2205826037 | Allegory | The device of using character and / or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning | 0 | |
2205826038 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is probably commonly known. | 1 | |
2205826039 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings of a word , phrase sentence or passage | 2 | |
2205826040 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them . | 3 | |
2205826041 | Anaphora | One of the devices of repetition in which the same word is repeated in the beginning of one or two lines | 4 | |
2205826042 | Antecedent | The word or phrase or clause referred by a pronoun | 5 | |
2205826043 | Anecdote | A short narrative detailing particulars of and interesting event or episode | 6 | |
2205826044 | Aphorism | A terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle | 7 | |
2205826045 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction such as liberty or love | 8 | |
2205826046 | Clause | A grammatical into that contains both a subject and verb | 9 | |
2205826047 | Colloquial | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 10 | |
2205826048 | Coherence | A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible | 11 | |
2205826049 | Conceit | A fanciful expression usually in the form of a extended metaphor or surprisingly analogy between seemingly disimillar objects | 12 | |
2205826050 | Connotation | The nonliteral associative meaning of a word the implied suggested meaning | 13 | |
2205826051 | Atmosphere | The emotional mood created by the eternity of a literary work | 14 |
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