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| 6705103558 | anaphora | the regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of two or more successive phrases or clauses. |  | 0 |
| 6705103559 | chiasmus | a reversal in the word order of words in two otherwise parallel sentences |  | 1 |
| 6705103560 | apostrophe | the direct address to an absent or dead person, or to an object, quality, or idea. |  | 2 |
| 6705103561 | hyperbole | a rhetorical figure in which emphasis is achieved through exaggeration |  | 3 |
| 6705103562 | metaphor | figurative language that describes something as though it actually were something else |  | 4 |
| 6705103563 | metonymy | the substitution of one term for another that is generally associated with it. (ex. the crown declared that the man would be executed.) |  | 5 |
| 6705103564 | synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole (ex. all hands on deck) |  | 6 |
| 6705103565 | onomatopoeia | the use of words that sound like a noise |  | 7 |
| 6705103566 | paradox | a statement or expression so surprisingly self-contradictory but ends up being true on some level |  | 8 |
| 6705103567 | parallelism | the use of similar and consistent grammatical structures or word order. |  | 9 |
| 6705103568 | personification | the use of human characteristics to describe animals, things, or ideas. |  | 10 |
| 6705103569 | point of view | the perspective that a narrator takes toward the events it describes |  | 11 |
| 6705103570 | protagonist | the central character in a story | 12 | |
| 6705103571 | pun | a witty word-play which reveals that words with different meanings have similar or even identical sounds |  | 13 |
| 6705103572 | satire | writing that ridicules or holds up to contempt the faults of individuals or groups |  | 14 |
| 6705103573 | polysyndeton | the repetition of conjunctions in a sentence |  | 15 |
| 6705103574 | asyndeton | the omission of conjunctions in a sentence |  | 16 |
| 6705103575 | archetype | a repeating symbol or type of character found in many cultures |  | 17 |
| 6705103576 | dramatic irony | a situation where the audience knows something that the characters on stage are not aware of |  | 18 |
| 6705103577 | allusion | a reference to a piece of literature, character, historical figure that the author assumes the reader will recognize |  | 19 |
| 6705103578 | dramatic climax | the turning point in a story when the action turns against the protagonist |  | 20 |
| 6705103579 | diction | the word choices made by a writer |  | 21 |
| 6705103580 | didactic | having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing |  | 22 |
| 6705103581 | flat (static) character | a character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story |  | 23 |
| 6705103582 | dynamic (round) character | a character who undergoes a change or transformation in the course of a story | 24 | |
| 6705103583 | exposition | the important background information revealed in the story about the setting, characters' backstories, prior plot events, etc. |  | 25 |
| 6705103584 | exciting force | the spark or complication that "gets the action going" in the play the event that sets the plot into motion |  | 26 |
| 6705103585 | rising action | Events leading up to the climax |  | 27 |
| 6705103586 | denouement (catastrophe) | The final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work or the outcome of a complicated sequence of events |  | 28 |
| 6705103587 | omniscient narrator | a narrator who is able to know, see, and tell all, including the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters |  | 29 |
| 6705103588 | theme | Central idea of a work of literature |  | 30 |
| 6705103589 | tone | A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels. |  | 31 |
| 6705103590 | deus ex machina | an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a contrived plot device in a play or novel |  | 32 |
| 10902998258 | syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language | 33 | |
| 10903003596 | vernacular | the language or dialect (a regional or specific form of language) spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. | 34 | |
| 10903031601 | zeugma | a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses Example: She broke both John and his heart. | 35 | |
| 10903064603 | antithesis | A person or thing is the direct opposite of someone or something else; a contrast | 36 | |
| 10903076582 | oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms Example: deafening silence | 37 | |
| 10903092672 | refuted | to prove wrong; disprove | 38 | |
| 10903096318 | evoke | bring up or recall | 39 | |
| 10903110641 | subjective | based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions | 40 | |
| 10903118017 | assertion | a declaration or statement | 41 | |
| 10903135629 | synthesis | combining parts into a whole | 42 | |
| 10903135630 | rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. | 43 | |
| 10903401029 | sojourner | traveler; seeker of the truth | 44 |
