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| 10588731293 | Metaphor | A comparison without using like or as | 0 | |
| 10588731294 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it | 1 | |
| 10588731295 | mood | How the reader feels about the text while reading. | 2 | |
| 10588731296 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 3 | |
| 10588731297 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 4 | |
| 10588731298 | Oxymoron | a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction | 5 | |
| 10588731299 | Paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true | 6 | |
| 10588731300 | Parallelism | Also referred to as parallel construction or parallel structure, this term comes from Greek roots meaning "beside one another." It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. This can involve, but is not limited to, repetition of a grammatical element such as a preposition or verbal times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of believe, it was the epoch of incredulity....") The effects of parallelism are numerous, but frequently they act as an organizing force to attract the reader's attention, add emphasis and organization, or simply provide a musical rhythm. Adapted from V. Stevenson, Patrick Henry High School, and Abrams' Glossary of Literary Terms | 7 | |
| 10588731301 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 8 | |
| 10588731302 | pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. | 9 | |
| 10588731303 | periodic sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. | 10 | |
| 10588731304 | Personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea | 11 | |
| 10588731305 | point of view | the perspective from which a story is told | 12 | |
| 10588731306 | predicare adjective | group of adjectives or adjectives clause linking that follows a clause | 13 | |
| 10588731307 | predicate nominative | a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject | 14 | |
| 10588731308 | Prose | written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure. | 15 | |
| 10588731309 | Repetition | Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis | 16 | |
| 10588731310 | rhetor | The speaker who uses elements of rhetoric effectively in oral or written test. | 17 | |
| 10588731311 | Rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively | 18 | |
| 10588731312 | rhetorical modes | 19 |
