
| 9788376688 | Symbol | something in a literary work that stands for something else. | 72 | |
| 9788424741 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole. | 73 | |
| 9788438307 | Syntax | the grammatical structure of prose and poetry. | 74 | |
| 9789176235 | Synthesis | locating a number of sources an integrating them into the development and support of a writer's claim. | 75 | |
| 9789187255 | Theme | the underlying ideas the author illustrates through characters, motifs, language, plot, etc. | 76 | |
| 9789198924 | Thesis | the main idea of a piece of writing. It presents the author's claim. Effectiveness of a piece of writing depends on a strong claim and support for it. | 77 | |
| 9789218645 | Tone | the author's attitude toward his subject. | 78 | |
| 9789223540 | Transition | a word or phrase that links one idea to the next an carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph. | 79 | |
| 9789234791 | Understatement | the opposite of exaggeration. Develops irony and humor where one says less than intended. | 80 | |
| 9789242671 | Voice | can refer to two different areas of writing. Relationship between a sentence's subject and verb or total sound of a writer's style. | 81 |
