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| 14656965253 | allegory | a symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a second meaning not explicit in the narrative(Animal Farm-Russian Revolution) | 0 | |
| 14656965254 | allusion | a reference to a biblical, mythological, literary or historical person, place, thing or idea(He has the patience of Job) | 1 | |
| 14656966072 | analogy | a comparison between something familiar and something unfamiliar for the purpose of illuminating or dramatizing the unfamiliar(life is like a box of chocolates) | 2 | |
| 14656966073 | anecdote | a short entertaining story usually personal or biographical | 3 | |
| 14656968158 | Antithesis | strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences, or ideas(It was the best of times, it was the worst of times) | 4 | |
| 14656971587 | Aphorism | a brief statement of truth or principle given(The only way to have a friend is to be one) | 5 | |
| 14656972383 | Apostrophe | a statement addressing an absent person or abstract quality as though present(Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caeser loved him) | 6 | |
| 14656972384 | Conceit | an extended metaphor used to compare from several different angles | 7 | |
| 14656973624 | Epithet | an adjective phrase used to point out a characteristic of a person or thing(Richard the Lionhearted) | 8 | |
| 14656973625 | Ethos | qualities and language in a work that builds trust or credibility in the author or speaker | 9 | |
| 14656975253 | Euphemism | substituting a mild/non-offensive word or expression for one whose meaning might be harsh or unpleasant("to pass away" for "to die") | 10 | |
| 14656975254 | foil | any person or sometimes thing that through strong contrast underscores or enhances the distinctive characteristics of another | 11 | |
| 14656978956 | hyperbole | deliberate and outrageous exaggeration; serious or comedic(the shot heard round the world) | 12 | |
| 14656979633 | irony | words say one thing but mean another | 13 | |
| 14656980196 | Juxtaposition | placing two or more things close together or side-by-side for comparison or contrast | 14 | |
| 14656980197 | Logos | language that appeals to the reader's sense of logic | 15 | |
| 14656983184 | metaphor | A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as. | 16 | |
| 14656983185 | Metonymy | substitution of one word for another that it suggests(man of the cloth vs. priest) | 17 | |
| 14656984817 | motif | a reoccurring element such as an image or structural component that creates symbolic meaning in a work of literature | 18 | |
| 14656986641 | Onomatopoeia | the use of words that mimic the sounds they describe | 19 | |
| 14656986642 | Oxymoron | combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression(jumbo shrimp) | 20 | |
| 14656988841 | parable | a short, simple, illustrative story used to teach a moral or religious lesson | 21 | |
| 14656992288 | paradox | a contradictory statement that has some truth in it(less is more) | 22 | |
| 14656992289 | pathos | the quality in a text that arouses feelings of pity, sorrow, or compassion in the reader or audience | 23 | |
| 14656993281 | Personification | gives inanimate objects or ideas human characteristics | 24 | |
| 14656994039 | pun | play on words that are either identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings | 25 | |
| 14656994040 | satire | a work that attacks human folly or a societal problem with humor and wit | 26 | |
| 14656994815 | Simile | a comparison of two different things using like or as | 27 | |
| 14656994816 | symbolism | an object, person, place, action that has a meaning but also stands for something larger such as a quality, attitude, belief, or value | 28 | |
| 14656997351 | Synecdoche | a part of something represents the whole; also the whole can represent a part(all hands on deck) | 29 | |
| 14657004081 | Archetype | character, action, or situation that is prototype, or pattern of human life, occurring over and over again in literature, such as a quest, an initiation, or an attempt to overcome evil | 30 | |
| 14657004898 | characters | the people or animals who take part in the action of a literary work | 31 | |
| 14657004899 | conflict | tension between opposing forces; essential to plot | 32 | |
| 14657006460 | diction | word choice intended to convey a certain effect | 33 | |
| 14657006461 | flashback | a scene that interrupts the action of a work to show a previous event | 34 | |
| 14657008396 | foreshadowing | the use of hints or clues to suggest future action | 35 | |
| 14657009749 | imagery | words or phrases appealing to the senses-descriptive diction a writer employs to represent persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas | 36 | |
| 14657009750 | mood | the emotional atmosphere in a literary work | 37 | |
| 14657011775 | plot | the sequence of events or actions in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem | 38 | |
| 14657012289 | stream of consciousness | narrative technique that presents thoughts as if they were coming directly from a character's mind, often seemingly disjointed | 39 | |
| 14657012290 | style | combines the idea to be expressed and the individuality of the author. | 40 | |
| 14657012883 | suspense | the quality of a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem that makes the reader uncertain or tense about the outcome of events | 41 | |
| 14657016801 | point of view | the perspective from which a story is told | 42 | |
| 14657016802 | purpose | the author's reason for writing the selection | 43 | |
| 14657017433 | rhetorical shift | a change or movement in a piece resulting from epiphany, realization, or insight gained by the speaker, a character, or the reader | 44 | |
| 14657017434 | setting | the time and place in which the events take place | 45 | |
| 14657018073 | theme | a simple or complex sentence that states the author's idea about life or human nature | 46 | |
| 14657019179 | tone | the attitude of the write or speaker toward a subject, character, or audience, which is conveyed through diction, imagery, details, language, and syntax | 47 | |
| 14657023364 | tone shift | a change in attitude or the creation of a new attitude | 48 | |
| 14657024110 | Ambiguity | has more than one meaning, with resultant uncertainty as to the intended significance of the statement | 49 | |
| 14657024683 | Anadiplosis | the repetition of words in which the last word or phrase of one sentence or line is repeated at the beginning of the next | 50 | |
| 14657024684 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at beginning of verses, clauses, paragraphs | 51 | |
| 14657025507 | antecedent | a word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun | 52 | |
| 14657027714 | Asyndeton | the deliberate omission of conjunctions between phrases, clauses, or words | 53 | |
| 14657027715 | balanced sentence | phrases or clauses that balance each other by virtue of their likeness, structure, meaning, or length. This technique often draws parallels or contrasts | 54 | |
| 14657028829 | clause | a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. An independent or main clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent, or subordinate clause cannot stand alone as a sentence and must be accompanied by an independent clause | 55 | |
| 14657028830 | Colloquialism | the use of slang informalities in speech or writing | 56 | |
| 14657030369 | Connotation | refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the explicit definition. words carry cultural and emotional associations or meanings in addition to their literal meanings or denotations | 57 | |
| 14657031342 | Denotation | refers to the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color | 58 | |
| 14657031343 | Dialect | a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group | 59 | |
| 14657032843 | Diction | refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness | 60 | |
| 14657038480 | Ellipsis | omission of a word or phrase easily understood in context | 61 | |
| 14657039388 | Epistrophe | the repetition of phrases or words at the end of clauses or sentences | 62 | |
| 14657040296 | inverted order | typical sentence elements are reversed | 63 | |
| 14657040297 | Jargon | a type of language that is used in a particular context and may not be well understood outside of it | 64 | |
| 14657041661 | loose(or cumulative) sentence | a sentence that is grammatically complete before the end | 65 | |
| 14657063296 | parallel structure | the repetition of the same grammatical structure; match noun with noun, verb with verb | 66 | |
| 14657065020 | periodic sentence | a sentence in which the subject and verb come at the end of the sentence | 67 | |
| 14657065644 | Polysyndeton | the repetition of conjunctions in a series of words, phrases, or clauses | 68 | |
| 14657066854 | Repetition | words, sounds, and ideas used more than once to enhance rhythm and to create emphasis | 69 | |
| 14657069545 | rhetorical question | a question that requires no answer | 70 | |
| 14657069546 | sentences | compound, complex, and compound-complex | 71 |
