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| 2451085108 | Allegory | symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a second meaning not explicit in the narrative (Animal Farm - Russian Revolution) | 0 | |
| 2451088579 | Alliteration | beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same consonant sound (I saw a bee busy among the sweet bilberries) | 1 | |
| 2451090712 | Allusion | reference to a biblical, mythological, literary or historical person, place, thing or idea (He has the patience of Job.) | 2 | |
| 2451094548 | Analogy | comparison between something familiar and something unfamiliar for the purpose of illuminating or dramatizing the unfamiliar (detailed description of how nuclear fission is like opening a break in pool) | 3 | |
| 2451099385 | Anecdote | short entertaining story usually personal or biographical | 4 | |
| 2631844826 | Antithesis | strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences, or ideas (It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...) | 5 | |
| 2631851679 | Aphorism | Brief statement of truth or principal given (A penny saved is a penny earned) | 6 | |
| 2631859202 | Apostrophe | statement addressing an absent person or abstract quality as though present (Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him.) | 7 | |
| 2631862979 | Assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words | 8 | |
| 2631864554 | Catharsis | Moral and spiritual cleansing; an empathic identification with others. | 9 | |
| 2631868234 | Consonance | the repetition of a consonant sound within or at the end of a series of words | 10 | |
| 2631871443 | Epigram | short, witty poem expressing a single observation | 11 | |
| 2631872732 | Epiphany | Sudden understanding or realization which prior to this was to thought of or understood | 12 | |
| 2631874362 | Epilogue | closing section added to the end of a novel, play, etc., providing further comment, interpretation, or information | 13 | |
| 2631875327 | Ethos | qualities and language in a work that builds trust or credibility in the author or speaker | 14 | |
| 2631878685 | Euphemism | substituting a mild/non-offensive word or expression for one whose meaning might be harsh or unpleasant (extensive burns vs. charred flesh) | 15 | |
| 2631880511 | Farce | humorous play based on improbably situations, gross incongruities, coarse wit, or horseplay rather than plot and character | 16 | |
| 2631881784 | Hyperbole | deliberate & outrageous exaggeration; serious or comedic (shot heard round the world) | 17 | |
| 2631883442 | Irony | - words say one thing but mean another Antiphrasis - Satirical of humorous use of a word or phrase to convey an idea exactly opposite to its real significance.) "Calling Caesar's murderers "honorable men." Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.) 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. Situational - Event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters, of the reader, or of the audience. Sarcasm - Caustic and bitter expression of strong disapproval. It is personal, jeering, intended to hurt. Verbal - Words literally state the opposite of the writer's (or speaker's) true meaning. (I couldn't care less.) | 18 | |
| 2631886879 | Juxtaposition | placing two or more things close together or side by side for comparison or contrast | 19 | |
| 2631888993 | 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) | 20 | |
| 2631889676 | Logos | language that appeals to the reader's sense of logic | 21 | |
| 2631892595 | Metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things not using 'like' or 'as' (time is money) | 22 | |
| 2631894422 | Metonymy | substitution of one word for another which it suggests (man of the cloth vs. priest) | 23 | |
| 2631897566 | Onomatopoeia | the use of words that mimic the sounds they describe (hiss, buzz, boom) | 24 | |
| 2631901079 | Oxymoron | combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression (jumbo shrimp) | 25 | |
| 2631901080 | Paradox | contradictory statement which has some truth in it (less is more) | 26 | |
| 2631903782 | Parable | a short, simple, illustrative story used to teach a moral or religious lesson | 27 | |
| 2631905439 | Pathos | Quality in a literary work that arouses feelings of pity, sorrow, or compassion in the reader or audience. | 28 | |
| 2631907766 | Personification | gives inanimate objects or inanimate ideas human characteristics (wind cried in the dark) | 29 | |
| 2631909292 | Prologue | an introduction to a poem, play, novel, etc | 30 | |
| 2631911996 | Pun | play on words that are either identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings | 31 | |
| 2631920726 | Satire | a work that attacks human folly or a societal problem with humor and wit | 32 | |
| 2631920727 | Simile | a comparison of two different things or ideas using the words 'like' or 'as' | 33 | |
| 2631926458 | Symbolism | object, person, place, action that has a meaning but also stands for something larger such as a quality, attitude, belief, or value | 34 | |
| 2631926459 | Synecdoche | a part of something represents the whole also the whole can represent a part (all hands on deck) | 35 | |
| 2631928486 | Synesthesia | description of one sense by words generally used to describe another (hungry eyes, blind mouths) | 36 |
