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| 9810984000 | Denotation | the literal or dictionary meaning of a word | 0 | |
| 9810993448 | Diacope | the repetition of a word or phrase broken up by one or more intervening words. | 1 | |
| 9811000635 | Diction | the author's choice of words that creates tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning. | 2 | |
| 9811008044 | Didactic | writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. A didactic work is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns. | 3 | |
| 9811030285 | Enumeration | the action of mentioning a number of things one by one. | 4 | |
| 9811035052 | Euphemism | a more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable. | 5 | |
| 9811051375 | Expletive | is a crude or obscene expression, or an unnecessary word or phrase used to fill space in a sentence for grammar or rhythm purposes | 6 | |
| 9811058068 | Exposition | background information presented in a literary work. | 7 | |
| 9811091383 | Extended Metaphor | a sustained comparison, often referred to as conceit. The extended metaphor is developed throughout a piece of writing. | 8 | |
| 9811277080 | Figure of Speech | a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect. | 9 | |
| 9811286667 | Generic conventions | is certain characteristics that are put into one group. | 10 | |
| 9811300021 | Genre | a category of literary composition | 11 | |
| 9811314343 | Homily | a sermon or speech delivered typically by a member of the clergy whose purpose is to offer a moral change in direction. A homily has spiritual understanding on a particular subject as its purpose. | 12 | |
| 9811319038 | Hyperbole | extreme exaggeration, often humorous, it can also be ironic. | 13 | |
| 9811366021 | Hypophora | a strategy in which a speaker or writer raises a question and then immediately answers it. | 14 | |
| 9811376417 | Imagery | the total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature | 15 |
