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| 14682446106 | allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. ex: the tortoise and the hare | 0 | |
| 14682446107 | analogy | a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. ex: as dead as a door nail | 1 | |
| 14682446108 | metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. ex: snow is as white as a blanket | 2 | |
| 14682446109 | parallelism | the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc. ex: cooking, jogging and reading - to cook, jog and read | 3 | |
| 14682446110 | satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. ex: the daily show | 4 | |
| 14682724524 | alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. ex: she sells sea shells by the sea shore | 5 | |
| 14682724525 | anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person ex: if you tell a story from something that happened earlier | 6 | |
| 14682724526 | oxymoron | a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction ex: "loving hate" "heavy lightness" | 7 | |
| 14682724527 | simile | a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid ex: strong as an ox / bright as the sun | 8 | |
| 14682724528 | parody | an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. ex: "Spaceballs", Star Wars parody | 9 | |
| 14682724529 | allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. ex: "Don't act like a Romeo" -> Romeo and Juliet | 10 | |
| 14682724530 | irony | a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character. ex: "this is nice weather" -> but a hurricane is happening right outside | 11 | |
| 14682724531 | paradox | a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory. ex: I am nobody, you enemy's friend is your enemy | 12 | |
| 14682724532 | pun | a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. ex: the horse is very stable | 13 | |
| 14682724533 | argument | the main statement of a poem, an essay, a short story, or a novel that usually appears as an introduction or a point on which the writer will develop his work in order to convince his readers | 14 | |
| 14682724534 | rhetoric | a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form | 15 | |
| 14682724535 | colloquialism | a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation. ex: old as the hills - penny-pincher | 16 | |
| 14682724536 | rhetorical devices | a use of language that is intended to have an effect on its audience | 17 | |
| 14682724537 | style | the literary element that describes the ways author uses words | 18 | |
| 14682724538 | ethos, pathos, logos | respectively, to appeal or persuade using ethics, emotion, or logic | 19 | |
| 14682724539 | antithesis | a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect ex: man proposes, God disposes | 20 | |
| 14684558937 | semantics | the study and analysis of how language is used figuratively and literally to produce meaning ex: "destination" "last stop" | 21 | |
| 14684558938 | juxtaposition | two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts ex: when it rains, it pours | 22 | |
| 14684558939 | defend, qualify, challenge | To be for an argument, to be against an argument, to be both for and against an argument. | 23 | |
| 14684558940 | discourse | broad term used to refer to spoken and written language ex: narrative, argumentative | 24 | |
| 14684558941 | connotation | a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly ex: "he's such a dog", shamelessness / ugliness | 25 | |
| 14684558942 | voice | the individual writing style of an author ex: character development, tone | 26 | |
| 14684558943 | transition | are words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences and paragraphs ex: in fact, indeed, on the other hand | 27 | |
| 14684558944 | tone | attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 28 | |
| 14684558945 | denotation | the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. | 29 | |
| 14684558946 | syntax | refers to the way which words and sentences are placed together ex: "the boy ran hurriedly" -> "hurriedly, the boy ran" | 30 | |
| 14684558947 | malapropism | a use of an incorrect word in place of a similar sounding word that results in a nonsensical and humorous expression ex: "tantrum bicycle"......"tantum bicycle" | 31 | |
| 14684558948 | nonsequitur | is a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement ex: "therefore bunnies are cuter than chipmunks" | 32 | |
| 14684558949 | chiasmus | a rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect ex: "my heart belongs to her" | 33 | |
| 14684558950 | asyndeton | a writing style that omits conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses ex: "I came. I saw." | 34 | |
| 14684558951 | polydeton | a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect ex: "we have ships and money and men and stores." | 35 | |
| 14684600940 | archetype | a typical character, an action or a situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature ex: hero, villain, mother etc. | 36 | |
| 14684600941 | pedantic | someone who is concerned with precision, formalism, accuracy, minute details in order to make an arrogant and ostentatious show of learning ex: Big Bang Theory | 37 | |
| 14684600942 | sarcasm | a literary and rhetorical device that is meant to mock with often satirical or ironic remarks with a purpose to amuse and hurt someone or some section of society simultaneously | 38 | |
| 14684600943 | ellipses | a device that is used in narratives to omit some parts of a sentence or event, which gives the reader a chance to fill the gaps while reading it or acting it out | 39 | |
| 14684600944 | euphemism | refers to polite, indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or which suggest something unpleasant. ex: passed away instead of death | 40 | |
| 14684600945 | anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses ex: "My life purpose. My life goal." | 41 | |
| 14684600946 | platitude | a trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant ex: "break a leg" | 42 | |
| 14684600947 | diction | style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer ex: "Adieu" instead of "Goodbye" | 43 | |
| 14684600948 | equivocation | occurs when a key term or phrase in an argument is used in an ambiguous way, with one meaning in one portion of the argument and then another meaning in another portion of the argument. | 44 | |
| 14684600949 | hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point or evoke humor ex: my grandma is as old as the hills | 45 | |
| 14684600950 | mood | the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader ex: amused or blissful | 46 | |
| 14684600951 | understatement | a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is | 47 |
