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6552951024AntithesisA rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences, as in the following: "they promised freedom but provided slavery"0
6552967261CacophonyGrating, inharmonious sounds1
6552983820Caricaturea grotesque or exaggerated likeness of striking qualities in persons and things2
6552992797ConceitA witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea, often stated in figurative language3
6553024779GenreA term used to describe literary forms, such as novel, play, and essay4
6553029725HarangueA forceful sermon, lecture, or tirade5
6553034581ironyA mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated,often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected6
6553047359Dramatic IronyA circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character7
6553052030ElegyA poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of someone or something of value. the adjective describing an elegy is elegiac.8
6553068201NarrativeA form of verse or prose (both fiction and nonfiction) that tells a story. A storyteller may use any number of narrative devices, such as skipping back and forth in time, ordering events chronologically, and ordering events to lead up to a suspenseful climax9
6553088101Omniscient narratorA narrator with unlimited awareness, understanding and insight of characters, setting background, and all other elements of the story10
6553097268MoodThe emotional tone or prevailing atmosphere in a work of literature or other discourse. In grammar, mood refers to the intent of a particular sentence. The indicative mood is used for statements of fact; subjunctive mood is used to express doubt or a conditional attitude; sentences in the imperative mood gives commands11
6553118009similieA figurative comparison using the words like or as Example: she sings like a canary12
6553121836Stream of consciousnessA style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow thoughts in the human mind.13
6553130554Point of viewThe relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to a subject of discourse. A matter discussed in the first person has an internal point of view, an observer uses an external point of view.14
6553154326PunA humorous play on words, using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings15
6553159527realismThe depiction of people, things, and events as they really are without idealization, or ecaggeration for effect.16
6553182257RhymeThe repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals, used mostly in poetry but not unheard of in prose.17
6553191786Verbal IronyA discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words18
6553199246Prefix: BeneGood / well19
6553202777Prefix: Mal/eBad, ill, wrong20
6553901556SymbolismThe use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object. Ex: the American flag may symbolize freedom, the fifty states, and the American way of life, among many other things21

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