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| 112555178 | alliteration | the repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem. | 0 | |
| 112555179 | litote | a figure of speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatement | 1 | |
| 112555180 | epistrophe | the repetition of a group of words at the end of successive clauses | 2 | |
| 112555181 | paradox | a statement that seems self contradictory but it nevertheless true | 3 | |
| 112555182 | synechdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something stands for the whole (or less frequently the whole stands for one of its parts.) | 4 | |
| 112555183 | anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 5 | |
| 112555184 | syllogism | a three part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise example: "All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; Therefore, Socrates is mortal." | 6 | |
| 112555185 | zeugma | a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses or to two others of which it semantically suits only one. | 7 | |
| 112555186 | metaphor | a figure of speech in which one thing is pictured as if it were something to suggesting a likeness or analogy between them. | 8 | |
| 112555187 | polysyndeton | the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural | 9 | |
| 112555188 | oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 10 | |
| 112555189 | isocolon | parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure, but also in length | 11 | |
| 112555190 | similie | A comparison of two unlike things using the words lire or as | 12 | |
| 112555191 | apostrophe | A figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and could reply | 13 | |
| 112555192 | chaismus | figure of speech by which the order of the terms in the first parallel clause is reversed in the second | 14 | |
| 112555193 | colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing- also defined as the vernacular | 15 | |
| 112555194 | pun | a humorous play on words | 16 | |
| 112555195 | hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 17 | |
| 112555196 | asyndeton | a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions | 18 | |
| 112555197 | antithesis | the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance | 19 | |
| 112555198 | assonance | the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words | 20 | |
| 112555199 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it | 21 | |
| 112555200 | onomateopoeia | a word that looks similar to how it sounds "click, bang, boom, slurp, meow" | 22 | |
| 112555201 | aphorism | a short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or statement. | 23 | |
| 112555202 | consonance | the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words | 24 | |
| 112555203 | personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 25 | |
| 112555204 | paralleism | repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure | 26 | |
| 112555205 | didactic | intended to instruct | 27 | |
| 112723716 | irony | a situation or statemeny characterized by significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant. | 28 | |
| 112723717 | epitaph | an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there | 29 | |
| 112723718 | mood | a feeling or ambience reulting from the tone of a piece as well as the writer/ narrator's attitude and point of view. | 30 | |
| 112723719 | motif | a recurrent device, formula, or situation that often serves as a signal for the appearance of a character or event, | 31 | |
| 112723720 | conceit | a composition of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature, in particular an extended metaphor within a poem | 32 | |
| 112723721 | narrative | a textual organization based on sequences of connected events, usually presented in a straightforward, chronological framework | 33 | |
| 112723722 | symbol | something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible | 34 | |
| 112723723 | cannon | Works of literary authors that are regarded as authentic by scholars and are recognized by authority | 35 | |
| 112723724 | eulogy | a formal expression of praise | 36 | |
| 112723725 | diction | the specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose,or effect. | 37 | |
| 112723726 | ambiguity | an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context | 38 | |
| 112723727 | analogy | drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect | 39 | |
| 112723728 | imagery | The use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, thing, place, or experience | 40 | |
| 112723729 | allegory | a prose or poetic narrative in which the characters, behavior, and even the setting demonstrats multiple leveks of meaning and significance. | 41 | |
| 112723730 | allusion | a reference to a litery or historical event person or place. | 42 | |
| 112723731 | denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 43 | |
| 112723732 | genre | a major category or type of literature | 44 | |
| 112723733 | tone | the attitude of a literary work that takes toward its subject and theme; reflects the narrators attitude | 45 | |
| 112723734 | connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 46 | |
| 112723735 | thesis statement | a statement or sentence that states the purpose of a paper or essay | 47 | |
| 112723736 | rhetoric | study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) | 48 | |
| 112723737 | archetype | recurrent designs, patterns of action, character types, themes, or images which are idenifiable in a wide range of literature. | 49 | |
| 112723738 | euphenism | substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive | 50 | |
| 112723739 | epithet | any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality | 51 | |
| 112723740 | pathos | a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) | 52 | |
| 112723741 | syntax | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences | 53 | |
| 114765750 | elipses | (...) signifying ommision of words | 54 | |
| 114765751 | euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound | 55 |
