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| 4426474664 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbollically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. | 0 | |
| 4426474665 | Alliteration | The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words. | 1 | |
| 4426474666 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such an an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. | 2 | |
| 4426474667 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 3 | |
| 4426474668 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 4 | |
| 4426474669 | Caricature | A verbal description. | 5 | |
| 4426474670 | Colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. | 6 | |
| 4426474671 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 7 | |
| 4426474672 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color. | 8 | |
| 4426474673 | Diction | Related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. | 9 | |
| 4426474674 | Didactic | From the Greek, didactic literally means "teaching." | 10 | |
| 4426474675 | Euphemism | From the Greek for "good speech," euphemisms are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant work or concept. | 11 | |
| 4426474676 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 12 | |
| 4426474677 | Figurative Language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid. | 13 | |
| 4426474678 | Figure of Speech | A device used to produce figurative language. (Includes: apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, synecdoche, and understatement. | 14 | |
| 4426474679 | Genre | The major category into which a literary work fits. | 15 | |
| 4426474680 | Homily | This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, and it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 16 | |
| 4435732792 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. | 17 | |
| 4435732793 | Imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions | 18 | |
| 4435732794 | Inference | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. | 19 | |
| 4435732795 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 20 | |
| 4435732796 | Irony | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. | 21 | |
| 4435732797 | Verbal Irony | When the words literally state the opposite of the writer's meaning. | 22 | |
| 4435732798 | Situational Irony | When events turn out the opposite of what as expected. | 23 | |
| 4435732799 | Dramatic Irony | When facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or piece of fiction but known to the reader or audience | 24 | |
| 4435732800 | Loose Sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. | 25 | |
| 4435732801 | Metaphor | A forgive of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. | 26 | |
| 4435732802 | Mood | The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. | 27 | |
| 4435732803 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. | 28 | |
| 4435732804 | Paradox | A statements that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. | 29 | |
| 4435732805 | Parallelism | Also referred to as parallel structure, it refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. | 30 | |
| 4435732806 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 31 | |
| 4435732807 | Pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. | 32 | |
| 4435732808 | Periodic Sentence | The opposite of loose sentence, a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. | 33 | |
| 4435732809 | Personification | A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions. | 34 | |
| 4435732810 | Prose | One of the major diversions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms. | 35 | |
| 4435732811 | Repetition | The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, words, phrase, clause, or sentence. | 36 | |
| 4435918251 | Rhetoric | Describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. | 37 | |
| 4435918252 | Sarcasm | Involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. | 38 | |
| 4435918253 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. | 39 | |
| 4435918254 | Senantics | The brand of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another. | 40 | |
| 4435918255 | Syllogism | A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. | 41 | |
| 4435918256 | Syntax | The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. | 42 | |
| 4435918257 | Theme | The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life. | 43 | |
| 4435918258 | Thesis | Is the sentence or group of sentences that directly expressed the authors opinion or purpose. | 44 | |
| 4435918259 | Tone | Describes the author's attitude towards his material. | 45 | |
| 4435918260 | Understatement | The ironic minimalist G of fact, presenting something as less significant than it is. | 46 | |
| 4435918261 | Wit | Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. | 47 |
