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| 4869045120 | allegory | a short moral story/ a fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts; a visible symbol representing an abstract idea | 0 | |
| 4869045121 | alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse | 1 | |
| 4869045124 | analogy | asks the reader to think about the correspondence or resemblence between two things that are essentially different; drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect | 2 | |
| 4869045125 | antecedent | a preceding occurrence or cause; the grammatical term for the noun or pronoun from which another pronoun derives its meaning | 3 | |
| 4869045126 | antithesis | the opposite or contrast of ideas; the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance | 4 | |
| 4869045127 | aphorism | a terse, concise statement of a truth or principle; considered a proverb is the author is known | 5 | |
| 4869045130 | colloquial | characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation | 6 | |
| 4869045131 | clause | (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence | 7 | |
| 4869045132 | connotation | suggested or implied meaning of a word or an expression; not the literal meaning | 8 | |
| 4869045134 | denotation | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression | 9 | |
| 4869045135 | diction | the manner in which something is expressed in words; the authors choice of words | 10 | |
| 4869045136 | didactic | instructive (especially excessively); teaching or lecturing | 11 | |
| 4869045138 | euphemism | a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term | 12 | |
| 4869045141 | figurative language | Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things, [examples are metaphor, simile, and personification. | 13 | |
| 4869045142 | hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 14 | |
| 4869045146 | irony | incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs | 15 | |
| 4869045147 | juxtaposition | the act of placing two contrasting things next to each other for implicit comparison; sheds light on both elements in the comparision due the the placement | 16 | |
| 4869045148 | logos | an appeal based on logic or reason | 17 | |
| 4869045150 | mood | dominant feeling of a work, scene, or event; a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling | 18 | |
| 4869045154 | paradox | an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth; seeming to be contradictory | 19 | |
| 4869045155 | parallelism | phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other | 20 | |
| 4869045156 | parody | a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way | 21 | |
| 4869045157 | pedantic | excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules | 22 | |
| 4869045158 | personification | representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature; a non human being given human qualities | 23 | |
| 4869045159 | point of view | a mental position from which things are viewed; the speaker of a text | 24 | |
| 4869045161 | rhetoric | study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking); art and logic of a written or spoken argument | 25 | |
| 4869045169 | style | a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period | 26 | |
| 4869045170 | syllogism | a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. A=B, B=C, so A=C. "All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal." | 27 | |
| 4869045176 | tone | the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; the manner the audience presents a subject | 28 |
