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| 7354347101 | Allegory | A narrative in which characters, behavior, and even the setting demonstrate multiple levels of meaning and significance. The underlying may be moral, religious, social, political, or Satiric | 0 | |
| 7354347102 | Alliteration | The sequential repetition of constant sounds at the beginnings of words. (Example: Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore) | 1 | |
| 7354347103 | Allusion | A literary, historical, mythological, or biblical reference assumed to be well-known enough to be recognized by the reader. For instance, one might contrast the life and tribulations of Frederick Douglass to the trials of Job from the bible. | 2 | |
| 7354347104 | Analogy | A comparison of two similar, yet different things, usually to clarify an action or relationship.(Example:Comparing the actions of a heart to a pump. | 3 | |
| 7354347105 | Anaphora | The regular repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning o a successive phrases of clauses. (Example: Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all Gods children(MLK) | 4 | |
| 7354347106 | Anecdote | A short simple narrative of an incident often used for humorous effect or to make a point | 5 | |
| 7354347107 | Antithesis | The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in parallel of words or ideas. (Example: Alexander Pope reminds us that "to err is human, to forgive divine") | 6 | |
| 7354347108 | Aphorism | a concise, often witty statement of a principle or truth about life designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly help belief; also referred to as adage, maxim, or proverb. (Example: Spare the rod and spoil the child) | 7 | |
| 7354347109 | Assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity(Example:How now Brown cow?) | 8 | |
| 7354347111 | Caricature | Descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person's appearance or facet of their personality. | 9 | |
| 7354347112 | Claim | In argumentation, an assertion of something as fact | 10 | |
| 7354347113 | Colloquialism | Words or phrases used in everyday conversation and informal writing, but often inappropriate in formal writing; the diction of common, ordinary folks, especially of a common region. (Example: Southerner's Y'all) | 11 | |
| 7354347114 | Connotation | The implied, suggested, or underlying meaning of a word or phrase because of its association in the readers mind. | 12 | |
| 7354347115 | Consonance | The repetition of two or more consonant sounds with a change in the intervening vowels (Example: Pitter-patter, splish-splash, click-clack) | 13 | |
| 7354347116 | Convention | An accepted manner, model, or tradition (Example: William using the Convention of comedy or tragedy) | 14 | |
| 7354347117 | Deductive Reasoning(Deduction) | The method of argument in which specific statements and conclusions are drawn or inferred from generalities: movements from the general to the specific | 15 | |
| 7354347118 | Denotation | The literal meaning of a word as defined in the dictionary | 16 | |
| 7354347119 | Description | the picturing in words of something or someone through detailed observation of color, motion, sound, taste, smell, and touch | 17 | |
| 7354347120 | Dialect | The language and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, or group. (Example: Minnesotans say "You betcha" it is not usually common and is a Minnesotan thing) | 18 | |
| 7354347121 | Diction | The specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose, or effect. | 19 | |
| 7354347122 | Didactic | Writing or speech with an instructive purpose or lesson. | 20 | |
| 7354347123 | Discourse | Spoken or written language, including literary works. The four classified modes of _____ are description, exposition, narration, and persuasion. | 21 | |
| 7354347124 | Dissonance | Harsh or grating sounds that do not go together | 22 | |
| 7354347125 | Elegy | A poem or prose that laments- or mediates upon the death of - a person or persons. Sometimes it will end with words of consolation. | 23 | |
| 7354347126 | Ephistrophe | In rhetoric, the repetition of words of a phrase at the end of a successive sentence. (Example: "If women are healthy and educated, their families will flourish. If women are free from violence, their families will flourish. If women have the chance to work, their families will flourish) | 24 | |
| 7354347127 | Epitaph | Writing in praise of a dead person, most often inscribed upon the headstone. | 25 | |
| 7354347128 | Ethos | In rhetoric, the appeal of a text to the credibility and character of a speaker, writer, or narrator (Who is this person, and what gives them the authority?) | 26 | |
| 7354347129 | Euphemism | An indirect kinder way of expressing unpleasant information in an effort to avoid business. (Example: Passed on instead of died) | 27 | |
| 7354347130 | Exposition | The immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot. The interpretation or analysis of a text; one or the four modes of discourse | 28 | |
| 7354347131 | Eulogy | A speech or written message in praise of a person: an oration in honor of a deceased person. | 29 | |
| 7354347132 | Extended Metaphor | a series of comparisons within a piece of writing. If they are consistently one concept this is also known as a conceit | 30 | |
| 7354347133 | Figurative Language | It contains levels of meaning expressed through figures of speech such as a metaphor, simile, personification, and hyperbole, in order to create associations that are imaginative rather than literal | 31 | |
| 7354347134 | Flashback | An earlier even inserted into the normal chronology of the narration: also known as retrospection | 32 | |
| 7354347135 | Folklore | traditional stories, songs, dances, and customs that are preserved among people, passed down from generation to generation until recorded by scholars. | 33 | |
| 7354347136 | Foreshadowing | The use of a hint or clue to suggest a larger event that occurs later in the work | 34 | |
| 7354347137 | Genre | A type or class of literature, such as narrative, poetry, history, biography, or epic | 35 | |
| 7354347138 | Homily | A sermon, but more contemporary uses include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involved | 36 | |
| 7354347139 | Hubris | The excessive pride or ambition that leads a tragic hero to disregard warnings or impending doom, ultimately causing their downfall | 37 | |
| 7354347140 | Hyperbole | Deliberate overstatement characterized by exaggerated language, usually to make a point, create humor, or draw attention. (Example: I'm starving to death) | 38 | |
| 7354347141 | Imagery | Any sensory detail or evocation in a work: the use of figurative language to evoke feeling, call to mind an idea, or describe an object. It involves any of the five senses to create a mental picture. | 39 | |
| 7354347142 | Inductive Reasoning(Induction) | The method of argument in which general statements and conclusions are drawn or inferred from specifics. | 40 | |
| 7354347143 | Inference | A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts, observations, or some other specific data. It is through this process-looking at clues, learning the facts-that Sherlock Holmes was able to solve his crimes | 41 | |
| 7354347144 | Interior Monologue | Writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's mind | 42 | |
| 7354347145 | Irony | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. The intended meaning is often the opposite of what is stated, often suggesting light sarcasm. It is used for many reasons, often to create poignancy or humor | 43 | |
| 7354347146 | Dramatic Irony | facts or situations are known to the reader or audience but not the characters | 44 | |
| 7354347147 | Situational Irony | when events end up the opposite of what is expected | 45 | |
| 7354347148 | Verbal Irony | What the author/narrator says is actually the opposite of what is meant | 46 | |
| 7354347149 | Isocolon | Parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure but also in length. (Example: Bible admonition-"Many are called,, but few are chosen") | 47 | |
| 7354347150 | Jargon | Specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group. The Computer industry has introduced much of this into our vocabulary, such as geek, crash, virus, and bug | 48 | |
| 7354347151 | Juxtaposition | One thing is placed adjacent to another to create an effect reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose | 49 | |
| 7354347152 | Litote | A Figure of speech that emphasizes its subject to another to create an effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose | 50 | |
| 7354347153 | Loose Sentence | A sentence that is grammatically complete before its end (Example:She played the violin with a dexterity never before seen in high school) | 51 | |
| 7354347154 | Metaphor | one thing is pictured as if it were something else, suggesting a likeness or analogy. It is an implicit comparison or identification of one thing with another, without using Like or as. | 52 | |
| 7354347155 | Metonymy | a figure of speech that uses the name of an object, person, or idea to represent something which is associated. (Example: The crown instead of the king) | 53 | |
| 7354347156 | Mode of Discourse | The manner in which information is presented in written or spoken form: narration, description, argumentation, exposition. | 54 | |
| 7354347157 | Narrative/Narration | a feeling or ambience resulting from the tone of a piece as well as the emotional attitude and POV of the writer/narrator. | 55 | |
| 7354347158 | Motif | The main theme or subject of a work elaborated on in the development of a piece; a recurrent pattern or idea. | 56 | |
| 7354347159 | Mood | A mode of discourse that tells a story and is based on the sequences of connected events, usually presented in a straightforward, chronological framework. | 57 | |
| 7354347160 | Naturalism | A literary movement that grew out of realism in France, England and the US in the late 19th/early-20th centuries: it portrays humans as having no free will driven only by the natural forces of heredity, environment,, and animalistic urges over which they have no control | 58 | |
| 7354347161 | Objectivity | an impersonal presentation of characters and events | 59 | |
| 7354347162 | Onomatopoeia | the use of words that sound like what they mean (Example: Hiss, boom, buzz, thump) | 60 | |
| 7354347163 | Oxymoron | composed of contradictory words or phrases (Example: silent alarm, deafening silence) | 61 | |
| 7354347164 | Parable | a short story that teaches a moral: similar but shorter than an allegory. | 62 | |
| 7354347165 | Parallelism/Parallel Structure | a statement that seems contradictory or absurd but has a rational meaning. Used to attract attention or secure emphasis. (Example: fight for peace) | 63 | |
| 7354347166 | Paradox | a structural arrangement of parts f a sentence, sentences, paragraphs, and larger units of composition by which one element of equal importance with another is equally developed and similarly phrased. Example from A Tale of Two Cities: it was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it as the age of foolishness) | 64 | |
| 7354347167 | Parody | A work that ridicules the style of another work by imitating and exaggerating its elements. (Saturday Night Live) | 65 | |
| 7354347168 | Pastoral | a short descriptive narrative , usually a poem, about an idealized country life: also called an idyll | 66 | |
| 7354347169 | Pathos | The element in literature which stimulates pity or sorrow. In argument or persuasion it tends to be the evocation of pity from the reader/listener. Emotion | 67 | |
| 7354347170 | Periodic sentence | A sentence that is not grammatically complete until the last phrase. (Example: Despite Austin's hatred of his sister's laziness, he still cared for her.) | 68 | |
| 7354347171 | Persona | A fictional voice that a writer adopts to tell a story, determined by the subject matter and audience. | 69 | |
| 7354347172 | Personification | The attribution of human qualities to a nonhuman or inanimate object. (Example: Once again the heart of America is heavy. The spirit of America weeps for a tragedy that denies the very meaning of our land) | 70 | |
| 7354347173 | Persuasion | One of the four modes of discourse, it is a form of argumentation in which the language is intended to convince through appeals to reason or emotion. | 71 | |
| 7354347174 | Point of View | The perspective from which a story is presented. In nonfiction, it requires the reader to establish the historical perspective of what is being said. (5 Types) | 72 | |
| 7354347175 | First Person Narrator | Narration is provided by a character in the story who related the actins through their own perspective, also revealing their thoughts | 73 | |
| 7354347176 | Limited Omniscient Narrator | Third person narration which reports the thoughts of only one character and generally only what one character sees | 74 | |
| 7354347177 | Objective Narrator | third person narration which only reports what would be visible to a camera. thoughts and feelings are only reveals if they are spoken | 75 | |
| 7354347178 | Omniscient Narrator | third person narration, where "he" "she" and they" is able to see into each characters mind and understand all the action. | 76 | |
| 7354347179 | Stream of Consciousness Narrator | Like a first person narration, but instead placing the reader inside the characters had, making the reader privy too continuous, chaotic flow of disconnected, half-formed thoughts an impressions in the characters mind. | 77 | |
| 7354347180 | Prose | The ordinary form of written language without metrical structure, in contrast to verse and poetry | 78 | |
| 7354347181 | Protagonist | the main character of literary work | 79 | |
| 7354347182 | Rhetoric | atttemps to describe nature and life without idealization and with alteration to detail. (Example: Walden Pond) | 80 | |
| 7354347183 | Realism | The art of using language to persuade in writing or speaking. Involves, writers purpose, consideration of audience, exploration of the subject, arrangement and organization of ideas, style and tone of expression, and form. | 81 | |
| 7354347184 | Rhetorical Modes | Argumentation, description, exposition, narration | 82 | |
| 7354347185 | Rhetorical Question | Asked simply for the sake of stylistic effect, it s a question not expected to be answered | 83 | |
| 7354347186 | Romanticism | A literary, artistic, and philosophical movement that began in the 18th century. Focal points are imagination, emotion and freedom. | 84 | |
| 7354347187 | Sarcasm | A form of verbal irony in which apparent praise is actually critical. It can be light and gently poke fun t someone/something, or can be harsh and cruel | 85 | |
| 7354347188 | Satire | A literary work that hold up to human failings to ridicule and censure. | 86 | |
| 7354347189 | Simile | A direct explicit cmparison of one thing to another, usually the words like or as to make direct comparison between two essentially different objects, actions, or qualities. | 87 | |
| 7354347190 | Speaker | the voice of a work; an author may speak as himself/herself or as a fictitious persona | 88 | |
| 7354347191 | Stereotype | a character who represents a trait that is usually attributed to a particular social or racial group and who lacks individuality | 89 | |
| 7354347192 | Style | the manner in which a writer characteristically combines and arranges words, shapes ides, an utilizes syntax and structure. It is the distinctive manner of expression that represents that author's typical writing ______. | 90 | |
| 7354347193 | Subjectivity | A personal representation of events and characters, influenced by the author's feelings and opinions | 91 | |
| 7354347194 | Symbolism | the use of a person, place, thing, event, or pattern that figuratively represents or stands for someone else. Often the thing or idea represented is more abstract or general than this, which is concrete | 92 | |
| 7354347195 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole | 93 | |
| 7354347196 | Syntax | the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentence. it is a sentence structure and how it influences the way a reader perceives a particular piece of writing. Another word choice for diction | 94 | |
| 7354347197 | Theme | the central or dominant idea, message or focus of a literary work, it is the overall statement the piece makes about its subject | 95 | |
| 7354347198 | Tone | the attitude the author/narrator takes toward a subject, character, audience, or theme. It s the overall tenor of a piece of writing based o particular stylistic devices employed by the writer | 96 | |
| 7354347199 | Unity | the quality of a piece of writing, also known as coherence | 97 | |
| 7354347200 | Voice | the way a literary work conveys an author's attitude, the source of the words is either acknowledged or unacknowledged. it is the speaker's or narrator's particular take of an idea based on a particular passage and how al elements of the style of the piece come together to express their feelings | 98 | |
| 7354377869 | Anthropomorphism | the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object. | 99 | |
| 7976352916 | Imagery | the use of very descriptive of figurative language to appeal to the senses (visual, tactile, olfactory, gustatory, auditory) | 100 | |
| 7977128890 | oxymoron | conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence') | 101 | |
| 7977138139 | paradox | an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth | 102 |
