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| 9921119153 | Absolute | A word free from limitations or qualifications ("best, "all", "unique", " perfect" ) | 0 | |
| 9921124313 | Abstract | refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images (ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people, or places). The observable or "physical" is usually described in concrete language. | 1 | |
| 9921138379 | Adage | a familiar proverb or wise saying | 2 | |
| 9921141454 | ad hominem argument | an argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her positon on an issue | 3 | |
| 9921147523 | Allegory | a literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 4 | |
| 9921156718 | Alliteration | the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words | 5 | |
| 9921160052 | Allusion | a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assume the reader will recognize | 6 | |
| 9921170115 | Analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 7 | |
| 9921175444 | Anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 8 | |
| 9921183544 | Anecdote | a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event | 9 | |
| 9921190539 | Antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers | 10 | |
| 9921192609 | Annotation | Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data | 11 | |
| 9921200521 | Antithesis | a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced | 12 | |
| 9921205444 | Aphorism | a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance | 13 | |
| 9921213107 | Apostrophe | a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction. | 14 | |
| 9921225461 | Archetype | a detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to evoke a response | 15 | |
| 9921233684 | Argument | a statement of the meaning or main point of a literary work | 16 | |
| 9921240518 | Assonance | repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants, such as in a neigh/fade | 17 | |
| 9921251187 | Asyndeton | a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions | 18 | |
| 9921260764 | Balanced Sentence | a sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast | 19 | |
| 9921267713 | Bathos | insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing/ speech intended to evoke pity | 20 | |
| 9921276140 | Cacophony | harsh, awkward, or dissonant sound use deliberately in poetry or prose; the opposite of euphony. | 21 | |
| 9921297241 | Caricature | descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person's appearance or a faced of personality. | 22 | |
| 9921310428 | Chiasmus | a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed ("Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary") | 23 | |
| 9921331326 | Cliché | an expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off | 24 | |
| 9921335017 | Climax | the point of highest interest in a literary work | 25 | |
| 9921338574 | Coherence | quality of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea, theme, or organizing principle | 26 | |
| 9921352953 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 27 | |
| 9921361489 | Complex Sentence | a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause | 28 | |
| 9921367691 | Compound sentence | a sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions | 29 | |
| 9921376132 | Conceit | a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor | 30 | |
| 9921380025 | Concrete details | details that relate to describe or actual, specific things or events | 31 | |
| 9921396984 | Connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 32 | |
| 9921399729 | Consonance | repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity, as in boost /best, it can also be seen within several compound words, such as fulfill and ping-pong | 33 | |
| 9921442039 | Conundrum | a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun; it may also be a paradox or difficult problem | 34 | |
| 9921453433 | Cumulative Sentence | a sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses and phrases | 35 | |
| 9921462993 | Declarative Sentence | a sentence that makes a statement of declarartion | 36 | |
| 9921474279 | Deductive Reasoning | reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case( The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning) | 37 | |
| 9921488859 | Denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 38 | |
| 9921491515 | Description | the picturing in words or something or someone through detailed observation of color, motion, sound, taste, smell, and touch; | 39 | |
| 9921515798 | Dialect | a variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or pronunciation, often associated with a particular geographical | 40 | |
| 9921528337 | Dialogue | conservation between two or more people | 41 | |
| 9921529749 | Diction | the word choices made by a writer | 42 | |
| 9921544838 | Didactic | having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing | 43 | |
| 9921550483 | Dilemma | a situation that requires a person to decide between two equally attractive or equally unattractive alternatives | 44 | |
| 9921557139 | Discourse | Spoken of written language, including literary works; the four traditionally classified modes of discourse are description, exposition, narration, and persuasion. | 45 | |
| 9921633271 | dissonance | harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds | 46 | |
| 9921636875 | Dramatic irony | when the reader is aware of an inconsistency between fictional or nonfictional character's perception of a situation and the truth of that situation | 47 | |
| 9921648383 | Elegy | a formals poem presenting a meditation on death or another solemn theme | 48 | |
| 9921656741 | Ellipsis | the omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context(" some people prefer cars; others, dogs") | 49 | |
| 9921679075 | Emotional appeal | when a writer appeals to a reader's emotions (often through pathos) to excite and involve them in the argument | 50 | |
| 9921690841 | Epic | a long narrative poem written in elevated style which presents the adventures of characters of high positon and episodes that are important to the history of a race or nation | 51 | |
| 9921700855 | Epigram | a brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying | 52 | |
| 9921711177 | Epigraph | a saying or statement on the title page of a work, or used as a heading for a chapter or other section of a work | 53 | |
| 9921715789 | Epiphany | a moment of sudden revelation or insight | 54 | |
| 9921719379 | Epitaph | an inscription on a tombstone or burial place | 55 | |
| 9921726705 | Epithet | a term used to point out a characteristic of a person. Homeric epithets are often compound adjectives (" Swift-footed Achilles") that become almost a formulaic part of a name. Epithets can be abusive or offensive but are not so by definition. For example, athletes may be proud of their given epithets ("the rocket") | 56 | |
| 9921749565 | Ethical Appeal | when a writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him or her based on a presentation of image of self through the text. Reputation is sometimes a factor in ethical appeal, but in all cases the aim is to gain the audience's confidence. | 57 | |
| 9946538327 | Eulogy | a formal speech praising a person who has died | 58 | |
| 9946550907 | Euphemism | an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 59 | |
| 9946564603 | Euphony | a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose; the opposite of cacophony | 60 | |
| 9946576275 | Example | an individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern. Arguing by example is considered reliable if examples are demostrable true or factual as well as relevant | 61 | |
| 9946615970 | Exclamatory sentence | a sentence expressing strong feeling, usually, punctuated with an exclamation mark. | 62 | |
| 9946629195 | Expletive | an interjection to lend emphasis; sometimes a profanity | 63 | |
| 9946652396 | Explication | the art of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text. Explication usually involves close reading and special attention to figurative language. | 64 | |
| 9946706524 | Exposition | the immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot ; also, explanation; one of the four modes of discourse | 65 | |
| 9946745878 | Extended Metaphor | a sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit. The extended metaphor is developed throughout the piece of writing | 66 | |
| 9946795930 | Fable | a brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters. | 67 | |
| 9946810318 | False Analogy | When two cases are not sufficiently parallel to lead readers to accept the claim of connection between them. | 68 | |
| 9946826031 | Fantasy | a story that concerns an unreal world or contains un real characters; fantasy may be merely whimsical, or it may present a serious point | 69 | |
| 9946843483 | Figurative Language | language employing one or more figures of speech ( simile, metaphor, imagery, etc.) | 70 | |
| 9946863020 | Figures of Speech | Expressions, such as similes, metaphors, and personifications, that make imaginative, rather than literal, comparisons or associations | 71 | |
| 9946893143 | Flashback | the insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative | 72 | |
| 9946905782 | Flat Character | a character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story | 73 | |
| 9946922869 | Foreshadowing | the presentation of material in such a way that the reader is prepared for what come later in the work | 74 | |
| 9946954978 | Frame Device | a story within a story. An example is Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, in which the primary tales are told within the " frame story" of a pilgrimage to Canterbury | 75 | |
| 9947118221 | Freight Train | sentence consisting of three or more very short independent clauses joined by conjunctions | 76 | |
| 9947128659 | Generalization | when a writer bases a claim upon a isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather that probable. Sweeping generalizations occur when a writer asserts that a claim applies to all instances instead of some | 77 | |
| 9947146604 | Genre | a major category or type of literature | 78 | |
| 9947154045 | Homily | a sermon, or moralistic lecture | 79 | |
| 9947169936 | Hubris | excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy | 80 | |
| 9947177041 | Humor | anything that causes laughter or amusement; up until the end of the Renaissance, humor meant a person's temperament | 81 | |
| 9947188729 | Hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an effect | 82 | |
| 9947214334 | Hypothetical question | a question that raises a hypothesis, conjecture, or supposition | 83 | |
| 9947227289 | idiom | an expression in a given language that cannot be understood form the literal meaning of the words in the expression; or, s regional speech or dialect | 84 | |
| 9947252534 | image | a word or words, either figurative or literal, used to describe a sensory experience or an object perceived by the sense. An image is always a concrete representation | 85 | |
| 9947272051 | Imagery | the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one senses | 86 | |
| 9947283636 | Implication | a suggestion an author or speaker makes( implies) without stating it directly. NOTE: the author/ slender implies; the reader/ audience infers | 87 | |
| 9947312220 | Inductive reasoning | deriving general principles form particular facts or instances(" Every cat I have ever seen has four legs; cats are four legged animals) | 88 | |
| 9947329811 | Inference | A conclusion one draws (infers) based on permises or evidence | 89 | |
| 9947345778 | Interior Monologue | writing that records the conversation that occurs inside the character's head | 90 | |
| 9947365519 | Invective | an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack | 91 | |
| 9947388784 | Inversion | reversing the customary (subject first, then verb, then complement) order of elements in a sentence or phrase; it is used effectively in many cases, such as poising a question: | 92 |
