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| narrative with multiple levels of meaning | ||
| sequential repetition of similar initial sound | ||
| a literary, historical, religious, or mythological reference | ||
| repetition of words at the start of successive clauses | ||
| juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced/parallel words | ||
| concise statement designed to make a point/illustrate commonly held belief | ||
| style where conjunctions are omitted | ||
| ordinary language, vernacular | ||
| meaning suggested by word, apart from its denotation, or explicit definition | ||
| repetition of two or more consonants | ||
| argument in which specific statements/conclusions are drawn from general principles: movement from general to specific | ||
| language and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, group of people | ||
| specific word choice to persuade or convey tone | ||
| containing instructive purpose or a lesson | ||
| repetition of a phrase at the end of a sentence | ||
| appeal of text to credibility and character of writer | ||
| kinder way to give unpleasant information | ||
| explains its own meaning or purpose | ||
| series of comparisons within a piece of writing | ||
| type or class of literature | ||
| overstatement using exaggerated language | ||
| use of figurative language to evoke a feeling/idea, describe an object | ||
| conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts/observations/data | ||
| contrast between what is stated and what is meant | ||
| specialized/technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group | ||
| location of one thing adjacent to another | ||
| one things pictured as if it were something else, suggesting likeness; an implied comparison | ||
| figure of speech in which an attribute/feature is used to name/designate something | ||
| word that sounds like what it describes | ||
| figure of speech combining two apparently contradictory elements, often humorous | ||
| seemingly contradictory statement | ||
| element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow | ||
| giving human qualities to abstract idea or nonhuman object | ||
| describing nature/life without idealization | ||
| countering of anticipated argument | ||
| the art of using words to persuade | ||
| verbal irony in which "praise" is actually critical | ||
| literary work that ridicules human feelings | ||
| direct comparison, usually using "like" or "as" | ||
| element of literary work that figuratively stands for something else | ||
| when a part is used to signify a whole | ||
| sentence structure | ||
| central or dominant idea or focus of work | ||
| attitude literary work takes toward its subject | ||
| source of the words of the story |
