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| 10272671400 | Diction | the use of varying patterns of words and/or vocal inflection, in speech or in writing, to portray specific ideas | 0 | |
| 10272671401 | Prose | ordinary spoken or written language which has no metrical structure, such as iambic pentameter. | 1 | |
| 10272673782 | Verse | a group of metrical feet that normally make a single metrical line in a poem | 2 | |
| 10272674841 | Alliteration | when multiple words in a phrase start with the same consonant or vowel sound, in stressed syllables | 3 | |
| 10272674842 | Onomatopoeia | the use of a word that imitates the sound that is associated with the character producing the sound | 4 | |
| 10272675214 | Connotation | the secondary, implied, or symbolistic meaning of a word | 5 | |
| 10272675215 | Denotation | the dictionary definition of a word; the associations or set of associations that people normally make when exposed to a word | 6 | |
| 10272675828 | Colloquial Language | informal, but common to most, language that does not belong in formal settings | 7 | |
| 10272675829 | Slang | very informal language that is used by specific groups, such as teenagers | 8 | |
| 10272676258 | Imagery | the use of language that appeals to the senses; used to create pictures in the minds of the readers in a work of literature | 9 | |
| 10272677053 | Figures of Speech | phrases that have a connotative meaning that are used to further explain concepts, or for effect | 10 | |
| 10272677054 | Metaphor | the comparison of multiple objects or groups without using "like" or "as" | 11 | |
| 10272677055 | Simile | the comparison of multiple objects or groups using "like" or "as" | 12 | |
| 10272677477 | Hyperbole | the use of extreme exaggeration, not intended to be taken literally, which helps to deepen the effect of a statment | 13 | |
| 10272678273 | Litotes | an understatement in which a positive idea is expressed using an opposite negative; such as "you are the least dumb person ever" | 14 | |
| 10272678711 | Personification | giving human characteristics to nonhuman beings or objects | 15 | |
| 10272678712 | Anthropomorphism | giving human-like characteristics to an animal or inanimate object throughout a work | 16 | |
| 10272679350 | Objectification | the action of degrading someone to the status of a mere object. | 17 | |
| 10272679351 | Cliché | an unoriginal and overused thought | 18 | |
| 10272682046 | Verbal Irony | when a character says the opposite of what they mean | 19 | |
| 10272682047 | Situational Irony | when an expected outcome does not become reality | 20 | |
| 10272682618 | Dramatic Irony | When the audience knows a piece of information that the character does not | 21 | |
| 10272682619 | Tone | the diction and attitude of a writer towards a certain subject | 22 | |
| 10272683188 | Style | the method of writing and sentence structure, used by an author to fit their work | 23 | |
| 10272683189 | Theme | the main or central idea to a work of literature | 24 | |
| 10272683190 | Sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt | 25 | |
| 10272683191 | Voice | a quality in the tone and style of a writing that makes it unique | 26 | |
| 10478815791 | Syntax | Sentence structure | 27 | |
| 10478816472 | Parallelism | the use of a similar structure of words in phrases | 28 | |
| 10478817676 | Repetition | the reiteration of a letter, sound, word, phrase, or sentence | 29 | |
| 10478817677 | Independent Clause | expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. Has both a subject and a verb. | 30 | |
| 10478818363 | Dependent Clause | A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb | 31 | |
| 10478818364 | Juxtaposition | putting multiple objects near each other to show comparisons and contrasts | 32 | |
| 10478818365 | Climactic Order | the process of arranging items in order from most important to least important | 33 | |
| 10478819480 | Rhetorical Question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 34 | |
| 10478819481 | Anecdote | an interesting short story about a real person or event | 35 | |
| 10478819482 | Novel | new | 36 | |
| 10478821202 | Non-fiction | a work of literature based on real events | 37 | |
| 10478821203 | Short Story | a brief fictitious work | 38 | |
| 10478822101 | Dramatic Literature | consists of written dialogue performed by actors in front of an audience | 39 | |
| 10478822102 | Memoir | A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources | 40 | |
| 10478822112 | Autobiography | An account of a person's life written by that person | 41 | |
| 10478822908 | Biography | story of a person's life written by another person | 42 | |
| 10478822909 | Diary | a written record of a person's feelings and experiences by said person | 43 | |
| 10478822910 | Satire | a work that criticizes improper conducts and morals | 44 | |
| 10478823629 | Parody | a work that imitates another work, solely for the purpose of ridiculing it | 45 | |
| 10478824478 | Expository essay | an essay that explains, informs, or presents information | 46 | |
| 10478824479 | Narrative Essay | tells a true story | 47 | |
| 10478825323 | Cause and effect | A relationship in which change in one variable causes change in another | 48 | |
| 10478825324 | Problem and solution | A text structure that presents a problem and offers solutions to solve the problem. | 49 | |
| 10478826177 | compare and contrast | presenting the similarities and differences between two objects | 50 | |
| 10478826178 | Classification | assigning categories to objects based on characteristics | 51 | |
| 10478827791 | Process Analysis | explaining step-by-step how to do something or how something is done | 52 | |
| 10478827792 | Parable | a short story used solely to teach a moral or religious lesson | 53 | |
| 10478827793 | Allegory | story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities | 54 | |
| 10478828847 | Point of View | the perspective from which a story is told | 55 | |
| 10478828848 | Plot | the series of events in a story | 56 | |
| 10478828849 | Setting | the time and place of a work of literature | 57 | |
| 10478829809 | Motivation | reason for a characters actions | 58 | |
| 10478829810 | Conflict | the problem in the story: man vs man, man vs society, man vs nature, man vs himself | 59 | |
| 10478829811 | Exposition | a body of writing in the beginning of a work, used to provide important background information | 60 | |
| 10478830918 | Rising Action | Events leading up to the climax | 61 | |
| 10478830919 | Climax | the most exciting point or the turning point in a story | 62 | |
| 10478830920 | Falling action | Events after the climax, leading to the resolution | 63 | |
| 10478832314 | Resolution/Denouement | end of a story where everything is made clear and loose ends are tied up | 64 | |
| 10478832315 | Ambiguous Ending | the end of a story where there is no clear solution | 65 | |
| 10478833125 | Protagonist | the the main character in a literary work | 66 | |
| 10478833126 | Antagonist | A character or force in conflict with the main character | 67 | |
| 10478833127 | Archetype | a very typical example of a certain person or thing | 68 | |
| 10478834263 | Dialogue | Conversation between two or more characters | 69 | |
| 10478834264 | Symbolism | using objects to represent other idea | 70 | |
| 10478834265 | Motif | a reappearing theme or idea | 71 | |
| 10478835032 | Foreshadowing | the use of clues to suggest later events | 72 | |
| 10478835033 | Flashback | a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story. | 73 | |
| 10478835652 | Rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively | 74 | |
| 10478835653 | Ethos | the appeal to a character's ethics | 75 | |
| 10478836293 | Logos | an appeal to logic | 76 | |
| 10478836294 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion | 77 | |
| 10478836295 | Audience | the viewer or listener of a work | 78 | |
| 10478837245 | Speaker | the narrator of a poem | 79 | |
| 10478837246 | Rhetorical Purpose | the reason for a speakers actions and words | 80 | |
| 10478837247 | Thesis | the primary position taken by a writer or speaker | 81 | |
| 10478838354 | Claim | a statement that asserts a writer's position on a topic | 82 | |
| 10478838355 | Counter Claim | a statement made to rebut a previous claim. | 83 | |
| 10478838356 | Refutation | when a writer addressing arguments that would be used by their opposing side in an argument | 84 | |
| 10478839202 | Evidence | events, items, etc.; which support an author's claim | 85 | |
| 10478839203 | Concession | A reluctant acknowledgment or yielding. | 86 | |
| 10478839855 | Inductive Reasoning | A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations. | 87 | |
| 10478839856 | Deductive Reasoning | reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case | 88 | |
| 10478839857 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase | 89 | |
| 10478841789 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth | 90 | |
| 10478841790 | Logical Fallacies | the use of multiple statements, which are slightly related but not in a way which is relevant to the prompt; which is used to support a claim | 91 |
