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| 14844882068 | allusion | a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical | 0 | |
| 14844896044 | connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 1 | |
| 14844900781 | denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 2 | |
| 14844902869 | diction | having to do with the word choices made by a writer | 3 | |
| 14844904646 | Syntax | the manner in which words are arranged by a writer into sentences | 4 | |
| 14844909817 | tone | the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience | 5 | |
| 14844920318 | colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 6 | |
| 14844924164 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 7 | |
| 14844927158 | Oxymoron | an expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined | 8 | |
| 14844929862 | Personification | endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics | 9 | |
| 14844929863 | Anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 10 | |
| 14844935900 | analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 11 | |
| 14844938762 | invective | an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack | 12 | |
| 14844943938 | paradox | an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth | 13 | |
| 14844947125 | parody | a humorous imitation of a serious work | 14 | |
| 14844951775 | Symbol | an object which is something in itself yet is used to represent something else | 15 | |
| 14844955625 | aphorism | a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance | 16 | |
| 14844959516 | hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an effect | 17 | |
| 14844964090 | Apostrophe | the act of speaking directly to an absent or imaginary person, or to some abstraction | 18 | |
| 14844976534 | Metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 19 | |
| 14844985783 | didactic | something which has as its primary purpose to teach or instruct | 20 | |
| 14844989971 | genre | a major category or type of literature | 21 | |
| 14844993010 | Onomatopoeia | a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds | 22 | |
| 14844993011 | Litotes | a type of understatement in which something affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite | 23 | |
| 14845001785 | allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 24 | |
| 14845007257 | anecdote | a brief personal narrative which focuses on a particular incident or event | 25 | |
| 14845009416 | style | the overall manner in which an individual writer expresses ideas | 26 | |
| 14845011990 | synecdoche | using one part of an object to represent the entire object | 27 | |
| 14845015105 | pedantic | describing an excessive display of learning or scholarship | 28 | |
| 14845019727 | satire | the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions | 29 | |
| 14845026380 | sarcasm | harsh, cutting language/tone designed to ridicule | 30 | |
| 14845030197 | Syllogism | a logical argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise | 31 | |
| 14845038494 | irony | a situation or statement where the truth is the opposite of appearances | 32 | |
| 14845044336 | non sequitur | an inference that does not follow logically from the premises | 33 | |
| 14845052338 | ad hominem | an argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue | 34 | |
| 14845055338 | motif | a standard theme or dramatic situation which recurs in various works | 35 | |
| 14845061454 | antithesis | a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced | 36 | |
| 14845063978 | Pathos | the quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity or sorrow | 37 | |
| 14845068003 | imagery | concrete, sensory details which contribute to the themes or ideas of a work | 38 | |
| 14845080868 | tautology | needless repetition which adds no meaning or understanding | 39 | |
| 14845084391 | Syllepsis | the linking of one word with two other words in two strikingly different ways | 40 | |
| 14845090140 | epiphany | A moment of sudden revelation or insight | 41 | |
| 14845093556 | ellipsis | the omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context | 42 | |
| 14845098655 | chiasmus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 43 | |
| 14845102136 | Understatement | the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is | 44 | |
| 14845111555 | metaphor | a direct comparison of two different things which suggest they are somehow the same | 45 | |
| 14845118579 | conciet | a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor | 46 | |
| 14845120523 | Alliteration | The repetition of initial sounds in successive of neighboring words | 47 |
