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| 7245919857 | alliteration | the repetition of an initial consonant sound | 0 | |
| 7245920531 | allusion | a brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place, or event--real or fictional | 1 | |
| 7245922302 | anadiplosis | last word of one line is the first word of the next line | 2 | |
| 7245924066 | anaphora | a scheme in which the same word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive phrases | 3 | |
| 7245925735 | anastrophe | a scheme in which normal word order is changed for emphasis | 4 | |
| 7245927288 | antimetabole | a sentence strategy in which the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first; it adds power to the sentence | 5 | |
| 7245929465 | antithesis | placement of contrasting or opposing words, phrases, clauses, or sentences side by side | 6 | |
| 7245931075 | aphorism | a brief statement of a principle that makes a wise observation about life | 7 | |
| 7245932411 | apostrophe | a scheme in which a person or an abstract quality is directly addressed, whether present or not | 8 | |
| 7245934764 | apposition | the placement side-by-side of two coordinate elements, the second of which serves to identify or rename the first | 9 | |
| 7245938987 | assonance | repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words, usually with different consonant sounds either before or after the same vowel sounds | 10 | |
| 7245943033 | asyndeton | omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses | 11 | |
| 7245944792 | circumlocution | the use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language to avoid getting to the point. (contrast with conciseness) | 12 | |
| 7245948238 | climax | the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex | 13 | |
| 7245950303 | consonance | repetition of a consonant sound within 2 or more words in close proximity | 14 | |
| 7245951307 | denotation and connotation | denotation: direct or dictionary meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings connotation: the emotional implications and associations that a word may carry, in contrast to its literal meanings | 15 | |
| 7245958889 | diction | choice and use of words in speech or writing | 16 | |
| 7245960611 | ellipsis | the deliberate omission of a word or words that are readily implied by the context; it creates an elegant or daring economy of words | 17 | |
| 7245964402 | epanalepsis | the repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause | 18 | |
| 7245966724 | epistrophe | a scheme in which the same word is repeated the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences | 19 | |
| 7245969627 | euphemism | the substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit (ex) she passed away last night | 20 | |
| 7245971834 | extended metaphor | a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work | 21 | |
| 7245976482 | figures of speech | the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning | 22 | |
| 7245978012 | foreshadowing | to show or indicate beforehand; pre-figure of events that are to come | 23 | |
| 7245980066 | hyperbole | a trope composed of exaggerated words or ideals used for emphasis and not to be taken literally | 24 | |
| 7245982026 | imagery | vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses | 25 | |
| 7245984926 | verbal irony | when a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is opposite of the literal meaning | 26 | |
| 7245987465 | situation irony | in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so the outcome is contrary to what was expected | 27 | |
| 7245989733 | dramatic irony | situation understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play | 28 | |
| 7245993571 | malapropism | an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound | 29 | |
| 7245995588 | metaphor | a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance | 30 | |
| 7245998361 | mood | a state or quality of feeling at a particular time | 31 | |
| 7245999158 | motivation | the act or providing with a reason to act in a certain way | 32 | |
| 7246000829 | narration | a recital of events, as the story narrated in a poem or the exposition of a drama . | 33 | |
| 7246004680 | onomatopoeia | the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named | 34 | |
| 7246006471 | oxymoron | figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction | 35 | |
| 7246007842 | paradox | a seemingly self-contradictory statement that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true | 36 | |
| 7246010400 | parallelism | the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way | 37 | |
| 7246014208 | periphrasis | the use of indirect and circumlocutory speech or writing | 38 | |
| 7246016259 | personification | the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristic to something non-human | 39 | |
| 7246019792 | plot | storyline, plan, or main story of a literary or dramatic work | 40 | |
| 7246022588 | point of view | the position of the narrator in relation to the story | 41 | |
| 7246023636 | polysyndeton | the use of a number of conjunctions in close succession | 42 | |
| 7246025140 | prosody | the science or study of poetic meters and vetrification | 43 | |
| 7246028646 | protagonist | the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work | 44 | |
| 7246030549 | pun | the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest different meanings | 45 | |
| 7246035864 | repetition | act of repeating | 46 | |
| 7246037432 | rhetorical question | a question asked solely to produce an effect or make an assertion and not to elicit a reply | 47 | |
| 7246038737 | rhyme | identity in sound of some art, especially the end, or words or lines of verse | 48 | |
| 7246040159 | sarcasm | harsh or bitter derision or irony | 49 | |
| 7246046716 | satire | the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice | 50 | |
| 7246054375 | setting | surroundings or environment | 51 | |
| 7246055816 | shift or turn | refers to a change or movement in a piece resulting from an epiphany, realization, or insight gained | 52 | |
| 7246059762 | simile | a comparison of 2 different things or ideas through the use of the words "like" or "as" | 53 | |
| 7246061744 | sound devices | stylistic devices that convey meaning through sounds | 54 | |
| 7246063630 | structure | the framework of organization of a literary selection | 55 | |
| 7246066122 | style | writer's characteristic manner of employing language | 56 | |
| 7246067774 | suspense | the quality of a short story that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events | 57 | |
| 7246070369 | symbol | something used or representing something else | 58 | |
| 7246071540 | synecdoche | figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for the part | 59 | |
| 7246073509 | syntax | a system or orderly arrangement | 60 | |
| 7246074930 | theme | subject of discourse, discussion, mediation, or composition; topic | 61 | |
| 7246077044 | tone | attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience | 62 | |
| 7246078390 | understatement (litotes) | uses double negatives or, in other words, positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite expressions | 63 |
