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| 2819048238 | alliteration | The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem. | 0 | |
| 2819048964 | allusion | n A reference to a person, place or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of that idea. | 1 | |
| 2819050092 | ambiguity | A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations | 2 | |
| 2819050803 | analogy | A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things; a passage that points out several similarities between two unlike things is called an extended analogy | 3 | |
| 2819052089 | anaphora | A repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences | 4 | |
| 2819052778 | anecdote | A brief narrative often used to illustrate an idea or make a point. | 5 | |
| 2819053664 | antecedent | A word to which a pronoun refers. | 6 | |
| 2819055044 | antithesis | A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement or words, clauses, or sentences, as in the following: "They promised freedom but provided slavery." "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." | 7 | |
| 2819056775 | apostrophe | A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present Example: "Oh, you cruel streets of Manhattan, how I detest you!" | 8 | |
| 2819057782 | assonance | The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words in prose or poetry | 9 | |
| 2819060730 | clause | A structural element of a sentence, consisting of a grammatical subject and a predicate. Independent clauses, sometimes called main clauses, may stand on their own as complete sentences; dependent clauses, which are used as nouns or modifiers, are incomplete sentences and may not stand along grammatically. Dependent clauses are sometimes called subordinate clauses. Dependent clauses that function as adjectives, nouns, or adverbs are known, respectively, as adjective, noun, and adverbial clauses. | 10 | |
| 2819061125 | conceit | A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea, often stated in figurative language. | 11 | |
| 2819061978 | connotation | The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. Contrast with denotation. | 12 | |
| 2819062964 | consonance | The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a unit of speech or writing. | 13 | |
| 2819063941 | deductive | e reasoning A method of reasoning by which specific definitions, conclusions, and theorems are drawn from general principles. Its opposite is inductive reasoning. | 14 | |
| 2819064923 | denotation | The dictionary definition of a word. Contrast with connotation. | 15 | |
| 2819067898 | diction | The choice of words in oral and written discourse. | 16 | |
| 2819073402 | . euphemism | m A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term. Example: pass away is a euphemism for die | 17 | |
| 2819074687 | exposition | The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of an essay or other work; setting forth the meaning or purpose of a piece of writing or discourse | 18 | |
| 2819075378 | explication | The interpretation or analysis of a text | 19 | |
| 2819078412 | extended metaphor | A series of comparisons between two unlike objects. | 20 | |
| 2819078736 | fallacy | fallacious reasoning An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information. | 21 | |
| 2819080180 | figure of speech | h, figurative language In contrast to literal language, figurative language implied meanings. Figures of speech include, among many others, metaphor, simile, and personification | 22 | |
| 2819085743 | genre | A term used to describe literary forms, such as novel, play, and essay. | 23 | |
| 2819091526 | hyperbole | Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect.\ | 24 | |
| 2819142730 | image | A word or phrase representing that which can be seen, touched, tasted, smelled, or felt; imagery is the use of images in speech and writing | 25 | |
| 2819143535 | irony | A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated, often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected. | 26 | |
| 2819146469 | metaphor | A figure of speech that compares unlike objects. When several characteristics of the same objects are compared, the device is called an extended metaphor. A metaphor referring to a particular person, place, or thing is called a metaphorical allusion; for example, referring to someone as "a Hercules." | 27 | |
| 2819147621 | metonymy | A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated. Example: "The White House says..." | 28 | |
| 2819148584 | mood | The emotional tone or prevailing atmosphere in a work of literature or other discourse. In grammar, mood refers to the intent of a particular sentence. The indicative mood is used for statements of fact; subjunctive mood is used to express doubt or a conditional attitude; sentences in the imperative mood give commands. | 29 | |
| 2819149945 | narrative | e A form of verse or prose (both fiction and nonfiction) that tells a story. A storyteller may use any number of narrative devices, such as skipping back and forth in time, ordering events chronologically, and ordering events to lead up to a suspenseful climax. Also see frame. | 30 | |
| 2819152709 | onomatopoeia | The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning. Example: bubbling, murmuring brooks. | 31 | |
| 2819153684 | oxymoron | A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect. Examples: loud silence, jumbo shrimp. | 32 | |
| 2819154389 | paradox | A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true. | 33 | |
| 2819154666 | parallel structure | Colleges favor applicants with good academic records, varied interests, and they should earn high score on the AP exam. The underlined section of the sentence lacks the same grammatical form as the italicized phrases. To be correct, it should read high scores | 34 | |
| 2819156810 | parody | An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject. | 35 | |
| 2819157400 | persona | The role or façade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader or other audience. | 36 | |
| 2819158062 | personification | A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics | 37 | |
| 2819159258 | prose | Any discourse that is not poetry. A prose poem is a selection of prose that, because of its language or content, is poetic in nature. | 38 | |
| 2819163543 | pun | A humorous play on words, using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings. | 39 | |
| 2819164398 | rebuttal | or refutation The part of discourse wherein opposing arguments are anticipated and answered. | 40 | |
| 2819164645 | reiteration | Repetition of an idea using different words, often for emphasis or other effect | 41 | |
| 2819165720 | rhetoric | The language of a work and its style; words, often highly emotional, used to convince or sway an audience. | 42 | |
| 2819166471 | rhetorical mode | e A general term that identifies discourse according to its chief purpose. Modes include exposition (to explain, analyze, or discuss an idea), argumentation (to prove a point or persuade), description (to recreate or present with details), and narration (to relate an anecdote or story) | 43 | |
| 2819167463 | . rhetorical question | A question to which the audience already knows the answer; a question asked merely for effect with no answer expected. | 44 |
