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| 3024978067 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. (symbolism) | 0 | |
| 3024978068 | Alliteration | The repetition of sounds, especially initial sounds in two or more neighboring words. (She Sells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore) | 1 | |
| 3024978069 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably common known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. | 2 | |
| 3024978070 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word phrase, sentence or passage. | 3 | |
| 3024978071 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 4 | |
| 3024978072 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 5 | |
| 3024978073 | Antithesis | The opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct OPPOSITE. | 6 | |
| 3024978074 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle. (If it ain't broke don't fix it) | 7 | |
| 3024978075 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 8 | |
| 3024978076 | Atmosphere | The emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described. | 9 | |
| 3024978077 | Caricature | A verbal description, the purpose of which to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics. | 10 | |
| 3024978078 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 11 | |
| 3024978079 | Colloquial/Colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. | 12 | |
| 3024978080 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 13 | |
| 3024978081 | Connotation | The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. | 14 | |
| 3024978082 | Denotation | The strict, literal, definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color. | 15 | |
| 3024978083 | Didactic | "Teaching" means of teaching or instruction. | 16 | |
| 3024978084 | Euphemism | "Good speech" ("passed away" instead of "died") | 17 | |
| 3024978085 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 18 | |
| 3024978086 | Figurative Language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid. | 19 | |
| 3024978087 | Figure of Speech | A device used to produce figurative language. | 20 | |
| 3024978088 | Generic Conventions | This describes traditions for each genre. | 21 | |
| 3024978089 | Genre | The major category into which a literary work fits. | 22 | |
| 3024978090 | Homily | "Sermon". May include serious talk, speech or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 23 | |
| 3024978091 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. | 24 | |
| 3024978092 | Imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. | 25 | |
| 3024978093 | Inference/ Infer | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. | 26 | |
| 3024978094 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 27 | |
| 3024978095 | Irony | Contrast between what is stated and what is actually meant. Verbal Irony- words that say the opposite if meaning Situational Irony- events are opposite of what is expected Dramatic Irony- when facts are known to a play audience but not the character | 28 | |
| 3024978096 | Loose/ Non-Periodic Sentence | A type of sentence which the main idea comes first followed by phrases or clauses. | 29 | |
| 3024978097 | Metaphor | A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. | 30 | |
| 3024978098 | Metonymy | "Changed label". A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. | 31 | |
| 3024978099 | Mood | The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. Setting, tone, and events can affect the mood. | 32 | |
| 3024978100 | Narrative | The telling of a story an account of an event or series of events. | 33 | |
| 3024978101 | Onomatopoeia | Sound word or words | 34 | |
| 3024978102 | Oxymoron | "Pointedly foolish". Term to suggest a paradox. (jumbo shrimp or pretty ugly) | 35 | |
| 3024978103 | Paradox | A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity | 36 | |
| 3024978104 | Parallelism | Grammatical element such as a preposition or verbal phrase. | 37 | |
| 3024978105 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 38 | |
| 3024978106 | Pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. "show-offy" | 39 | |
| 3024978107 | Periodic Sentence | Sentence with a main clause at the end. | 40 | |
| 3024978108 | Personification | A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions. | 41 | |
| 3024978109 | Point of View | Perspective in which the story is told. First person- narrator uses pronoun "I" Third person- narrator uses pronouns "he", "she", and "it" a) third omniscient- presents actions through any or all characters b) third limited omniscient- presents actions through one character | 42 | |
| 3024978110 | Prose | Refers to fiction and non fiction | 43 | |
| 3024978111 | Repetition | The duplication, either exact or approximate. | 44 | |
| 3024978112 | Rhetoric | "Orator", describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. | 45 | |
| 3024978113 | Rhetorical Modes | 1) The purpose of exposition is to explain or analyze. 2) The purpose of argumentation is to prove validity of an idea. 3) The purpose of a description is to recreate, invent, or visually present a person, place, event or action. 4) The purpose of narration is to tell a story or narrate an event or series of events. | 46 | |
| 3024978114 | Sarcasm | Caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. | 47 | |
| 3024978115 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. | 48 | |
| 3024978116 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words their historical and psychological development their connotations, and their relation to one another. | 49 | |
| 3024978117 | Style | An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, an other literary devices. | 50 | |
| 3024978118 | Subject Complement | The word (with any accompanying phrases) or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence. | 51 | |
| 3024978119 | Subordinate Clause | Clause that cannot stand alone, does not have a complete thought. | 52 | |
| 3024978120 | Syllogism | Deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises (1st= major 2nd= minor) that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. | 53 | |
| 3024978121 | Symbol/ Symbolism | Anything that represents itself and stands for something else. | 54 | |
| 3024978122 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole or, occasionally, the whole is used to represent a part. | 55 | |
| 3024978123 | Synesthesia | When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another. | 56 | |
| 3024978124 | Syntax | The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. | 57 | |
| 3024978125 | Theme | The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life. | 58 | |
| 3024978126 | Thesis | In expository writing, the thesis is the sentence or group of sentences that directly express the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position. | 59 | |
| 3024978127 | Tone | It describes the author's attitude towards his material, the audience, or both. | 60 | |
| 3024978128 | Transition | A word or phrase that links different ideas. | 61 | |
| 3024978129 | Understatement | The ironic minimalizing of fact, understatement presents something as less significant that it is. | 62 | |
| 3024978130 | Wit | Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. | 63 |
