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| 12191952260 | allegory | story or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning |  | 0 |
| 12191952261 | allusion* | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art |  | 1 |
| 12191952262 | anaphora* | repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning |  | 2 |
| 12191952263 | apostrophe | figure of speech used to adresss an imaginary character |  | 3 |
| 12191952264 | approximate rhyme | words in rhyming pattern that sound alike |  | 4 |
| 12191952265 | aside | when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage |  | 5 |
| 12191952266 | blank verse | poetry written in meter without an ending rhyme |  | 6 |
| 12191952267 | cacophony | blend of unharmonious sounds |  | 7 |
| 12191952268 | caesura | pause in the middle of a line |  | 8 |
| 12191952269 | catharsis | the release of emotions through art (emotional cleanse) |  | 9 |
| 12191952270 | characterization* | process of revealing characters personality |  | 10 |
| 12191952271 | comedy | drama that is amusing or funny |  | 11 |
| 12191952272 | didactic writing | writing with a primary purpose to teach or preach |  | 12 |
| 12191952273 | dramatic exposition* | prose commentaries, to provide background information about the characters and their world |  | 13 |
| 12191952274 | end stopped line | line ending in regular punctuation |  | 14 |
| 12191952275 | epiphany | when a character receives a spiritual insight into their life |  | 15 |
| 12191952276 | euphony | smooth choice and arrangement of sounds |  | 16 |
| 12191952277 | extended figure | A figure of speech sustained or developed through a considerable number of lines or through a whole poem. |  | 17 |
| 12191952278 | figurative language | Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling. |  | 18 |
| 12191952279 | figure of speech | a way of saying something other than the ordinary way |  | 19 |
| 12191952280 | foot | basic unit in the scansion or measurement of verse , stressed and un stressed syllables |  | 20 |
| 12191952281 | form | external pattern or shape of a poem |  | 21 |
| 12191952282 | hamartia* | tragic flaw which causes a character's downfall |  | 22 |
| 12191952283 | verbal irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant |  | 23 |
| 12191952284 | dramatic irony | Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play. |  | 24 |
| 12191952285 | situational irony* | refers to an occurrence that is contrary to what is expected or intended |  | 25 |
| 12191952286 | meter | A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |  | 26 |
| 12191952287 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it |  | 27 |
| 12191952288 | motivation* | A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior |  | 28 |
| 12191952289 | hyperbole* | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor |  | 29 |
| 12191952290 | oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. |  | 30 |
| 12191952291 | paradox | A contradiction or dilemma |  | 31 |
| 12191952292 | rhythm | A regularly recurring sequence of events or actions. |  | 32 |
| 12191952293 | sarcasm* | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt |  | 33 |
| 12191952294 | satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. |  | 34 |
| 12191952295 | simile* | A comparison using "like" or "as" |  | 35 |
| 12191952296 | soliloquy | A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage |  | 36 |
| 12191952297 | stream of consciousness | private thoughts of a character without commentary |  | 37 |
| 12191952298 | synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa |  | 38 |
| 12191952299 | synesthesia | describing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound") |  | 39 |
| 12191952300 | theme* | Central idea of a work of literature |  | 40 |
| 12191952301 | tone* | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character |  | 41 |
| 12191952302 | understatement | the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis |  | 42 |
| 12191952303 | polysyndeton* | the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural |  | 43 |
| 12191952304 | asyndeton* | a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions |  | 44 |
| 12191952305 | ambiguity | An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. |  | 45 |
| 12191952306 | archetype | an original model on which something is patterned |  | 46 |
| 12191952307 | antecedent action | action or events which occur before the story begins |  | 47 |
| 12191952308 | aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. |  | 48 |
| 12191952309 | analogy | method of comparing two similar things using parallelism to show similarities |  | 49 |
| 12191952310 | anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |  | 50 |
| 12191952311 | antithesis | an exact opposite; an opposite extreme |  | 51 |
| 12191952312 | colloquial | characteristic of informal conversation |  | 52 |
| 12191952313 | chiasmus | a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed |  | 53 |
| 12191952314 | coherence | the quality of being logical, orderly, and clearly connected |  | 54 |
| 12191952315 | conceit | a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor |  | 55 |
| 12191952316 | diacope | repetition of a word or phrase with one or two intervening words |  | 56 |
| 12191952317 | explication | a detailed explanation of the meaning of a text |  | 57 |
| 12191952318 | juxtaposition | placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast |  | 58 |
| 12191952319 | hypophora | the technique of asking a question, then proceeding to answer it |  | 59 |
| 12191952320 | euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant |  | 60 |
| 12191952321 | enumeratio | detailing parts, causes, effects, or consequences to make a point more forcibly |  | 61 |
| 12191952322 | enjambment | line of poetry that ends with no punctuation and consequently runs over into the next line |  | 62 |
| 12191952323 | invective | insulting, abusive, or highly critical language |  | 63 |
| 12191952324 | litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite |  | 64 |
| 12191952325 | motif | A recurring theme, subject or idea |  | 65 |
| 12191952326 | parallelism | the use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical form |  | 66 |
| 12191952327 | prosody | the study of sound and rhythm in poetry |  | 67 |
| 12191952328 | syntax | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |  | 68 |
| 12191952329 | volta | the shift or point of dramatic change in a poem | 69 | |
| 12191952330 | rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively |  | 70 |
| 12191952331 | rhetorical question | A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected. |  | 71 |
| 12191952332 | parody | a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner |  | 72 |
| 12191952333 | inference | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning |  | 73 |
| 12191952334 | tragedy | A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow |  | 74 |
| 12191952335 | undertone | a hidden or implied meaning |  | 75 |
| 12191952336 | dissonance | lack of agreement or harmony |  | 76 |
| 12191952337 | frame story | story that contains another story/stories that is/are usually significant to the main story |  | 77 |
| 12191952338 | expletive | an exclamation or oath, often obscene |  | 78 |
| 12191952339 | atmosphere/mood | the mood/ feeling of the literary work created for the reader by the writer. | 79 | |
| 12191952340 | auditory imagery | use of language to represent an experience pertaining to sound | 80 | |
| 12191952341 | universal theme | A message about life that can be understood by most cultures | | 81 |
| 12191952342 | implied meaning | the meaning of a word understood, though unexpressed, usually through connotations and imagery; where you have to read between the lines to get the underlying meaning/subtext of a text |  | 82 |
| 12191952343 | interior monologue | a form of stream-of-consciousness writing that represents the inner thoughts of a character |  | 83 |
| 12191952344 | case history | medical approach involving the observation and analysis of individual patients | 84 | |
| 12191952345 | character sketch | a short piece of writing that reveals or shows something important about a person or fictional character | 85 | |
| 12191952346 | epilogue | a short passage added at the end of a literary work | 86 | |
| 12191952347 | epistle | a letter or literary composition in letter form | 87 | |
| 12191952348 | hexameter | a line of poetry containing six feet | 88 | |
| 12191952349 | tetrameter | a line of poetry containing four feet | 89 | |
| 12191952350 | pentameter | a line of poetry containing five feet | 90 | |
| 12191952351 | lament | a passionate expression of grief or sorrow | 91 |
