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| 14503493197 | Allegory | Rhetorical device in which characters and/or story elements symbolically represent abstract meaning | 0 | |
| 14503493198 | Alliteration | The repetition of initial sounds at the start of three or more words (typically consonant sounds) | 1 | |
| 14503493199 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something well-known (such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art) | 2 | |
| 14503493200 | Ambiguity | Occurs when a word, phrase, sentence, or passage carries more than one meaning | 3 | |
| 14503493201 | Analogy | A short comparison that connects two different things through some semblance of similarity. | 4 | |
| 14503493202 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referenced by the pronoun | 5 | |
| 14503493203 | Antithesis | the opposite or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite; binary logic in play | 6 | |
| 14503493204 | Aphorism | A general statement that expresses a general truth or moral- like words of wisdom | 7 | |
| 14503493205 | Apostrophe | When a speaker/narrator references something or someone that is absent, imaginary, dead, or abstract | 8 | |
| 14503493206 | Atmosphere | The mood of the text | 9 | |
| 14503493207 | Caricature | An exaggeration or distortion of a person's physical features or characteristics for dramatic and comic effect | 10 | |
| 14503493208 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 11 | |
| 14503493209 | Colloquial Language | Common or everyday language; vernacular; slang | 12 | |
| 14503493210 | Conceit | Fancy word for an extended metaphor | 13 | |
| 14503493211 | Connotation | Society's definition of a word (societal ideas about a given word) | 14 | |
| 14503493212 | Denotation | Dictionary definition of a word | 15 | |
| 14503493213 | Diction | Writer or speaker's word choice (formal vs. informal, ornate vs. plain, etc.) | 16 | |
| 14503493214 | Didactic | Articulated with the intent to teach | 17 | |
| 14503493215 | Euphemism | Less offensive way to say something unpleasant | 18 | |
| 14503493216 | Figurative Language | Imaginative and vivid language that can contradict literal translations | 19 | |
| 14503493217 | Figure of Speech | Device that conveys or enables figurative language | 20 | |
| 14503493218 | Generic Coventions | Refers to the traditions of a given genre under review | 21 | |
| 14503493219 | Genre | The major category and associated characteristics for a given text | 22 | |
| 14503493220 | Homily | A sermon | 23 | |
| 14503493221 | Hyperbole | An exaggeration or overstatement | 24 | |
| 14503493222 | Imagery | Sensory details and language | 25 | |
| 14503493223 | Inference | Reasonable guesswork based on information provided | 26 | |
| 14503493224 | Invective | Emotionally violent and verbal denunciation or attack utilizing strong and abusive language | 27 | |
| 14503493225 | Verbal Irony | When the words literally state the opposite of the writer's (or speaker's) meaning | 28 | |
| 14503493226 | Situational Irony | When events fold out in contradiction to the expected | 29 | |
| 14503493227 | Dramatic Irony | When the audience is in the know, but the characters are out-of-the-loop | 30 | |
| 14503493228 | Litotes | Understatement that denies the grand severity of an instance or situation | 31 | |
| 14503493229 | Loose Sentence/Non-Periodic Sentence | Type of sentence with an independent clause followed by dependent clause(s) | 32 | |
| 14503493230 | Metaphor | Implied comparison between two unlike things to suggest some level of similarity | 33 | |
| 14503493231 | Metonymy | Substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 34 | |
| 14503493232 | Mood | Refers to a readers feelings while reading a text | 35 | |
| 14503493233 | Narrative | Storytelling | 36 | |
| 14503493234 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents | 37 | |
| 14503493235 | Oxymoron | Two contradictory words paired together | 38 | |
| 14503493236 | Paradox | A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true | 39 | |
| 14503493237 | Parallelism | The similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses | 40 | |
| 14503493238 | Anaphora | The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines | 41 | |
| 14503493239 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 42 | |
| 14503493240 | Pedantic | Overkill academic/scholarly word/jargon usage | 43 | |
| 14503493241 | Periodic Sentence | A type of sentence in which dependent clauses come before the independent clause | 44 | |
| 14503493242 | Personification | The application of human-qualities to inanimate objects or animals | 45 | |
| 14503493243 | First Person Point-of-View | Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and "We" | 46 | |
| 14503493244 | Second Person Point-of-View | Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronoun "you" | 47 | |
| 14503493245 | Third Person Objective Point-of-View | Told from the viewpoint of "he" "she" "it" or "they;" does not directly express any thoughts or feelings- we just get the plot and such | 48 | |
| 14503493246 | Third Person Limited Point-of-View | Told from the viewpoint of "he" "she" "it" or "they;" focuses on the thoughts and feelings of ONE character | 49 | |
| 14503493247 | Third Person Omniscient Point-of-View | Told from the viewpoint of "he" "she" "it" or "they;" directly expresses the thoughts and feelings of TWO or MORE characters | 50 | |
| 14503493248 | Prose | Structured in paragraphs and typically Standard English Grammar... typically... | 51 | |
| 14503493249 | Repetition | Repeating something for effect | 52 | |
| 14503493250 | Rhetoric | The ways in which someone tries to persuade an audience for a given purpose | 53 | |
| 14503493251 | Rhetorical Mode: Exposition | Mode used to explain and analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion | 54 | |
| 14503493252 | Rhetorical Mode: Argumentation | Mode used to prove the validity of an idea through sound reasoning, discussion, and a proposed claim | 55 | |
| 14503493253 | Rhetorical Mode: Description | Mode used to re-articulate or reinvent something already in existence- typically employs a lot of imagery and whatnot | 56 | |
| 14503493254 | Rhetorical Mode: Narration | Mode used for storytelling | 57 | |
| 14503493255 | Sarcasm | Caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something | 58 | |
| 14503493256 | Satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies (typically through some mode of humor--- even if it's dry) | 59 | |
| 14503493257 | Semantics | The set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences in a given language; also, the study of meaning; WORD MEANING | 60 | |
| 14503493258 | "Style" | Catch-all term for the authors choices including, but not limited to, diction, syntax, figurative language, and other rhetorical and literary devices | 61 | |
| 14503493259 | Subject Complement | The word or clause following a linking verb that completes the description by renaming it or by describing it further | 62 | |
| 14503493260 | Subordinate Clause | A.K.A Dependent Clause- the part of a sentence that cannot stand alone | 63 | |
| 14503493261 | Syllogism | Three-part deduction of logical reasoning: Major Premise | Minor Premise | Conclusion | 64 | |
| 14503493262 | Natural Symbol | Symbols in nature | 65 | |
| 14503493263 | Conventional Symbol | Common, everyday, mainstream, widely-recognized symbols | 66 | |
| 14503493264 | Literary Symbol | Contextual symbols- one must understand the context to understand the vested symbolism | 67 | |
| 14503493265 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 68 | |
| 14503493266 | Synesthesia | Describing one kind of sensation in terms of another | 69 | |
| 14503493267 | Syntax | Sentence structures (S-V-O) and WORD ORDER; the skeleton of language | 70 | |
| 14503493268 | Theme | The moral of the story- lesson learned- major takeaway | 71 | |
| 14503493269 | Thesis | Tells audience what the paper/essay is about | 72 | |
| 14503493270 | Tone | Author's attitude toward subject of the text | 73 | |
| 14503493271 | Transition | The linking of ideas and words together in the writing process | 74 | |
| 14503493272 | Understatement | Presenting something as less significant than it is | 75 | |
| 14503493273 | Wit | Intellectually amusing language | 76 |
