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| 18971578 | Absolute | a word free from limitations or qualifications | 0 | |
| 18971579 | Adage | a familiar proverb or wise saying | 1 | |
| 22547989 | Ad hominem argument | argument attacking an individual's character rather than his position | 2 | |
| 22547990 | Allegory | literary works in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 3 | |
| 22547991 | Alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds in successive or neighboring words | 4 | |
| 22547992 | Allusion | an indirect reference to something literary, mythological, or historical | 5 | |
| 22547993 | Analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 6 | |
| 22547994 | Anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 7 | |
| 22547995 | Anecdote | a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event | 8 | |
| 22547996 | Antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers | 9 | |
| 22547997 | Antithesis | the opposite of | 10 | |
| 22547998 | Aphorism | a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea. Typically rhymes. | 11 | |
| 22547999 | Apostrophe | speaking to an absent or imaginary person or an inanimate object | 12 | |
| 22548000 | Archetype | a detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and appeals in a universal way | 13 | |
| 22548001 | Argument | a statement of meaning or main point of a literary work | 14 | |
| 22548002 | Asyndeton | a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions | 15 | |
| 22548004 | Bathos | overly sentimental quality intended to evoke pity | 16 | |
| 22548005 | Chiasmus | a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 17 | |
| 22548006 | Cliche | an expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off | 18 | |
| 22548007 | Climax | the point of highest interest in a literary work | 19 | |
| 22548008 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 20 | |
| 22548009 | Complex sentence | a sentence with one independent and one dependent clause | 21 | |
| 22548010 | Compound sentence | two independent clauses combined with a conjunction | 22 | |
| 22548011 | Conceit | a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor | 23 | |
| 22548012 | Concrete detail | details that relate to or describe actual, specific things or events | 24 | |
| 22548013 | Connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 25 | |
| 22548014 | Cumulative sentence | a sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases | 26 | |
| 22548015 | Declarative sentence | a sentence that makes a statement or declaration | 27 | |
| 22548016 | Deductive reasoning | reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case | 28 | |
| 22548017 | Denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 29 | |
| 22548018 | Dialect | a variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or pronunciation | 30 | |
| 22548019 | Dialogue | conversation between two or more people | 31 | |
| 22548020 | Diction | the word choices made by a writer | 32 | |
| 22548021 | Didactic | having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing | 33 | |
| 22548022 | Dilemma | situation that requires a decision between equally attractive or unattractive alternatives | 34 | |
| 22548023 | Dissonance | two or more things or ideas that just don't belong together | 35 | |
| 22548024 | Elegy | a formal poem presenting mediation on death | 36 | |
| 22548025 | Ellipses | the omission of a word or phrase that is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context | 37 | |
| 22548029 | Epiphany | a moment of sudden revelation or insight | 38 | |
| 22548030 | Epitaph | an inscription on a tombstone or burial place | 39 | |
| 22548031 | Epithet | a compound adjective used to point out a characteristic of a person | 40 | |
| 420923736 | Ethos | An appeal to credibility | 41 | |
| 22548032 | Eulogy | a formal speech praising a person who has died | 42 | |
| 22548033 | Euphemism | an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 43 | |
| 22548034 | Exclamatory sentence | a sentence expressing strong feeling | 44 | |
| 22548035 | Expletive | an interjection to lend emphasis, sometimes a profanity | 45 | |
| 22548036 | Fable | a brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters | 46 | |
| 22548038 | Figurative language | language employing one or more figures of speech | 47 | |
| 420923737 | First Person | A point of view that includes the speaker, i.e. I, me, my, we, us, our, etc | 48 | |
| 22548043 | Genre | a major category or type of literature | 49 | |
| 22548044 | Homily | a sermon, or a moralistic lecture | 50 | |
| 22548045 | Hubris | excessive pride or arrogance | 51 | |
| 22548046 | Hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an effect | 52 | |
| 22548047 | Hypothetical question | a question that raises a conjecture, or supposition | 53 | |
| 22548048 | Idiom | an expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words | 54 | |
| 22548049 | Imagery | the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses | 55 | |
| 22548050 | Implication | a suggestion an author or speaker makes without stating it directly | 56 | |
| 22548051 | Inductive order | the main point appears at the end | 57 | |
| 22548052 | Inference | a conclusion one draws based on premises or evidence | 58 | |
| 22548053 | Invective | an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack | 59 | |
| 22548054 | Irony | an unexpected and unlikely outcome | 60 | |
| 22548055 | Jargon | the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession | 61 | |
| 22548056 | Juxtaposition | placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast | 62 | |
| 22548061 | Litotes | a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite like saying something's "not bad" rather than saying it's good or OK. | 63 | |
| 420924986 | Logos | An appeal to logic | 64 | |
| 22548062 | Malapropism | the mistaken substitution of one word for another word that sounds similar | 65 | |
| 22548063 | Maxim | a concise statement, often offering advice; an adage | 66 | |
| 22548064 | Metaphor | a direct comparison of two different things | 67 | |
| 22548065 | Metonymy | part for the whole, but not literally | 68 | |
| 22548066 | Mood | the emotional atmosphere of a work | 69 | |
| 22548069 | Myth | a traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events | 70 | |
| 22548070 | Narrative | a story or narrated account | 71 | |
| 22548071 | Narrator | the one who tells the story | 72 | |
| 22548072 | Non sequitur | an inference that does not follow logically from the premises | 73 | |
| 22548074 | Onomatopoeia | a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds | 74 | |
| 22548075 | Oxymoron | an expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined | 75 | |
| 22548076 | Parable | a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson | 76 | |
| 22548077 | Paradox | an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth | 77 | |
| 22548078 | Parallelism | the use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms | 78 | |
| 22548079 | Paraphrase | a restatement of a text in a different form or in different words | 79 | |
| 22548080 | Parody | a humorous imitation of a serious work | 80 | |
| 22548081 | Parenthetical | a comment that interrupts the immediate subject, often to qualify or explain | 81 | |
| 22548082 | Pathos | an appeal to emotion | 82 | |
| 22548083 | Pedantic | characterized by an excessive display of learning or scholarship | 83 | |
| 22548084 | Personification | endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities | 84 | |
| 22548085 | Philippic | a strong verbal denunciation | 85 | |
| 22548087 | Point of view | the vantage point from which a story is told | 86 | |
| 22548088 | Polysyndeton | the use, for rhetorical effect of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural | 87 | |
| 22548089 | Pun | a play on words achieved through words with similar sounds but different meanings | 88 | |
| 22548090 | Resolution | the falling action of a narrative | 89 | |
| 22548091 | Rhetoric | the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner | 90 | |
| 22548092 | Rhetorical Question | a question asked merely for effect and not requiring an answer | 91 | |
| 22548093 | Rhetorical Devices | literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression | 92 | |
| 22548097 | Sarcasm | harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule | 93 | |
| 22548098 | Satire | the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections | 94 | |
| 22548099 | Scapegoat | a person or group that bears the blame for another | 95 | |
| 420924987 | Second Person | A point of view that directly references the reader, i.e. you | 96 | |
| 22548101 | Setting | the time, place, and environment in which action takes place | 97 | |
| 22548102 | Simile | a comparison of two things using "like" or "as" | 98 | |
| 22548103 | Simple sentence | a sentence consisting of one independent clause | 99 | |
| 22548104 | Solecism | nonstandard grammatical usage | 100 | |
| 22548108 | Syllepsis | a construction in which one word is used in two different senses | 101 | |
| 22548109 | Syllogism | a three-part deductive argument | 102 | |
| 22548110 | Symbol | an object that is used to represent something else | 103 | |
| 22548111 | Synecdoche | part for the whole, literally "Nice threads"--threads stands in for clothing, and thread is literally part of clothing, so part for the whole, literally. | 104 | |
| 22548112 | Synesthesia | describing one kind of sensation in terms of another | 105 | |
| 22548113 | Syntax | the manner in which words are arranged into sentences | 106 | |
| 22548114 | Tautology | providing useless clarification--dead corpse, male boy, wet water, etc. | 107 | |
| 420927242 | Telegraphic Sentence | A very short sentence, usually no more than four words long | 108 | |
| 22548115 | Theme | a central idea of a work | 109 | |
| 420923735 | Third Person | Point of view not involving the speaker. He, She, her, him, they, etc. | 110 | |
| 22548117 | Tone | the attitude of a writer toward the subject or audience | 111 | |
| 22548121 | Trite | overused and hackneyed, meaning it's become an annoying cliche | 112 | |
| 22548123 | Understatement | a deliberate under-emphasis | 113 | |
| 22548126 | Volta | an abrupt or sudden shift in tone or perspective | 114 | |
| 1521190894 | Epiphora | the repetition of words or phrases in a series of successive sentences. Or, the opposite of anaphora | 115 |
