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| 4721966196 | analogy | a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them explains something unfamiliar by associating it to something familiar | 0 | |
| 4721967925 | metaphor / simile | figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other suggesting some similarity. | 1 | |
| 4721970347 | hyperbole | figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement | 2 | |
| 4721970759 | understatement | the ironic minimizing of fact presents something as less significant than it is. effect can be humorous and emphatic. opposite of hyperbole. | 3 | |
| 4721971690 | imagery | the sensory details of figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. uses terms related to 5 senses. | 4 | |
| 4721975209 | alliteration | repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words | 5 | |
| 4721975760 | allusion | direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book myth, place or work of art. can be historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical. | 6 | |
| 4721977103 | anaphora | repetition device in which the same expression (word(s)) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences | 7 | |
| 4721979158 | repetition | the duplication of any element of language such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern | 8 | |
| 4721979667 | parallelism | refers to grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity | 9 | |
| 4721980492 | tone | describes author's attitude toward his material, audience, or both | 10 | |
| 4721980925 | undertone | attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece | 11 | |
| 4721981156 | connotations | the nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning may involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes | 12 | |
| 4721982042 | apostrophe | a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. it is an address to someone or something that cannot answer. | 13 | |
| 4721983293 | diction | related to style; refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. | 14 | |
| 4721984030 | irony | the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. The difference between what appears to be and what actually is true. | 15 | |
| 4721985003 | paradox | a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity | 16 | |
| 4721985642 | anecdote | a short narrative dealing with particulars of an interesting episode or event; refers to an incident in the life of a person | 17 | |
| 4721986851 | metonymy / synecdoche | a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it / a substitution of a part for a whole | 18 | |
| 4721988170 | satire | a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform and ridicule. can be recognized by many devices used effectively by satirist: irony, wit, parody, caricature, hyperbole, understatement, and sarcasm. | 19 | |
| 4721989860 | sarcasm | involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something | 20 | |
| 4721990458 | invective | an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language | 21 | |
| 4721991091 | parody | a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect an/or ridicule. As comedy, parody distorts or exaggerates distinctive features of the original. As ridicule, it mimics the work by repeating and borrowing words, phrases, or characteristics in order to illuminate weaknesses in the original | 22 | |
| 4721993639 | personification | a figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions. | 23 | |
| 4721994543 | style | an evaluation of the sum of choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices | 24 | |
| 4721995779 | symbol / symbolism | anything that represents itself and stands for something else; usually a symbol is something concrete - such as an object, action, character, or scene - that represents something more abstract | 25 | |
| 4721996703 | syntax | the way an author chooses to join words into phrases and sentences | 26 |
