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| 4793571487 | Alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words | 0 | |
| 4793573093 | Allusion | a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance | 1 | |
| 4793574224 | Anadiplosis | the repetition of a word or words in successive Clauses in such a way that the second Clause starts with the same word which marks the end of the previous clause | 2 | |
| 4793574760 | Anaphora | deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect | 3 | |
| 4793575323 | Anastrophe | the order of the noun in the adjective in the sentence is exchanged | 4 | |
| 4793576190 | Antimetabole | the repeating of a phrase in reverse order | 5 | |
| 4793576683 | Antithesis | rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve of contrasting effect | 6 | |
| 4793576916 | Aphorism | a statement of Truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner | 7 | |
| 4793577218 | Apostrophe | punctuation mark used to indicate possession or the omission of letters / numbers | 8 | |
| 4793578954 | Apposition | an arrangement of words in which a noun or noun phrase is followed by another noun or noun phrase that refers to the same thing | 9 | |
| 4793577559 | assonance | when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel but start with different consonant sounds | 10 | |
| 4793581156 | asyndeton | intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases and in the sentence, that maintains the grammatical accuracy | 11 | |
| 4793581508 | Circumlocution | the use of many words or fewer would do, especially in deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive | 12 | |
| 4793581848 | climax | the most intense, exciting, or important points of something; culmination or apex | 13 | |
| 4793584146 | consonance | repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase | 14 | |
| 4793585595 | denotation/connotation | literal or dictionary meaning of a word in contrast to its connotative or Associated meanings | 15 | |
| 4793586151 | diction | style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by Speaker or writer | 16 | |
| 4793586549 | ellipsis | device used in narratives to omit some parts of a sentence or event which gives the reader a chance to fill the gaps while acting it out | 17 | |
| 4793587315 | Epanalepsis | repetition of same words at the end and start of a sentence | 18 | |
| 4793590200 | Epistrophe | the same word returns at the end of each sentence | 19 | |
| 4793590445 | Euphemism | polite, indirect Expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite | 20 | |
| 4793591276 | extended metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or poem | 21 | |
| 4793591936 | figures of speech | a phrase or word having different meaning than its literal meaning | 22 | |
| 4793592714 | foreshadowing | a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story | 23 | |
| 4793592995 | hyperbole | figure of speech which involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis | 24 | |
| 4793593294 | imagery | the use of figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses | 25 | |
| 4793594225 | verbal irony | occurs when a speaker speak something contradictory to what he intends to | 26 | |
| 4793595446 | situational irony | incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen and what actually happens instead | 27 | |
| 4793596585 | dramatic irony | the audience knows more about the situations, causes of conflicts, and their resolutions before leading characters | 28 | |
| 4793597604 | malapropism | a use of an incorrect word in place of a similar sounding word that results in a nonsensical and humorous expression | 29 | |
| 4793598799 | metaphor | figure of speech which makes an , implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share common characteristics | 30 | |
| 4793600233 | mood | a literary element that evokes certain feelings or Vibes in a readers through words and description | 31 | |
| 4793601075 | motivation | the reason behind a character's specific action or behavior | 32 | |
| 4793601833 | Narration | a character tells a story to other characters | 33 | |
| 4793602118 | onomatopoeia | a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing | 34 | |
| 4793602387 | oxymoron | figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect | 35 | |
| 4793602668 | parallelism | the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same or similar in their Construction | 36 | |
| 4793603394 | periphrasis | the use of excessive and longer words to convey a meaning which could have been conveyed with the shorter expression or phrase | 37 | |
| 4793604011 | personification | figure of speech in which a thing, and idea or an animal is given human attributes | 38 | |
| 4793604552 | plot | the events that make up a story or the main parts of a story | 39 | |
| 4793604864 | polysyndeton | 40 | ||
| 4793606263 | Prosody | the study of meter; intonation and rhythm of a poetic work | 41 | |
| 4793606969 | protagonist | Central character or leading figure in poetry | 42 | |
| 4793607180 | pun | a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings | 43 | |
| 4793608040 | repetition | a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer | 44 | |
| 4793608528 | rhetorical question | a question asked for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected | 45 | |
| 4793609146 | sarcasm | to speak bitterly. A literary and rhetorical device that is meant to mock with often satirical or ironic remarks | 46 | |
| 4793610730 | Satire | a technique to expose and criticize foolishness and Corruption of an individual or a society by using humor,, exaggeration or ridicule | 47 | |
| 4793612041 | synecdoche | a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part | 48 | |
| 4793612731 | Syntax | dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together in order to convey a complete thought | 49 | |
| 4793613323 | understatement | figure of speech which employs an understatement by using double negatives | 50 |
