Terms for Multiple choice and essays.
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| 1682432227 | Allegory | device in which character, or story elements represent abstract concepts in addition to the literal meaning of the story | 0 | |
| 1682432228 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 1 | |
| 1682432229 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. | 2 | |
| 1682432230 | Ambiguity | An element of uncertainty in a text, in which something can be interpreted in a number of different ways | 3 | |
| 1682432231 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 4 | |
| 1682432232 | Antecedent | A word, phrase, or clause to which a following pronoun refers. Ex: Iris tried, but she couldn't find the book. (Iris is the _____.) | 5 | |
| 1682432233 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle. | 6 | |
| 1682432234 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 7 | |
| 1682432235 | atmosphere | The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects described. | 8 | |
| 1682432236 | Attitude | A person's intellectual position or emotion regarding the subject. | 9 | |
| 1682432237 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 10 | |
| 1682432238 | Colloquialism | A word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing. | 11 | |
| 1682432239 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 12 | |
| 1682432240 | Connotation | An implied meaning of a word. Opposite of denotation. | 13 | |
| 1682432241 | Denotation | Dictionary definition | 14 | |
| 1682432242 | Diction | An author's choice of words, phrases, sentence structures and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning and tone. | 15 | |
| 1682432243 | Didactic | (ADJ) Intending to instruct | 16 | |
| 1682432244 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 17 | |
| 1682432245 | Extended Metaphor | a metaphor that goes several lines or possibly the entire length of the work. Occurs frequently and is well developed. | 18 | |
| 1682432246 | Figurative Language | Imaginative language not meant to be taken literally; Uses figures of speech. | 19 | |
| 1682432247 | Figure of Speech | A device used to produce figurative language | 20 | |
| 1682432248 | Homily | A sermon, but more contemporary uses include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual life. | 21 | |
| 1682432249 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis. | 22 | |
| 1682432250 | Imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse attention, or represent abstractions. | 23 | |
| 1682432251 | Inference | A conclusion one can draw from the presented details | 24 | |
| 1682432252 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 25 | |
| 1682432253 | Irony | A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen. | 26 | |
| 1682432254 | Loose Sentence | Type of sentence where the main idea (Independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. | 27 | |
| 1682432255 | Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something it is not literally applicable in order to suggest resemblance. | 28 | |
| 1682432256 | Metonomy | a term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name" __ is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. For example: a news release that claims "The White House declared" rather than "The President declared" | 29 | |
| 1682432257 | Mood | (1) (Indicative) The quality of a verb that conveys the writer's attitude toward a subject. (2)(Subjunctive) The emotion evoked by a text. | 30 | |
| 1682432258 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 31 | |
| 1682432259 | onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. | 32 | |
| 1682432260 | Oxymoron | A compact paradox in which two successive words seemingly contradict each other | 33 | |
| 1682432261 | 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. | 34 | |
| 1682432262 | Parallelism | Also referred to as parallel construction or parallel structure, this term comes from Greek roots meaning "beside one another." It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. | 35 | |
| 1682432263 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 36 | |
| 1682432264 | Pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. | 37 | |
| 1682432265 | Point of View | the perspective from which a story is told | 38 | |
| 1682432266 | Repetition | The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern. | 39 | |
| 1682432267 | Rhetoric | From the Greek for "orator," this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. | 40 | |
| 1682432268 | Sarcasm | From the Greek meaning "to tear flesh," this involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. | 41 | |
| 1682432269 | Satire | A literary work which exposes and ridicules human vices or folly. | 42 | |
| 1682432270 | Semantics | Meaning or study of meaning. Derived from words and word combinations | 43 | |
| 1682432271 | Style | An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices OR Classification of authors to a group and comparison of an author to similar authors. | 44 | |
| 1682432272 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 45 | |
| 1682432273 | Syntax | Speakers choice of sentence structure, words/clauses. Groups of words, not individual words. | 46 | |
| 1682432274 | Theme | A central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire literary work, insight it offers into life. | 47 | |
| 1682432275 | Thesis | In expository writing, this statement is the sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position. | 48 | |
| 1682432276 | Tone | Similar to mood, describes the author's attitude toward his/her material, the audience, or both. | 49 | |
| 1682432277 | Transition | A word or phrase that links one idea to the next. | 50 | |
| 1682432278 | Understatement | Ironic minimalization of fact, presents something as less significant than it is. | 51 | |
| 1682432279 | Wit | In modern usage, intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. | 52 |
