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| 6732990886 | Ad Hominem | Critizing the person rather than the position they are taking | 0 | |
| 6732990887 | Allegory | a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. | 1 | |
| 6732990888 | Alliteration | the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group | 2 | |
| 6732990889 | Allusion | a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: | 3 | |
| 6732990890 | Analogy | a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: You are as annoying as nails on a chalkboard | 4 | |
| 6732990891 | Anecdote | a short and interesting story or an amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point and make readers and listeners laugh. | 5 | |
| 6732990892 | Antithesis | a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect. Man proposes, God disposes. | 6 | |
| 6732990893 | Argument | Main statement in a piece of literature | 7 | |
| 6732990894 | Attitude | The perspective or tone of the writer he adopts in a certain work. | 8 | |
| 6732990895 | Cacophy | Harsh discordant sounds in a line or passage. Can be sharp or harsh | 9 | |
| 6732990896 | Colloquial | Slang | 10 | |
| 6732990897 | Conflict | a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist. | 11 | |
| 6732990898 | Connotation | meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly. A dove implies peace or gentility. | 12 | |
| 6732990899 | Deduction | Coming to a conclusion | 13 | |
| 6732990900 | Denotation | generally defined as literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to its connotative or associated meanings. | 14 | |
| 6732990901 | Dialect | The language used by the people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people. The term dialect involves the spelling, sounds, grammar and pronunciation used by a particular group of people and it distinguishes them from other people around them. | 15 | |
| 6732990902 | Diction | Word choice | 16 | |
| 6732990903 | Didactic | a term that refers to a particular philosophy in art and literature that emphasizes the idea that different forms of art and literature ought to convey information and instructions along with pleasure and entertainment. | 17 | |
| 6732990904 | Ellipsis | is used in narratives to omit some parts of a sentence or event, which gives the reader a chance to fill the gaps while acting or reading it out. It is usually written between the sentences as "...". | 18 | |
| 6732990905 | Epigraph | is a literary device in the form of a poem, quotation or sentence usually placed at the beginning of a document or a simple piece having a few sentences but which belongs to another writer. | 19 | |
| 6732990906 | Euphemism | refers to polite, indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or which suggest something unpleasant. Deliberately mispronouncing an offensive word may reduce its severity e.g. darn, shoot etc. | 20 | |
| 6732990907 | Exposition | a literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters etc. to the audience or readers. | 21 | |
| 6732990908 | Extended metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem. It is often comprised of more than one sentence and sometimes consists of a full paragraph. | 22 | |
| 6732990909 | Figurative language | using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive and impactful. Figures of speech such as metaphors, similes, allusions go beyond the literal meanings of the words to give the readers new insights. | 23 | |
| 6732990910 | Flashback | are interruptions that writers do to insert past events in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative. | 24 | |
| 6732990911 | Form | 25 | ||
| 6732990912 | Hyperbole | involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis. | 26 | |
| 6732990914 | Imagery | to use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. | 27 | |
| 6732990915 | Induction | conclusion reached through reasoning. | 28 | |
| 6732990916 | Inference | a literary device used commonly in literature and in daily life where logical deductions are made based on premises assumed to be true. | 29 | |
| 6732990917 | Invective | denotes speech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution. It involves the use of abusive and negative use of language. | 30 | |
| 6732990918 | Irony | a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. | 31 | |
| 6732990920 | Logical fallacy | Flaw in reasoning | 32 | |
| 6732990921 | Metaphor | 33 | ||
| 6732990922 | Metonymy | 34 | ||
| 6732990923 | Monologue | 35 | ||
| 6732990924 | Motif | 36 | ||
| 6732990925 | Narrator | 37 |
