7553967295 | Allegory | Character or story elements used to represent a hidden meaning | 0 | |
7553967296 | Allusion | direct or indirect reference to something commonly known, event, book, etc. "chocolate was her achilles heel" | 1 | |
7553967297 | Antecedent | word or phrase to which a pronoun refers (jim gave dad HIS glove) | 2 | |
7553967298 | Aphorism | Statement of general truth or moral principle (actions speak louder than words) | 3 | |
7553967299 | Apostrophe | Figure of speech using imaginary person or personified abstraction. Can also use personification (roll on blue ocean) | 4 | |
7553967300 | Clause | Independent, or dependent. Contains subject and verb. | 5 | |
7553967301 | Diction | Authors word choice/style | 6 | |
7553967302 | Euphemism | "Good speech" less offensive word substitute (instead of "corpse" "umearthly remains") | 7 | |
7553967303 | Hyperbole | Figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect (MANY died, power out everywhere, national tragedy etc.) | 8 | |
7553967304 | Inference | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning | 9 | |
7553967305 | Metaphor | comparison of two unlike things not using like or as | 10 | |
7553967306 | Metonymy | "Changed label" name of object is changed to something closely resembling it | 11 | |
7553967307 | Parody | a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner | 12 | |
7553967308 | Personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea | 13 | |
7553967309 | point of view | The perspective from which a story is told, first and third | 14 | |
7553967310 | Prose | Refers to fiction and nonfiction. The way we speak "statements" | 15 | |
7553967311 | rhetorical question | A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected. | 16 | |
7553967312 | Satire | using humor to expose something or someone to ridicule. (Sarcasm, foolishness, ex: SNL) | 17 | |
7553967313 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 18 | |
7553967314 | Syllogism | A form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them. (All dogs have 4 legs. Rover is a dog. Rover had 4 legs) | 19 | |
7553967315 | Symbolism | Anything that represents itself and stands for something else. Natural, conventional, and literary. (Love, an eagle, etc.) | 20 | |
7553967316 | Syntax | Way author chooses to join words into phrases or sentences. Sentence structure(ppl who text on their phones while watching a movie are very annoying) | 21 | |
7553967317 | Theme | The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life | 22 | |
7553967318 | Understatement | A statement that says less than what is meant. Opposite of hyperbole. (Its pretty flooded.) | 23 |
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