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| 3740415888 | allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 0 | |
| 3740462578 | alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds | 1 | |
| 3740466611 | allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. | 2 | |
| 3740478284 | ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 3 | |
| 3740480361 | analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar. | 4 | |
| 3740497755 | antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 5 | |
| 3740501497 | antithesis | the opposition or contrast of ideas, the direct opposite | 6 | |
| 3740509717 | aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. it can be a memorable summation of the author's point | 7 | |
| 3740520091 | apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 8 | |
| 3740522309 | atmosphere | The emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described. | 9 | |
| 3740526374 | 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 | |
| 3740531919 | clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 11 | |
| 3740535118 | colloquial | the use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 12 | |
| 3740544441 | conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 13 | |
| 3740654999 | connotation | An idea that is implied or suggested | 14 | |
| 3740657294 | denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 15 | |
| 3740658502 | diction | Choice of words | 16 | |
| 3740662902 | didactic | Intended to teach | 17 | |
| 3740667108 | euphemism | From the Greek for "good speech," they are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept - POLITICALLY CORRECT | 18 | |
| 3740672043 | extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 19 | |
| 3740674085 | figurative language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 20 | |
| 3740678993 | generic conventions | This term describes traditions for each genre. These help to define each genre | 21 | |
| 3740756603 | genre | A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.) characterized by a particular form, style, or content. | 22 | |
| 3740758738 | homily | This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 23 | |
| 3740761555 | hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 24 | |
| 3740763440 | imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 25 | |
| 3740765551 | inference | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning | 26 | |
| 3740778782 | invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 27 | |
| 3740780397 | irony | Contrast between expectation and reality | 28 | |
| 3740789192 | deductive | A type of logic in which specific results are predicted from a general premise. | 29 | |
| 3740792727 | loose sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses | 30 | |
| 3740794762 | metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. | 31 | |
| 3740798481 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it | 32 | |
| 3740802002 | mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 33 | |
| 3740805768 | narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 34 | |
| 3740809893 | onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 35 | |
| 3740809894 | oxymoron | A combination of contradictory terms | 36 | |
| 3740813257 | paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 37 | |
| 3740815028 | parallelism | It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. | 38 | |
| 3740929893 | parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 39 | |
| 3740931636 | pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. | 40 | |
| 3740934480 | periodic sentence | a sentence that expresses the main idea at the end | 41 | |
| 3740936499 | personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 42 | |
| 3740938007 | point of view | The perspective from which a story is told | 43 | |
| 3740938055 | prose | any written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure. | 44 | |
| 3740946330 | repetition | Repeating a word, phrase, or idea for emphasis or rhythmic effect | 45 | |
| 3740949242 | rhetoric | Effective writing or speaking | 46 | |
| 3740954635 | sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt | 47 | |
| 3740954636 | satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. | 48 | |
| 3740957617 | semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another. | 49 | |
| 3740965804 | style | (1) An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, a (2) Classification of authors to a group and comparison of an author to similar authors. | 50 | |
| 3740972694 | subject complement | The word (with any accompanying phrases) or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either (1) renaming it (the predicate nominative) or (2) describing it (the predicate adjective). | 51 | |
| 3740976950 | subordinate clause | A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb | 52 | |
| 3740980581 | syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 53 | |
| 3741135088 | symbol | A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something else | 54 | |
| 3741135089 | synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent a whole | 55 | |
| 3741142180 | synesthesia | Describing one kind of sensation in terms of another | 56 | |
| 3741146518 | syntax | Sentence structure | 57 | |
| 3741146519 | theme | Central idea of a work of literature | 58 | |
| 3741148165 | thesis | Focus statement of an essay; premise statement upon which the point of view or discussion in the essay is based. | 59 | |
| 3741149437 | tone | A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels. | 60 | |
| 3741149438 | transition | A word or phrase that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph | 61 | |
| 3741152604 | understatement | the ironic minimalizing of fact, it presents something as less significant than it is. | 62 | |
| 3741157288 | wit | intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights | 63 | |
| 3741306726 | inductive | A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations. | 64 |
