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| 2928981762 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. | 0 | |
| 2928981763 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known. | 1 | |
| 2928981764 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, or sentence, or passage. | 2 | |
| 2928981765 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 3 | |
| 2928981766 | Anaphora | A sub-type or parallelism, when the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of the successive lines or sentences. | 4 | |
| 2928981767 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 5 | |
| 2928981768 | Anithesis | The opposition or contrast of ideas; or the direct opposite. | 6 | |
| 2928981769 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general or a moral principle. | 7 | |
| 2928981770 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly expresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 8 | |
| 2928981771 | Atmosphere | The emotion had crated by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice or objects that are described. | 9 | |
| 2928987722 | Caricature | A verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics. | 10 | |
| 2928991381 | Colloquial/Colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. Not generally acceptable for formal writing. Colloquialism gives a conversational, familiar tone. | 11 | |
| 2928993536 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 12 | |
| 2928995025 | Connotation | The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. | 13 | |
| 2928997781 | Denotation | The strict, literal dictionary definition of a word; devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color. | 14 | |
| 2928999151 | Diction | Related to style, diction refers to the word choices, especially with regard to their correctiveness, clearness, or effectiveness. | 15 | |
| 2929002277 | Didactic | From the Greek, didactic literally mean "teaching." | 16 | |
| 2929004071 | Euphemism | From the Greek for "good speech," euphemisms are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. They may be used to adhere to standards of social or political correctiveness or to add humor or ironic understatement. | 17 | |
| 2929005868 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great lengths, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 18 | |
| 2929007973 | Homily | This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 19 | |
| 2929009685 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. Hyperboles often have a comic effect; however, a serious effect is also possible. Often a hyperbole produces irony. Opposite = Understatement | 20 | |
| 2929011918 | Imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. - Physical Level: The five senses - Deeper Level: One image could represent many things. | 21 | |
| 2929013729 | Inference/Infer | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. | 22 | |
| 2929018994 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal demo oration or attack using strong, abusive language. | 23 | |
| 2929023386 | Irony/Ironic | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true. Irony is usually used to create humor. The 3 types of irony used in language: 1) Verbal Irony: When words literally state the opposite of the writer's meaning. 2) Situational Irony: When events turn out the opposite of what was expected; when what the characters and readers think ought to happen is not what does happen. 3) Dramatic Irony: When facts or events are unknown to the characters in a play or piece of fiction but known to the reader, audience, or other characters in the work. | 24 | |
| 2929026581 | Juxtaposition | A literature technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts. | 25 | |
| 2929030909 | Litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite. Litotes is the opposite of hyperbole. | 26 | |
| 2929033975 | Metonymy | A term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name," Metonymy is a figure of speech in which the name of one subject is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. | 27 | |
| 2929037274 | Mood | The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. Setting, tone, and events can affect the mood. | 28 | |
| 2929039104 | Oxymoron | From the Greek for "pointedly foolish," an oxymoron is a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradicting terms to suggest a paradox. | 29 | |
| 2929042826 | Paradox | A statement that appears to be self-contradicting or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree or truth or validity. | 30 | |
| 2929047722 | Parallelism | Also referred to as parallel construction or parallel structure, this term comes from Greek roots meaning "beside one another." It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. | 31 | |
| 2929052223 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. It exploits peculiarities of an author's expression. Well-written parody offers enlightenment about the original. | 32 | |
| 2929054903 | Rhetoric | From the Greek for "orator," this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. | 33 | |
| 2929056975 | Rhetorical Modes | This flexible term describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of major kinds of writing. 1) The purpose of exposition is to explain and analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion. 2) The purpose of argumentation is to prove validity of an idea, or P.o.V., by presenting sound reasoning, discussion, and argument that thoroughly convinces the reader. 3) The purpose of description is to recreate, invent, or visually present a person, place, event, or action so that the reader can picture that being described. 4) The purpose of narration is to tell a story or narrate an event or series of events. | 34 | |
| 2929059099 | Sarcasm | From the Greek meaning "to tear flesh," sarcasm involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. | 35 | |
| 2929061902 | Satire | A work that targets human vices follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. | 36 | |
| 2929063913 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that study the meaning of words , their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another. | 37 | |
| 2929065195 | Style | The consideration of style has two purposes: 1) An evaluation of the sum of the choice an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literacy devices. | 38 | |
| 2929067284 | Syllogism | From the Greek for "reckoning together," a syllogism is a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. A syllogism conclusion is valid only if each of the two premises is valid. | 39 | |
| 2929069284 | Symbol/Symbolism | Generally, anything that represents itself and stands for something else, one system classifies symbols into 3 categories: 1) Natural symbols are objects and occurrences from nature to symbolize ideas commonly associated with them. 2) Conventional symbols are those that have been invested with meaning by a group. 3) Literacy symbols are sometimes also conventional in the sense that they are found in a variety of words and are generally recognized. | 40 | |
| 2929072660 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which part of something is used to represent the whole or, occasionally, the whole is used to represent a part. | 41 | |
| 2929076397 | Synesthesia | When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another. In literature, synesthesia refers to the practice of associating two or more different senses in the same image. | 42 | |
| 2929078330 | Syntax | The way another author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses and sentence. Syntax similar to diction, but you can differentiate them by thinking of syntax as groups of words, while diction refers to the individual words. | 43 | |
| 2929080316 | Theme | The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life. | 44 | |
| 2929082013 | Thesis | In expository writing, the thesis statement is the sentence or group of sentences that directly express the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position. | 45 | |
| 2929085056 | Tone | Similar to mood, tone describes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both. | 46 | |
| 2929086595 | Transition | A word or phrase that links two different ideas. | 47 | |
| 2929088416 | Understatement | The ironic minimizing of fact, understatement presents something as less significant than it is. | 48 | |
| 2929089580 | Wit | In modern usage, intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. | 49 |
