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| 3751653276 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal plot Example: George Orwell's Animal Farm | 0 | |
| 3751653277 | Alliteration | The repitition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words | 1 | |
| 3751653278 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known. Can be events, myths, places, works of art, or other pieces of literature | 2 | |
| 3751653279 | Analogy | A simalarity between two different things or the relationship between them. An analogy can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar. | 3 | |
| 3751653280 | Antithesis | The opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite Example: " It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" | 4 | |
| 3751653281 | Aphorism | A terse statement of a general truth or a moral principle. | 5 | |
| 3751653282 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction | 6 | |
| 3751653283 | Caricature | A description that is distorted or exaggerated, for comic effect. Usually in reference to someone's physical features | 7 | |
| 3751653284 | Colloquial/ colloquialism | The use of slang/ informalities Example: "y'all" | 8 | |
| 3751653285 | Connotation | The non literal, associative meaning of a word. The feelings associated with a word | 9 | |
| 3751653286 | Denotation | The dictionary (literal) definition of a word | 10 | |
| 3772836905 | Diction | Authors word choice | 11 | |
| 3772836906 | Euphanism | A warmer, fuzzier substitution for a generally unpleasant or offensive word or concept Example: Saying "he passed away" instead of "he died" | 12 | |
| 3772836907 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at length, occurring frequently throughout a work | 13 | |
| 3772836908 | Genre | The majority category in which a literary work fits | 14 | |
| 3772836909 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration and/or overstatement Example: "I told you a thousand times already" | 15 | |
| 3772836910 | Imagery | Sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions | 16 | |
| 3772836911 | Irony/Ironic | A contrast between what is stated explicitly and what it means; the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true Three main types: Verbal Irony- words state the opposite of the writers meaning | 17 | |
| 3772836912 | Metaphor | A figure of speech using comparison of unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting similarity | 18 | |
| 3772836913 | Metonymy | The name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it Example: "The White House declared..." However, we know the White House itself does not speak | 19 | |
| 3772836914 | Mood | The prevailing atmosphere in a text Setting, tone, and events affect the mood Mood is the audience feelings, tone is the writers attitude | 20 | |
| 3772836915 | Onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated Example: "Boom" or " Pow" | 21 | |
| 3772836916 | Oxymoron | The grouping of contradicting terms | 22 | |
| 3772836917 | Paradox | A statement that appears to be contradictory, but upon closer inspection, contains a degree of truth Example: "This sentence is false" | 23 | |
| 3772836918 | Parallelism | A.k.a parallel structure Structural similarity within words, phrases, | 24 | |
| 3781577725 | Parody | A work that closely imitates style/content of another with the specific aim for comic effect | 25 | |
| 3781577726 | Personification | Author describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human characteristics | 26 | |
| 3781577727 | Point of view | Perspective from which a story is told Types: 1st person-"I" 3rd person-"he","she", or "they" | 27 | |
| 3781577728 | Prose | A main literary genre -Refers to fiction and nonfiction -Standard English syntax and grammar -The opposite of poetry | 28 | |
| 3781577729 | Rhetoric | The art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively | 29 | |
| 3781577730 | Sarcasm | Bitter, caustic language meant to hurt or ridicule | 30 | |
| 3781577731 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions for the purpose of reform or ridicule | 31 | |
| 3781577732 | Style | An evaluation of the sum of an authors choices | 32 | |
| 3781577733 | Symbol/symbolism | Anything that represents itself and stands for something else | 33 | |
| 3781577734 | Syntax | The way an author joins words into phrases, clauses, and sentances | 34 | |
| 3781589557 | Theme | The central idea of the work | 35 | |
| 3781589558 | Tone | Authors attitude toward a subject | 36 |
