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| 8408633435 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning | 0 | |
| 8408633436 | Alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. | 1 | |
| 8408633437 | Allusion | An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or or passing reference | 2 | |
| 8408633438 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 3 | |
| 8408633439 | Analogy | a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. | 4 | |
| 8408633440 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines | 5 | |
| 8408633441 | antecedent | A word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word another pronoun refers to | 6 | |
| 8408633442 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in reverse order | 7 | |
| 8408633443 | antithesis | puts two contrasting ideas together | 8 | |
| 8408633444 | aphorism | a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." | 9 | |
| 8408633445 | Apostrophe | When a character speaks to a character or object that is not present or is unable to respond | 10 | |
| 8408633446 | Asyndeton | the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. | 11 | |
| 8408633447 | colloquial | Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing | 12 | |
| 8408633448 | Conceit | A fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor | 13 | |
| 8408633449 | Connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. | 14 | |
| 8408633450 | declarative sentence | a sentence that makes a statement or declaration | 15 | |
| 8408633451 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 16 | |
| 8408633452 | euphemism | a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute | 17 | |
| 8408633453 | Exlamatory Sentance | A sentence that expresses strong feelings by making an exclamation. | 18 | |
| 8408633454 | extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 19 | |
| 8408633455 | figurative language | Words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation | 20 | |
| 8408633456 | figure of speech | A word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect | 21 | |
| 8408633457 | Homily | Sermon, or any serious talk,speech,or lecture providing moral or spiritual advice | 22 | |
| 8408633458 | hortative sentence | sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action | 23 | |
| 8408633459 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 24 | |
| 8408633460 | imagery | Visually descriptive or fig. Lang. Especially in a literary work | 25 | |
| 8408633461 | imperative sentence | gives a command and ends in a period or exclamation point | 26 | |
| 8408633462 | Inference | logical deductions are made based on premises assumed to be true | 27 | |
| 8408633463 | interrogative sentence | asks a question, ends in a question mark | 28 | |
| 8408633464 | Invective | Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language | 29 | |
| 8408633465 | Inversion | Syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence | 30 | |
| 8408633466 | Irony | The expression of one's meaning by using language that shows the opposite | 31 | |
| 8408633467 | Juxtaposition | Two things put together, while having contrasting effects | 32 | |
| 8408633468 | cumulative sentence | Main idea is elaborated by adding clauses or phrases | 33 | |
| 8408633469 | Metaphor | A comparison between two things without using like or as | 34 | |
| 8408633470 | Metonymy | the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant | 35 | |
| 8408633471 | Mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 36 | |
| 8408633472 | Motif | A recurring theme, subject or idea | 37 | |
| 8408633473 | Onomatopoeia | the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named | 38 | |
| 8408633474 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction | 39 | |
| 8408633475 | Paradox | statement that appears contradictory yet expresses a truth when viewed from another angle | 40 | |
| 8408633476 | Parallelism | The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure | 41 | |
| 8408633477 | Parody | An imitation of the style of a particular writer or artist for comic effect | 42 | |
| 8408633478 | Pathos | Emotional meaning of something | 43 | |
| 8408633479 | periodic sentence | Main clause or predicate at the end done for emphasis | 44 | |
| 8408633480 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 45 | |
| 8408633481 | Polysyndeton | stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession | 46 | |
| 8408633482 | Qualifier | A word or phrase, especially an adjective, used to attribute a quality to another word | 47 | |
| 8408633483 | Repetition | the action of repeating something that has already been said or written. | 48 | |
| 8408633484 | rhetorical question | A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected. | 49 | |
| 8408633485 | Sarcasm | The use of irony to mock or convey contempt | 50 | |
| 8408633486 | Satire | The use of comedic elements to expose and/or criticize people's stupidity or vices | 51 | |
| 8408633487 | Simile | Comparing two things, using like or as | 52 | |
| 8408633488 | Symbolism | the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities | 53 | |
| 8408633489 | Synesthesia | Technique adopted by writers to present ideas, characters, or places in a manner that they appeal to more than one sense, at a given time | 54 | |
| 8408633490 | Synecdoche | figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole | 55 | |
| 8408633491 | Theme | Moral or lesson of the story | 56 | |
| 8408633492 | Tone | The attitude of the author towards a subject or an audience | 57 | |
| 8408633493 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 58 | |
| 8408633494 | Wit | Intelligent humor, the ability to say or write things that are clever and usually funny. | 59 |
