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| 8051036590 | 1st Person Point of View | First person narrative is a point of view (who is telling a story) where the story is narrated by one character at a time. This character may be speaking about him or herself or sharing events that he or she is experiencing. | 0 | |
| 8051036591 | 2nd Person Point of View | Second person is a point of view (how a story is told) where the narrator tells the story to another character using the word 'you.' ... When writing fiction in second person, the author is making the audience a character, implicating them. | 1 | |
| 8051036592 | 3rd Person Limited Point of View | In third person limited the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. All characters are described using pronouns, such as 'they', 'he', and 'she'. But, one character is closely followed throughout the story, and it is typically a main character. | 2 | |
| 8051036593 | 3rd Person Omniscient Point of View | Third person omniscient is a point of view where the narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters. The author may move from character to character to show how each one contributes to the plot. | 3 | |
| 8051036594 | Adynaton | A form of hyperbole that uses exaggeration so magnified as to express impossibility |  | 4 |
| 8051036595 | Allusion | A passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication |  | 5 |
| 8051036596 | Anachronism | Something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time |  | 6 |
| 8051036597 | Analogy | A comparison between two things to show similarities. |  | 7 |
| 8051036598 | Anaphora | The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. |  | 8 |
| 8051036599 | Antimetabole | A literary device in which a phrase or sentence is repeated, but in reverse order. |  | 9 |
| 8051036600 | Antithesis | a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else | 10 | |
| 8051036601 | Anti-Hero | a character in a movie, story, or drama that lacks conventional characteristics of a hero | 11 | |
| 8051036602 | Aphorism | a concise statement that contains a general truth : "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" | 12 | |
| 8051036603 | Aposiopesis | a word that suddenly breaks off in speech | 13 | |
| 8051036604 | Archaism | a very old style of language or art | 14 | |
| 8051036605 | Aside | a remark made by a character that the audience knows about but the other characters don't | 15 | |
| 8051036606 | Caricature | a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect. | 16 | |
| 8051036607 | Catharsis | the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. | 17 | |
| 8051036608 | Cliche | a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. | 18 | |
| 8051036609 | Connotation | Refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly. | 19 | |
| 8051036610 | Denotation | Refers to the literal, dictionary definition of a word. | 20 | |
| 8051036611 | Deus Ex Machina | Refers to an outside force that comes unexpectedly only to resolve the plot in a story. | 21 | |
| 8051036612 | Dialect | A form of speech typical or exclusive to a certain ethnicity, group, or region. | 22 | |
| 8051036613 | Diction | The style or choice of words and/or word phrases in prose. | 23 | |
| 8051036614 | Doppelganger | An alternate version of a character, of which they typically meet, causing many advancements throughout the plot. | 24 | |
| 8051036615 | Double Entendre | A figure of speech in which a statement has a double meaning, one of which is obvious and the other takes more thought |  | 25 |
| 8051036616 | Epiphany | part of a literary work in which a character comes to a sudden realization |  | 26 |
| 8051036617 | Epitaph | a type of elegy, particularly as an inscription on a tombstone |  | 27 |
| 8051036618 | Euphemism | Euphemism refers to polite, indirect expressions which replace words/phrases that are considered to be harsh. | 28 | |
| 8051036619 | Foil | When a character contrasts with another character to highlight particular qualities of that other character. | 29 | |
| 8051036620 | Foreshadowing | A writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in a story. | 30 | |
| 8051036621 | Hubris | extreme pride and arrogance shown by a character that ultimately brings about his downfall. | 31 | |
| 8051036622 | Hyperbole | a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis | 32 | |
| 8051036623 | Idiom | a set expression or a phrase comprising two or more words. The phrase is understood to mean something quite different from what individual words of the phrase would imply. | 33 | |
| 8051036624 | Imagery | Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. |  | 34 |
| 8051036625 | Innuendo | an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one. |  | 35 |
| 8051036626 | Irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. |  | 36 |
| 8051036627 | Jargon | a literary term that is defined as the use of specific phrases and words in a particular situation, profession, or trade. These specialized terms are used to convey hidden meanings accepted and understood in that field. | 37 | |
| 8051036628 | Juxtaposition | literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem, for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts. | 38 | |
| 8051036629 | Meiosis | a witty understatement that belittles or dismisses something or somebody; particularly by making use of terms that give an impression that something is less important than it is or it should be. | 39 | |
| 8051036630 | Metaphor | Comparison between two unlike things without using like or as. | 40 | |
| 8051036631 | Mood | a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. | 41 | |
| 8051036632 | Non Sequitur | a literary device that includes statements, sayings, and conclusions that do not follow the fundamental principles of logic and reason. They are frequently used in theater and comedies to create comedic effect. | 42 | |
| 8051036633 | Onomatopoeia | The Formation Of A Word From A Sound Associated With What Is Named |  | 43 |
| 8051036634 | Oxymoron | A Figure of Speech In Which Apparently Contradictory Terms Appear In Conjunction |  | 44 |
| 8051036635 | Paradox | A Statement Or A Concept That Seems To Be Self-Contradictory |  | 45 |
| 8051036636 | Parataxis | the placing of clauses or phrases one after another, without words to indicate coordination or subordination | 46 | |
| 8051036637 | Persona | the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others. | 47 | |
| 8051036638 | Personification | the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form | 48 | |
| 8051036639 | Poetic Justice | an ideal distribution of rewards and punishments such as is common in some poetry and fiction. | 49 | |
| 8051036640 | Point of View | the position of the narrator in relation to the story: a specified or stated manner of consideration: standpoint. | 50 | |
| 8051036641 | Pun | the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, a play on words. | 51 | |
| 8051036642 | Simile | a figure of speech in which two things are compared using like or as. |  | 52 |
| 8051036643 | Style | the literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words — the author's word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text. |  | 53 |
| 8051036644 | Symbolism | the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. |  | 54 |
| 8051036645 | Synecdoche | a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole, or it may use a whole to represent a part. Synecdoche may also use larger groups to refer to smaller groups, or vice versa. It may also call a thing by the name of the material it is made of, or it may refer to a thing in a container or packaging by the name of that container or packing. | 55 | |
| 8051036646 | Syntax | a set of rules in a language. It dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together in order to convey a complete thought. | 56 | |
| 8051036647 | Theme | a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly. | 57 | |
| 8051036648 | Tone | an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Generally conveyed through the choice of words, or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject. | 58 | |
| 8051036649 | Tragic Flaw | a literary device that can be defined as a trait in a character leading to his downfall, and the character is often the hero of the literary piece. This trait could be the lack of self-knowledge, lack of judgment, and often it is hubris (pride). | 59 | |
| 8051036650 | Verisimilitude | likeness to the truth, such as the resemblance of a fictitious work to a real event, even if it is a far-fetched one. Verisimilitude ensures that even a fantasy must be rooted in reality, which means that events should be plausible to the extent that readers consider them credible enough to be able to relate them somehow to their experiences of real life. | 60 | |
| 8051192147 | Homily | any serious talk, speech, lecture providing moral/spiritual advice | 61 | |
| 8051192148 | Homophone | two words that have the same pronunciation, but different meanings | 62 | |
| 8051192149 | Zoomorphism | imposing animal attributes upon non-animal objects, humans, events, etc. | 63 |
