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| 7433480337 | inference (n.) | To draw a resonable conclusion from the information presented | 0 | |
| 7433480338 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 1 | |
| 7433480339 | Irony | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant | 2 | |
| 7433480340 | loose sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases or clauses | 3 | |
| 7433537630 | Metaphor | A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one or the other | 4 | |
| 7433537631 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it | 5 | |
| 7433537632 | Mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 6 | |
| 7433537633 | Narrative | The telling of a story | 7 | |
| 7433537634 | Onomatopeia | A figure of speech where words imitate sounds | 8 | |
| 7433537635 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox | 9 | |
| 7433537636 | Paradox | A statement that appears to be self contradictory | 10 | |
| 7433537637 | Parallelism | The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words phrases sentences or paragraphs to give structural similarity | 11 | |
| 7636691472 | allegory (n) | The device of using character and story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning | 12 | |
| 7636691473 | Alliteration | The repetition of sound, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words (as in she sells sea shells) | 13 | |
| 7636691474 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event book, myth, place, or work of art. | 14 | |
| 7636691475 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional of a word phrase sentence or passage | 15 | |
| 7636691476 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 16 | |
| 7636691477 | Anaphora | One of the devices of repetition in which the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines clauses or sentences | 17 | |
| 7636691478 | Anecdote | A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. The term most frequently refers to an incident in the life of a person | 18 | |
| 7636691479 | Antecedent | The word phrase or clause referring to by a pronoun | 19 | |
| 7636691480 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth of moral principle | 20 | |
| 7636691481 | Apostrophe | An address to a dead or absent person, or personification as if he or she were present | 21 | |
| 7636691482 | Atmosphere | the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work | 22 | |
| 7636691483 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 23 | |
| 7636691484 | Colloquial | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 24 | |
| 7636691485 | Coherence | A principal demanding that the parts of any composition can be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligent | 25 | |
| 7636691486 | Conceit | A fanciful expression usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects | 26 | |
| 7636691487 | Connotation | The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. | 27 | |
| 7636691488 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word | 28 | |
| 7636691489 | Diction | Related to style diction refers to the writers word choices | 29 | |
| 7636691490 | Didactic | having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing | 30 | |
| 7636691491 | Euphemism | use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one | 31 | |
| 7636691492 | Exposition | a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory | 32 | |
| 7636691493 | extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 33 | |
| 7636691494 | figurative language | writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally | 34 | |
| 7636691495 | figure of speech | A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things. | 35 | |
| 7636691496 | generic conventions | Traditions for each genre. | 36 | |
| 7636691497 | Genre | a major category or type of literature | 37 | |
| 7636691498 | Homily | a sermon | 38 | |
| 7636691499 | Hyperbole | An exaggeration or overstatement | 39 | |
| 7636691500 | Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 40 | |
| 7636691501 | Parody | a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner | 41 | |
| 7636717100 | pedantic | tending to show off one's learning | 42 | |
| 7636717101 | periodic sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. | 43 | |
| 7636717102 | Personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea | 44 | |
| 7636717103 | point of view | The perspective from which a story is told | 45 | |
| 7636717104 | predicate adjective | An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject | 46 | |
| 7636717105 | predicate nominative | a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject | 47 | |
| 7636717106 | Prose | Any material that is not written in a regular meter like poetry | 48 | |
| 7636717107 | Repetition | the duplication of any element of language | 49 | |
| 7636717108 | Rhetoric | Governing the art of writing effectively | 50 | |
| 7636717109 | rhetorical modes | exposition, description, narration, argumentation | 51 | |
| 7636722309 | Sarcasm | Language meant to hurt someone or ridicule them | 52 | |
| 7896896953 | satire (n) | language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule | 53 | |
| 7896896954 | Semantics | The study of the meaning of words | 54 | |
| 7896896955 | Style | the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work | 55 | |
| 7896896956 | subject complement | The word or clause that follows a linking verb and compliments or completes the subject | 56 | |
| 7896896957 | subordinate clause | dependent clause | 57 | |
| 7896896958 | syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 58 | |
| 7896896959 | symbol (n) | somthing used for or regarded as representing something else | 59 | |
| 7896896960 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 60 | |
| 7896896961 | Theme | Central idea of a work of literature | 61 | |
| 7896896962 | Thesis | Main idea of a work | 62 | |
| 7896896963 | Tone | The authors attitude towards a piece | 63 | |
| 7896896964 | Transition | Word or phrase the links different ideas | 64 | |
| 7896896965 | Understatement | a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | 65 | |
| 7896896966 | Undertone | An attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece. | 66 | |
| 7896896967 | Wit | Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights | 67 |
