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| 3656709032 | Allegory | Using characters or the story to symbolically represent a second meaning | 0 | |
| 3656709033 | Alliteration | The repetition of consonant sounds in words | 1 | |
| 3656709034 | Allusion | A reference to something else in a work | 2 | |
| 3656709035 | Ambiguity | The multiple or unclear meaning of a word, sentence, or passage | 3 | |
| 3656709037 | Anaphora | Exact repetition of words or phrases ("I have a dream") | 4 | |
| 3656709038 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun | 5 | |
| 3656709039 | Antithesis | The contrast of ideas in statements ("Fair is foul, foul is fair") | 6 | |
| 3656709040 | Aphorism | A short phrase from an author which summarizes their point | 7 | |
| 3656709041 | Apostrophe | Speaking to something or someone that cannot answer | 8 | |
| 3656709043 | Cacophony | Unpleasant words or discordant sounds | 9 | |
| 3656709044 | Caricature | A verbal, exaggerated, comic description of someone's characteristics | 10 | |
| 3656709045 | Catharsis | The process of relieving emotions in the audience | 11 | |
| 3656709046 | Clause | A unit of language that contains a subject and a verb | 12 | |
| 3656709047 | Colloquial | Informal language | 13 | |
| 3656709049 | Connotation | The non-literal meaning of a word that is associated with it | 14 | |
| 3656709051 | Diction | Word choice | 15 | |
| 3656709053 | Digression | The use of unrelated material | 16 | |
| 3656709057 | Euphemism | Using soft language to represent harsh or offensive things | 17 | |
| 3656709061 | Foil | A character that sharply contrasts another character in the same work | 18 | |
| 3656709062 | Foreshadowing | Hints or clues that suggest events yet to occur | 19 | |
| 3656709063 | Generic Conventions | The traditions of a genre | 20 | |
| 3656709065 | Hyperbole | Deliberate exaggeration | 21 | |
| 3656709067 | Imagery | Language evoking the senses or emotions | 22 | |
| 3656709070 | Invective | A strong verbal insult | 23 | |
| 3656709071 | Irony | The contrast between what is said and what is meant, when things turn out the opposite of what is expected | 24 | |
| 3656709076 | Metaphor | Implied comparison of seemingly dissimilar things | 25 | |
| 3656709077 | Metonymy | Replacing the name of thing with the name of something related ("The White House declared" | "The President declared") | 26 | |
| 3656709078 | Mood | The atmosphere or emotional air of a work | 27 | |
| 3656709079 | Motif | An image that appears throughout a work | 28 | |
| 3656709080 | Narrative | The telling of a story or events | 29 | |
| 3656709081 | Onomatopoeia | Sounds that aren't words represented by letters | 30 | |
| 3656709082 | Oxymoron | Pairing antonyms paradoxically | 31 | |
| 3656709083 | Parable | A story designed to illustrate a moral, principle, or answer a question | 32 | |
| 3656709084 | Paradox | A statement that is self-contradictory | 33 | |
| 3656709086 | Parody | A comic, deliberate imitation of something else | 34 | |
| 3656709087 | Pastoral | A rural or natural setting | 35 | |
| 3656709090 | Personification | Applying human characteristics to things that are not human | 36 | |
| 3656709091 | Point-of-View | The perspective from which a story is told | 37 | |
| 3656709095 | Rhetoric | Argumentative language | 38 | |
| 3656709097 | Rhetorical question | A question that does not seek an answer | 39 | |
| 3656709098 | Satire | A work that parodies something else, usually comical | 40 | |
| 3656709100 | Setting | The background or location of a work (time and place) | 41 | |
| 3656709101 | Simile | Comparing unlike things using 'like,' 'as,' or 'than' | 42 | |
| 3656709107 | Theme | The central idea or message of a work | 43 | |
| 3656709108 | Thesis | The sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses opinion or answers a question | 44 | |
| 3656709109 | Tone | Similar to mood. The attitude of the author. | 45 |
