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| 5198566344 | Anaphora | Repetition of words at the beginning of suscsuccessive clauses | 0 | |
| 5198566345 | Ellipsis | used to show omitted words or to indicate a pause | 1 | |
| 5198566346 | Qualifier | A word or word group that limits the meaning of another word or word group | 2 | |
| 5198566347 | Allegory | Story, poem, or picture that's interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning | 3 | |
| 5198566348 | Alliteration | Repetition of sounds, especially first letter | 4 | |
| 5198566349 | Allusion | Indirect or direct reference to something which is commonly known. | 5 | |
| 5198566350 | Ambiguity | Many meanings for a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. Intentional or unintentional | 6 | |
| 5198566351 | Analogy | Similarity/comparison between two different things. can explain something unfamiliar | 7 | |
| 5198566352 | Antecedent | Referred to by pronoun. For example, when saying "it" the ... is what it is referring to | 8 | |
| 5198566353 | Antithesis | The opposite or contrast of ideas. The exact opposite | 9 | |
| 5198566354 | Aphorism | Observational statement that contains a general truth ( if it ain't broke, don't fix it) | 10 | |
| 5198566355 | Apostrophe | Addresses imaginary/unrealistic person or object. It addresses something that can't answer | 11 | |
| 5198566356 | Atmosphere | Tone, ambience, mood of the environment. | 12 | |
| 5198566357 | Clause | Sentence with predicate and subject. | 13 | |
| 5198566358 | Colloquialism | Slang in speech or writing not generally acceptable for formal writings creates familiar tone | 14 | |
| 5198566359 | Conceit | Analogy/metaphor that's longer and more complicated | 15 | |
| 5198566360 | Connotation | suggested meaning of word. May involve ideas, emotions | 16 | |
| 5198566361 | Denotation | The literal definition of a word. ex; knife the ... is a sharp object that cuts. The connotation; is fear, violence. | 17 | |
| 5198566362 | Diction | Writers word choice. What is it complements authors purpose. | 18 | |
| 5198566363 | Didactic | Word to teach, especially moral principle | 19 | |
| 5198566364 | Euphemism | Substitute word that's too harsh/inappropriate/ blunt when referring to something unpleasant | 20 | |
| 5198566365 | Extended metaphor | Developed metaphor, longer than normal | 21 | |
| 5198566366 | Figurative language | Imaginative speech. Writing or speech that's not literal | 22 | |
| 5198566367 | Figure of speech | Helps carry figurative language, clearly (hyperbole, personification) | 23 | |
| 5198566368 | Genre | Category for every literary work | 24 | |
| 5842621323 | Tautology | Repetition of an idea, statement or word (a beginner who has just started) | 25 | |
| 5842621324 | Homily | The term means sermon but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice | 26 | |
| 5842621325 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. often have a comic effect they sometimes produce irony but they can sometimes be serious | 27 | |
| 5842621326 | Imagery | The sensory details used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions | 28 | |
| 5842621327 | Inference/infer | a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. | 29 | |
| 5842621328 | Invective | Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language | 30 | |
| 5842621329 | Irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. | 31 | |
| 5842621330 | Verbal irony | When the words literally state the opposite of the writers or speakers meaning | 32 | |
| 5842621331 | Situational Irony | When events turn out the opposite of what was expected; when what the characters and readers think ought to happen is not what does happen | 33 | |
| 5842621332 | Dramatic irony | When facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or piece of fiction but no one to the reader, audience, or other characters in the work | 34 | |
| 5842621333 | Litotes | ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won't be sorry, meaning you'll be glad ). | 35 | |
| 5842621334 | Loose sentence | the main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases. | 36 | |
| 5842621335 | Metaphor | A figure of speech using implied comparison of unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. Can create imagery | 37 | |
| 5842621336 | Metonymy | Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it | 38 | |
| 5842621337 | Mood | The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of work | 39 | |
| 5842621338 | Narrative | The telling of the story or an event or series of events | 40 | |
| 5842621339 | Onomatopoeia | Figure of speech in which sounds are imitated with words. Some examples are words like buzz, hum, or crack. | 41 | |
| 5842621340 | Oxymoron | Author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox | 42 | |
| 5842621341 | Paradox | Self-contradictory or opposed common sense but contain some degree of truth | 43 | |
| 5842621342 | Parallelism | The grammatical or rhetorical placement of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give similarity | 44 | |
| 5842621344 | Pedantic | Adjective that is descriptive and is overly academic or show-offy | 45 | |
| 5842621345 | Periodic sentence | Opposite of loose sentence. Shows the main clause at the end of the sentence. | 46 | |
| 5842621346 | Personification | Figure of speech when the writer gives concepts animals or inanimate objects human attributes or emotions | 47 | |
| 5842621347 | Wit | Language that surprises and delights but is still intellectual | 48 | |
| 6297761810 | Point of view | The perspective from which a story is told | 49 | |
| 6297761811 | 1st person | Tells story with first person pronoun "I" and is a character in the story. | 50 | |
| 6297761812 | 3rd person | Uses pronouns "he" "she" "it" | 51 | |
| 6297761813 | 3rd person omniscient | Narrator. Knows feeling and thoughts of any or all charcters | 52 | |
| 6297761814 | 3rd person limited | Feeling and thoughts of only one character. Only actions of other characters | 53 | |
| 6297761815 | Prose | Major divisions of genre. Refers to fiction and nonfiction | 54 | |
| 6297761816 | Repetition | The duplication exact or approximate of language such as sound, word, phrase, clause,sentence, or grammatical pattern | 55 | |
| 6297761817 | Rhetoric | Principles of governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. | 56 | |
| 6297761818 | Exposition (mode) | Explain and analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion | 57 | |
| 6297761819 | Argumentation (mode) | Prove a point by presenting sound reasoning, discussion, and argument that thoroughly convinced the reader | 58 | |
| 6297761820 | Description (mode) | Re-create, invent, or visually represent a person, place, event or action so that the reader can picture that being described | 59 | |
| 6297761821 | Narration (mode) | Tell a story or narrate an event or series of events. | 60 | |
| 6297761822 | Sarcasm | Involves better, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something | 61 | |
| 6297761823 | Satire | The use of irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize someone's stupidity | 62 | |
| 6297761824 | Syllogism | Logic that presents two pieces of evidence that lead to a conclusion | 63 | |
| 6297761825 | Symbol | Anything that represents itself and stands for something else. | 64 | |
| 6297761826 | Natural symbol | Objects/occurrences from nature symbolize ideas commonly associated with them. | 65 | |
| 6297761827 | Conventional symbol | A symbols meaning that has been constantly used by a group (star of David: Jewish) | 66 | |
| 6297761828 | Literary symbol | They are found in a variety of works and are more generally recognized. | 67 | |
| 6297761829 | Synecdoche | Figure of speech when a part of of something is used to represent the whole or vice versa. Ex: refer to car as wheels. | 68 | |
| 6297761830 | Synesthesia | When one kind of sensory stimulus calls to mind another | 69 | |
| 6297761831 | Syntax | The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. | 70 | |
| 6297761832 | Theme | The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life. | 71 | |
| 6297761833 | Thesis | Is the sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses authors purpose, meaning or position. | 72 | |
| 6297761834 | Tone | Describes authors attitude toward his material. | 73 | |
| 6297761835 | Transition | Word or phrase that links different ideas | 74 | |
| 6297761836 | Understatement | Presents something as less significant than it is | 75 |
