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| 12055189169 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 0 | |
| 12055246801 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 1 | |
| 12055257589 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 2 | |
| 12055257591 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 3 | |
| 12055262188 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 4 | |
| 12055267257 | antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 5 | |
| 12055278541 | Antithesis | the direct opposite, a sharp contrast | 6 | |
| 12055288546 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. | 7 | |
| 12055300837 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 8 | |
| 12055304941 | atmosphere | the emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work, established in part by the setting and authors choice of objects | 9 | |
| 12055337573 | caricature | a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or distorted effect. | 10 | |
| 12055353053 | clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 11 | |
| 12055357497 | independent clause | expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. Has both a subject and a verb. | 12 | |
| 12055362991 | dependent clause | does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence | 13 | |
| 12055376626 | colloquial | characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; use of slang in speech or writing | 14 | |
| 12055387441 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 15 | |
| 12055394992 | Connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 16 | |
| 12055421101 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 17 | |
| 12055427439 | Diction | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. | 18 | |
| 12055427440 | didactic | intended to instruct | 19 | |
| 12055434329 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 20 | |
| 12055441203 | extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 21 | |
| 12055445897 | figurative language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid. | 22 | |
| 12055456809 | figure of speech | a device used to produce figurative language | 23 | |
| 12055462708 | generic conventions | This term describes traditions for each genre. These conventions help to define each genre; for example, they differentiate an essay and journalistic writing or an autobiography and political writing. On the AP language exam, try to distinguish the unique features of a writer's work from those dictated by convention. | 24 | |
| 12055467393 | Genre | A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.) characterized by a particular form, style, or content. | 25 | |
| 12055474112 | homily | This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 26 | |
| 12055479060 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 27 | |
| 12055485467 | Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 28 | |
| 12055495423 | Inference | A conclusion one can draw from the presented details. | 29 | |
| 12055501625 | invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 30 | |
| 12055527665 | Irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. | 31 | |
| 12055533502 | verbal irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant | 32 | |
| 12055537648 | situational irony | An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected | 33 | |
| 12055544709 | dramatic irony | when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't | 34 | |
| 12055549443 | Litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite | 35 | |
| 12055554909 | loose sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses | 36 | |
| 12055571204 | Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. | 37 | |
| 12055578056 | Metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 38 | |
| 12055587032 | Mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 39 | |
| 12055592190 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 40 | |
| 12055597339 | Onomatopoeia | the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named | 41 | |
| 12055602065 | Oxymoron | a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction | 42 | |
| 12055615150 | Conjunction | a word that joins two phrases or sentences | 43 | |
| 12055621586 | contradictory | Expressing the opposite; inconsistent | 44 | |
| 12055631068 | Paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true | 45 | |
| 12055638329 | Parallelism | Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other | 46 | |
| 12055651707 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 47 | |
| 12055660759 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 48 | |
| 12055677185 | pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. | 49 | |
| 12055682937 | periodic sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. | 50 | |
| 12055695804 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 51 | |
| 12055695805 | point of view | the perspective from which a story is told | 52 | |
| 12055700063 | first person point of view | a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself;uses "I" | 53 | |
| 12055708080 | third person omniscient | the narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work | 54 | |
| 12055715399 | third person limited | the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character | 55 | |
| 12055726039 | Prose | written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure; fiction and nonfiction | 56 | |
| 12055738270 | Repetition | Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis | 57 | |
| 12055742426 | Rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. | 58 | |
| 12056938818 | rhetorical modes | describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing | 59 | |
| 12056951728 | Exposition | A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances. | 60 | |
| 12056956983 | Argumentation | writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments; persuasive writing is a form of argumentation | 61 | |
| 12056956984 | description | a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event | 62 | |
| 12056963874 | Narration | the telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; one of the four modes of discourse | 63 | |
| 12056968272 | Sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt | 64 | |
| 12056973413 | Satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. | 65 | |
| 12056983372 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another. | 66 | |
| 12057056852 | Style | the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work | 67 | |
| 12057085831 | subject complement | the word or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it | 68 | |
| 12057122038 | predicate nominative | a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject | 69 | |
| 12057129016 | predicate adjective | an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence | 70 | |
| 12057136476 | subordinate clause | a clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause | 71 | |
| 12057142587 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 72 | |
| 12057152287 | Symbol | A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. | 73 | |
| 12057152288 | natural symbols | objects and occurrences from nature to symbolize ideas commonly associated with them | 74 | |
| 12057164010 | conventional symbol | something that is recognized by many people to represent certain ideas | 75 | |
| 12057168821 | literary symbol | an object that carries symbolic meaning only within the context of a particular literary work | 76 | |
| 12057173873 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 77 | |
| 12057214140 | Synesthesia | describing one kind of sensation in terms of another | 78 | |
| 12057226634 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 79 | |
| 12057243866 | Theme | the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic. | 80 | |
| 12057248116 | Thesis | a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved. | 81 | |
| 12057255547 | Tone | A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels. | 82 | |
| 12057263913 | transition | a word or phrase that links different ideas | 83 | |
| 12057268883 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 84 | |
| 12057284297 | wit | intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights | 85 |
