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| 2809670476 | Analogy | An extended compirason between two seemingly dissimilar things. Ex: I am going to be toast when i get home. | 0 | |
| 2809672593 | Anecdotal Narration | An interesting or emotional story. | 1 | |
| 2809673839 | Metaphor | When one thing is spoken of as though it were something else. Ex: The flower was a beautiful ballet dancer. | 2 | |
| 2809674708 | Simile | A compirason using like or as. Ex: The dog was as brown as a door. | 3 | |
| 2809675571 | Onomatopeia | The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. Ex: The sheep went "baa" | 4 | |
| 2809677031 | Personification | Assigning lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects. Ex: The flower danced in the wind. | 5 | |
| 2809678096 | Oxymoron | A figurative of speech that combines two contradictory different things. Ex: Beautifully painful | 6 | |
| 2809680532 | Understatement | Lack of emphasis in a statement or point. Ex: "He is not too thin" describing an obese person. | 7 | |
| 2809682988 | Diction | Word choice. Ex: "adieu" rather than "goodbye" | 8 | |
| 2809683657 | Irony | Contradiction between what is said and what is meant. "Go ask his name: if he be married. My grave is like to be my wedding bed." | 9 | |
| 2809686645 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis. Ex: I am dying of shame. | 10 | |
| 2809687482 | Pun | Play on words where a humorous effect is given by using a word that suggests two or more meanings. Ex: "You have dancing shoes with nimble souls; I have a soul of lead." | 11 | |
| 2809690222 | Metonymy | Use of an aspect of something to represent the whole. | 12 | |
| 2809690986 | Paradox | A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true. Ex: Your enemy's friend is your enemy" | 13 | |
| 2809692428 | Apostrophe | The writer detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech. Ex: The daggard scene in MacBeth | 14 | |
| 2809696016 | Euphemism | Idomatic expression which looses it's literal meaning and refers to something else to hide it's unpleasantness. Ex: You are becoming a little thin on top. | 15 | |
| 2809698351 | Parallelism | The repetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns. Ex: Like father, like son. | 16 | |
| 2809699478 | Antimetabole | The repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast. Ex: Eat to live, not live to eat. | 17 | |
| 2809700752 | Climax | Particular point in a narrative at which the conflict hits the highest point. Ex: when romeo kills Tybalt and says "O, I am fortunes fool." | 18 | |
| 2809705731 | Antithesis | Parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas Ex: man proposes, God disposes. | 19 | |
| 2809707253 | Anaphora | The repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses. Ex: every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better. | 20 | |
| 2809709938 | Alliteration | The repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of consecutive words or syllables Ex: Bed Bath and beyond. | 21 | |
| 2809711446 | Assonance | Two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds. Ex: Go and mow the lawn. | 22 | |
| 2809714319 | Consonance | Repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase. Ex: Shelly sells sea shells by the sea shore. | 23 | |
| 2809715936 | Juxtaposition | Literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative to develop comparisons and contrasts. | 24 | |
| 2809719542 | Tone | Attitude of writer toward a subject or an audience. Ex: Father: "we are going on vacation this year." Son: "Great!!!" | 25 | |
| 2809721621 | Syntax | Dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together in order to convey a complete thought. | 26 | |
| 2809722915 | Parody | Imitation of a particular writer, artist, or genre, exaggerating it to produce a comic effect. Ex: Will you veddy much bring me a coke please" | 27 | |
| 2812109281 | Litotes | Figure of speech which employs an understatement by using double negatives. Ex: New York is not an ordinary city. | 28 | |
| 2812110961 | Epanalepsis | Repition of the initial word of a clause at the end of that same clause. | 29 | |
| 2812112720 | Satire | Technique used to expose and criticize foolishness by using humor, irony, or exaggeration. Ex: What's the use of you learning to do right when it's toublesome to do right and isn't no trouble to do wrong. | 30 | |
| 2812117101 | Epistle | A poem or other literary work in he form of a letter or a series of a letter. Ex: the poem "Midnight Runner" | 31 | |
| 2812118332 | Epigram | A very short poem. Ex: Blessesd are the peacemakers -Jesus Christ | 32 | |
| 2812119252 | Elegy | A meditative poem, usually sad and reflective in nature. Ex: O captain! My captain | 33 | |
| 2812120210 | Zeugma | Joins together two apparently incongrous things by applying a verb or adjective to both which only applies to one of them. | 34 | |
| 2812121820 | Epiphany | "appearance" or "manifestaion" | 35 | |
| 2812122245 | Ethos | Credibility or an ethical appeal which involves persuasion by the character involved. | 36 | |
| 2812122992 | Pathos | Quality of an experience in life that stirs up emotion of pity, sympathy, and sorrow. | 37 | |
| 2812124559 | Logos | A statement sentence or argument used to convince the audience by employing reason or logic. | 38 | |
| 2812126212 | Rhetoric | Technique of using language effectively and pursuasively in spoken or written form. Ex: How did this idiot get elected? | 39 | |
| 2812128181 | Colloquialism | Use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing. Ex: go bananas | 40 | |
| 2812128993 | Cliche | A phrase that has been used so much that it has lost most of it's original meaning. Ex: only time will tell | 41 | |
| 2812130557 | Loose sentence | Makes complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending. | 42 | |
| 2812131752 | Rhetorical Question | A question that requires no answer. | 43 | |
| 2812132095 | Allusion | Brief and indirect reference to a person, place, or thing, or idea of historical, literary, or political signifigance. | 44 | |
| 2812134049 | Antecedent | A word or pronoun in a line or sentence refers to an earlier word. | 45 | |
| 2812136059 | Sarcasm | Literary device meant to mock with often satirical or ironic remarks to amuse and hurt someone. | 46 | |
| 2812137631 | Point of View | Angle of considering things. | 47 | |
| 2812138271 | Persona | The mask of an actor | 48 | |
| 2812138731 | Genre | Type of art or literature characterized by a specific form. Ex: comedy | 49 | |
| 2812139614 | Style | The technique a writer uses in his writing Ex: narrative | 50 | |
| 2812140715 | Synecdoche | A part of something represents the ***** or it may use a whole to represent a part. Ex: Suits -> buisinessman | 51 |
