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| 4783140952 | Allegory | symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a second meaning not explicit in the narrative. ex ;animal farm |  | 0 |
| 4783148832 | Alliteration | words that are next to each other or consecutive that have the same constant sound. |  | 1 |
| 4783157466 | Allusion | reference to a mythological,literary or historical person,place,thing or idea ex: he has the patience of a job. | 2 | |
| 4783227144 | Analogy | comparison between something familiar and something unfamiliar for the purpose of illuminating or dramatizing the unfamiliar. | 3 | |
| 4783233490 | Anecdote | short entertaining story usually personal or biographical, |  | 4 |
| 4783238685 | Antithesis | strongly contrasting words,clauses,sentences,or ideas ex:it was the best of times,it was the worst of times |  | 5 |
| 4783243155 | Aphorism | brief statement of truth or principle given. ex: a penny saved is a penny earned |  | 6 |
| 4783256708 | Apostrophe | statement addressing an absent person or abstract quality as though present. |  | 7 |
| 4788478448 | Assonance | repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words. |  | 8 |
| 4788480690 | Catharsis | Moral and spiritual cleansing;an emphatic identification with others |  | 9 |
| 4788483218 | Consonance | repetition of a constant sound within or at the end of a series of words. |  | 10 |
| 4788489125 | Epigram | short,witty poem expressing a single observation. | 11 | |
| 4788489895 | Epiphany | sudden understanding or realization which prior to this was to thought of or understand. |  | 12 |
| 4788492804 | Epilouge | closing section added to the end of a novel,play(providing further info,comment or interpretation. | 13 | |
| 4788495326 | Ethos | qualities and language in a work that builds trust or credibility in the author or speaker. | 14 | |
| 4788508062 | Euphemism | susbsitiuitng a mild/non offensive word or expression for one whose meaning might be harsh or unpleasant. |  | 15 |
| 4788512308 | Farce | humorous play based on improbably situations,horseplay rather that plot and character. |  | 16 |
| 4788517417 | Hyperbole | deliberate and outrageous exaggeration ,serous or comedic(shoot heard around the world) |  | 17 |
| 4788518975 | Irony | words say one thing but mean another. |  | 18 |
| 4793337145 | Antiphrasis | satirical of humorous use of a word or phrase to convey an idea exactly opposite to its real significance.(calling Cesar murderers "honorable men" | 19 | |
| 4793367125 | Dramatic | facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or piece of fiction but known to the reader ,audience or other characters in the work |  | 20 |
| 4793380590 | Situational | events occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters,of the reader or if the audeince | 21 | |
| 4793384113 | Sarcasm | caustic and bitter expression of strong disapproval personal ,jeering,intended to hurt | 22 | |
| 4793392953 | Verbal | words literally state the opposite of the writers(or speakers )true meaning | 23 | |
| 4793397752 | Juxtapostition | placing 2 or more things close together or side by side for comparison or contrast. | 24 | |
| 4793399734 | Litotes | Understatement in which a thing is affirmed by stating the negative of its opposite(not least for great ,not to fail for succeed not bad for good) | 25 | |
| 4793414425 | Logos | language that appears to the readers sense of logic | 26 | |
| 4793417659 | Metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things not using "like or "as" |  | 27 |
| 4793552422 | Metonymy | sub of one word for another which it suggests (man of the cloth vs.preist) | 28 | |
| 4793554032 | Onomatopoeia | the use of words that mimic the sounds they describe(hiss,buss,zoom) |  | 29 |
| 4793555769 | Oxymoron | combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression(jumbo shrimp) | 30 | |
| 4793556362 | Paradox | contradictory statement which has some truth in it(less is more) |  | 31 |
| 4793557398 | Parable | short,simple,illustrative story used to teach a moral or religious lesson. | 32 | |
| 4793559768 | Pathos | quality in a literary work that arouses feelings of pity ,sorrow, or compassion the reader or audience. |  | 33 |
| 4793560902 | personifaction | gives inanimate objects or inanimate ideas human characteristics (wind cried in the dark) |  | 34 |
| 4793562140 | prologue | intro to a poem,play,novel etc | 35 | |
| 4793562299 | pun | play on words that are either identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings . |  | 36 |
| 4793563515 | satire | work that attacks human folly or a societal problem with humor and wit | 37 | |
| 4793564966 | Simile | comparison of two different things or ideas using the words "like" or "as" | 38 | |
| 4793567042 | symbolism | object,person,place,action that has a meaning but also stands for something larger such as a quality,attitude,belief or value. |  | 39 |
| 4793569949 | Synecdoche | part of something represents the whole also the whole can represent a part(all hands on deck) | 40 | |
| 4793571273 | Synesthesia | description of one sense by words generally used to describe another(hungry eyes,blind mouths) |  | 41 |
