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| 3450837789 | Elliptical | sentence structure which leaves out something in the 2nd half. Usually, there is a subject-verb object combination in the 1st half of the sentence and the 2nd half will repeat the structure but omit the verb and use a comma to indicated the ellipted material | 0 | |
| 3450853029 | Anthimeria | the use of a word as if it were a member of a different word class(part of speech); typically, the use of a noun as if it were a verb | 1 | |
| 3450860235 | Foreshadowing | the use of a hint or clue to suggest a larger event that occurs later in the work | 2 | |
| 3450868458 | Authority | arguments that draw on recognized experts or persons with highly relevant experience are said to rest on authoritative backings. Readers are expected to accept claims if they are in agreement | 3 | |
| 3450882625 | Indirect quotation | a rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased | 4 | |
| 3450888323 | Alliteration | the repetition of initial identical consonant sounds. Used for emphasis and style | 5 | |
| 3450897526 | Form | the shape or structure of a literary work | 6 | |
| 3450909300 | Figures of Speech | expressions, such as similes, metaphors, and personification, that make imaginative, rather than literal comparisons or associations | 7 | |
| 3450917450 | Imagery | the use of images, especially in a pattern of related images, often figurative, to create a strong, unified sensory impression | 8 | |
| 3450922451 | Concrete Language | language that describes specific, observable things, people or places, rather than ideas or qualities the opposite of abstract language | 9 | |
| 3450931474 | Conundrum | a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun; it may also be a paradox or difficult problem | 10 | |
| 3450940052 | Inference | a conclusion one can draw from presented details | 11 | |
| 3450943066 | Invective | harsh, abusive language directed against a person or cause | 12 | |
| 3450947402 | Euphony | a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose; the opposite of cacophony | 13 | |
| 3450952849 | Assonance | repetition of a vowel sound within 2 or more words in close proximity | 14 | |
| 3450955430 | Epigraph | a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of theme | 15 | |
| 3450959971 | Anaphora | repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of 2 or more sentences in a row. This is a deliberate from of repetition and helps take the writer's point more coherent | 16 | |
| 3450969132 | False Analogy | when 2 cases are not sufficiently parallel to lead readers to accept a claim of connection between them | 17 | |
| 3450983066 | Balance | construction in which both halves of the sentence(or paragraphs, presentation of a larger work) are about the same length and importance | 18 | |
| 3450986996 | Apostrophe | usually in poetry, but sometimes in prose; the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction | 19 | |
| 3450994926 | Analogy | a comparison to a directly parallel case. When a writer uses this, he or she argues that a claim reasonable for one case is reasonable for the analogous case | 20 | |
| 3451007480 | Explication | the act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text. Usually involves close reading and special attention to figurative language | 21 | |
| 3451014546 | Anachronism | an event, object, custom, person, or thing that is out of order in time | 22 | |
| 3451020276 | Epigram | a concise, witty saying in poetry or prose that either stands alone or is part of a larger work; it may also refer to a short poem of this type | 23 | |
| 3451052242 | Antithesis | a balancing of 2 opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses | 24 | |
| 3451060969 | Aphorism | a short, often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life | 25 | |
| 3451064971 | Hubris | the excessive pride or ambition that leads a tragic hero to disregard warning of impending doom, eventually causing his or her downfall | 26 | |
| 3451071228 | Etymology | an account of the history of a particular word or element of a word; the study of historical linguistic changes especially as manifested in individual words | 27 | |
| 3451079146 | Interior Monologue | writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head | 28 | |
| 3451086351 | Epistophe | ending successive sentences with th3 same word or words for emphasis | 29 | |
| 3451097811 | Example | an individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern | 30 | |
| 3451102928 | Genre | a type of literary work, such as an novel or poem; there are also subgenres, such as science fiction or sonnet, within the larger genres | 31 | |
| 3451111779 | Ethos | the fundamental character or spirit of a culture, the character or disposition of a community, group, or person; the moral element that determines a fictional character's actions rather than his thoughts or emotions | 32 | |
| 3451120851 | Abstract Language | Language describing ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people or places. The observable or "physical" is usually described in concrete | 33 | |
| 3451129381 | Asyndeton | commas used with no conjunction to separate a series of words. The parts are emphasized equally when the conjunction is omitted; in addition, the use of commas with no intervening conjunction speeds up the flow of the sentence. Takes the form of X, Y, Z as opposed to X, Y and Z | 34 | |
| 3451146645 | Conventional | following certain traditional techniques use of writing. An over-reliance may result in lack of originality. | 35 | |
| 3451165460 | Exegesis | a detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of prose or poetry | 36 | |
| 3451169451 | Dysphemism | a deliberate substitution of a disagreeable, offensive, or disparaging word for an otherwise inoffensive term, as pig for policeman | 37 | |
| 3451175882 | Jargon | the language of a profession; also, confused speech, resulting particularly from the mingling of several languages/dialects. The result is language that may sound uncouth or outlandish, producing gibberish or nonsense | 38 | |
| 3451187299 | Idyll | a short descriptive narrative, usually a poem, about an idealized country life, also called a pastoral | 39 | |
| 3451192476 | Figurative Language | a word or words that are inaccurate literally, but describe by calling to mind sensations or responses that the thing described evokes. It may be in the form of metaphors or similes, both of which are nonliteral comparisons. | 40 | |
| 3451203389 | Epiplexis | a device in which the speaker reproaches his audience in order to arouse, incite, or convince them | 41 | |
| 3451209820 | Hypophora | also referred to as anthypophora or antipophora, is a figure of speech where the speaker poses a question and then answers the question | 42 | |
| 3451224525 | Descriptive Detail | graphic, exact, and accurate presentation of the characteristics of a person, place, or thing | 43 | |
| 3451227787 | Burlesque | broad parody; whereas a parody will imitate and exaggerate a specific work, this will take an entire style or form, such as myths, and exaggerate it into ridiculousness | 44 | |
| 3451239274 | Colloquialism | a word of phrase used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing | 45 | |
| 3451246300 | Induction | the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization | 46 | |
| 3451250488 | Common Knowledge | shared beliefs or assumptions are often called this. A writer may argue that if something is widely believed, then readers should accept it | 47 | |
| 3451260034 | Antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers | 48 | |
| 3451264814 | Expose | a factual piece of writing that reveals the weaknesses, faults, frailties, or other shortcomings | 49 | |
| 3451272997 | Caricature | descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person's appearance or a face of personality | 50 | |
| 3451284546 | Ad hominem | Latin for "against the man." When a writer personally attacks his or her opponents instead of their arguments | 51 | |
| 3451290553 | Exposition | Background info provided by a writer to enhance a reader's understanding of the context of a fictional or nonfictional story | 52 | |
| 3451295561 | Discourse | spoken or written language, including literary words, the 4 traditionally classified modes of discourse are description, exposition, narration, and persuasion | 53 | |
| 3451303548 | Extended Metaphor | a sustained comparison that is developed throughout a piece of writing | 54 | |
| 3451308823 | Emotional Appeal | when a writer appeals to an audience's emotions(often through pathos) to excite and involve them in the argument | 55 | |
| 3451317000 | Anastrophe | inversion of the usual order of words | 56 | |
| 3451319859 | Cacophony | harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; the opposite of euphony | 57 | |
| 3451334948 | Bathos | insincere or overdone sentimentality. May address a sudden change in emotion; may be used to create humor but might be misinterpreted as poor judgement on the part of the writer | 58 | |
| 3451346999 | Dissonance | harsh or grating sounds that do not go together | 59 | |
| 3451349638 | Equivocation | when a writer uses the same term in 2 different senses in an argument | 60 | |
| 3451353005 | Digression | that portion of discourse that wanders or departs from the main subject or topic | 61 | |
| 3451357015 | Either-Or Reading | when the writer reduces an argument or issue to two polar opposites and ignores any alternatives | 62 | |
| 3451361946 | Aposiopesis | a breaking off from speech, usually because of rising emotion or excitement | 63 | |
| 3451367955 | Classicism | the principles and styles admired in the classics of Greek and Roman literature, such as objectivity, sensibility, restraint, and formality | 64 | |
| 3451393184 | Exemplum | a brief tale used in medieval times to illustrate a sermon or to teach a lesson | 65 | |
| 3451405250 | Ethical Appeal | when a writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him or her based on a presentation of image of self through the text. Reputation is sometimes a factor, but in all cases the aim is to gain the audience's confidence | 66 | |
| 3451414042 | Didatic | a term used to describe fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking. May be dry and pompous | 67 | |
| 3451429221 | Argumentation | writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments; persuasive writing is a form of this | 68 | |
| 3451438375 | Generalization | when a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable. Sweeping generalizations occur when a writer asserts that a claim applies to all instances instead of some | 69 | |
| 3451447148 | Image | a word or words, either figurative or literal, used to describe a sensory experience or an object perceived by the sense. Always a concrete representation | 70 | |
| 3451470275 | Coherence | Quality of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea, theme, or organizing principle | 71 | |
| 3451473869 | Homily | a lecture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide a human behavior | 72 | |
| 3451480132 | Backing | support or evidence for a claim in an argument | 73 | |
| 3451482978 | Bombast | inflated, pretentious language | 74 | |
| 3451485383 | Harangue | a forceful tirade, sermon or lecture | 75 | |
| 3451490590 | Begging the Question | often called circular reasoning, occurs when the believability of the evidence depends on the believability of the claim | 76 | |
| 3451496127 | Chiasmus | arrangement of repeated thought in the pattern of XYYX. Often short and summarizes a main idea | 77 | |
| 3451514866 | Ambiguity | an event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. Also, the manner of expression of such an event or situation. Artful language may be this. When used unintentionally it is often known as vagueness | 78 | |
| 3451525024 | Allusion | an indirect reference to something(usually a literary text) with which the leader is supposed to be familiar. Often used with humorous intent, to establish a connection between writer and reader, or to make a subtle point. | 79 | |
| 3451537910 | Antonomasia | the identification of a person by an epithet or appellative that is not his name | 80 | |
| 3451541032 | Conceit | an elaborate figure of speech in which two seemingly dissimilar things or situations are compared | 81 | |
| 3451545336 | Causal Relationship | a writer asserts that one thing results from another. To show how one thing produces or brings about another is often relevant in stabling a logical argument | 82 | |
| 3451551783 | Inversion | variation of the normal word order(subject first, then verb, then complement) which puts a modifier or the verb as first in the sentence. The element that appears 1st is emphasized more than the subject | 83 | |
| 3451560739 | Euphemism | a figure of speech in which an indirect statement is substituted from a direct one in an effort to avoid bluntness | 84 | |
| 3451566124 | Diction | word choice, particularly as an element of style. Different types and arrangements of words have significant effects on meaning. An essay written in academic diction would be much less colorful, but perhaps more precise than street slang | 85 | |
| 3451582067 | Elegy | a poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the death of someone or something of value | 86 | |
| 3451586219 | Denotation | literal meaning of a word as defined in a dictionary | 87 | |
| 3451589496 | Connotation | rather than the dictionary definition, the associations suggested by a word. Implied meaning rather than literal meaning or denotation | 88 | |
| 3451598231 | Anecdote | a brief recounting of a relevant episode. Often inserted into fictional or nonfictional texts as a way of developing a point or injecting humor | 89 | |
| 3451604876 | Hyperbole | conscious exaggeration used to heighten effect. Not intended literally, often humorous. Overstatement for rhetorical effect | 90 | |
| 3451610726 | Folklore | traditional stories, songs, dances, and customs that are preserved among a people; usually precedes literature, being passed down orally from generation to generation until recorded by scholars | 91 | |
| 3451628450 | Allegory | a story, fictional or nonfictional, in which characters, things and events represent qualities or concepts. The interaction of these characters, things, and events is meant to reveal an abstraction or a truth. These characters, etc. may be symbolic of the ideas referred to | 92 | |
| 3451639441 | Idiom | the use of words, a grammatical construction peculiar to a given language, an expression which cannot be translated literally into a 2nd language | 93 | |
| 3451645451 | Irony | when a reader is aware of the reality that differs from a character's perception of reality(dramatic irony). The literal meaning of a writer's words may be verbal irony | 94 | |
| 3451653639 | Argument | a single assertion or series of assertions presented and defended by the author | 95 | |
| 3451657425 | Description | The picturing in words of something or someone through detailed observation of color, motion, sound, taste, smell, and touch; one of the 4 modes of discourse | 96 | |
| 3451666144 | Consonance | repetition of a consonant sound within 2 or more words in close proximity | 97 | |
| 3451673433 | Humor | anything that causes laughter or amusement; up until the end of the Renaissance, this meant a person's temperament | 98 | |
| 3451679159 | Dramatic Irony | when the reader is aware of an inconsistency between a fictional or nonfictional character's perception of a situation and the truth of the situation | 99 | |
| 3451689263 | Annotation | explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data | 100 | |
| 3451695526 | Lampoon | a crude, coarse, often bitter satire ridiculing the appearance or character of a person or a situation | 101 | |
| 3451701734 | Fiction | a product of a writer's imagination, usually made up of characters, plot, setting, pov, and theme. Is often described as lies told with the consent of the reader | 102 | |
| 3455587764 | Mood | An atmosphere created by a writer's diction and the details selected | 103 | |
| 3455587765 | Trope | A category of figures of speech that extend the literal meanings of words by inviting a comparison to other words, things, or ideas | 104 | |
| 3455587766 | Meiosis | Intentional understatement; the opposite of hyperbole; often employs litotes to an ironic effect | 105 | |
| 3455587767 | Loose sentence | A sentence that is grammatically complete before its end | 106 | |
| 3455587768 | Oversimplification | When a writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument | 107 | |
| 3455587769 | Straw Man | When a writer argues against a claim that nobody actually holds or is universally considered weak. This diverts attention from the real issues | 108 | |
| 3455587770 | Zeugma | The use of a word to modify or govern 2 or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them or is appropriate to each but in a different way | 109 | |
| 3455587771 | Maxim | A short, concise statement, usually drawn from experience and including some practical advice | 110 | |
| 3455587772 | Negative-Positive | Sentence that begins by stating what is not true, then ending by stating what is true | 111 | |
| 3455587773 | Metonymy | A figure of speech that uses the name of an object, person, or idea to represent something with which it is associated. A representative term is used for a larger idea | 112 | |
| 3455587774 | Parallelism | Sentence construction which places in close proximity 2 or more equal grammatical constructions. | 113 | |
| 3455587775 | Stereotype | A character who represents a trait that is usually attributed to a particular social or racial group and who lacks individuality | 114 | |
| 3455587776 | Pedantic | Term used to describe writing that is scholarly and academic, often overly difficult and distant | 115 | |
| 3455587777 | Subjectivity | A personal presentation of events and characters, influenced by the author's feelings and opinions | 116 | |
| 3455587778 | Paralipsis | The technique of drawing attention to something by claiming not to mention it | 117 | |
| 3455587779 | Refutation | When a writer musters relevant opposing arguments. Rebuttal | 118 | |
| 3455587780 | Non-sequitur | Latin for "it does not follow." When one statement isn't logically connected to another | 119 | |
| 3455587781 | Verisimilitude | The quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is- or as it could have been | 120 | |
| 3455587782 | Rhetorical Stance | Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject | 121 | |
| 3455587783 | Panegyric | A formal or elaborate praise; a eulogistic oration or writing | 122 | |
| 3455587784 | Stylistic devices | A general term referring to diction, syntax, tone, figurative language, and all other elements that contribute to the style of a given piece of discourse | 123 | |
| 3455587785 | Syllogism | A formula for presenting an argument logically. Affords a method of demonstrating the logic of argument through analysis. In its simplest form, it consists of 3 divisions: a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. A=B B=C therefore C=A | 124 | |
| 3455587786 | Pathetic fallacy | The attribution of human feeling or motivation to a nonhuman object, especially an object found in nature | 125 | |
| 3455587787 | Semantics | The meaning, or an interpretation of the meaning, of a word, sign, sentence, etc | 126 | |
| 3455992943 | Polysyndeton | sentence which uses and or another conjunction with no commas to separate the items in a series. Appears in the form of X Y Z, stressing equally each member of the series. It makes the sentence slower and the items more emphatic than in asyndeton | 127 | |
| 3456011935 | Suspension of disbelief | the demand made that the reader accept the incidents recounted in the literary work | 128 | |
| 3456020661 | Red Herring | when a writer raises an irrelevant issue to draw attention away from the real issue | 129 | |
| 3456029349 | Syntactic Permutation | sentence structures that are extraordinarily complex and involved. Often difficult for a reader to follow | 130 | |
| 3456040330 | First-person narrator | a narrator, referred to as "I," who is a character in the story and relates the actions through his or her own perspective, also revealing his or her own thoughts | 131 | |
| 3456055641 | Platitude | a dull, commonplace statement; a trite and obvious remark like a cliche | 132 | |
| 3456060139 | Post Hoc | Latin for "after this, therefore because of this." When a writer implies that because one thing follows another, the firs caused the 2nd. But sequence is not cause | 133 | |
| 3456077243 | Rhetorical Question | a question that does not require an answer-one that does not expect an answer; it is used to pose a question to your audience | 134 | |
| 3456090384 | Objective narrator | a 3rd person narrator who only reports what would be visible to a camera; thoughts and feelings are only revealed if a character speaks of them | 135 | |
| 3456099381 | Satire | a work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of human behavior by portraying it in an extreme way. Doesn't simply abuse(as in invective) or get personal(as in sarcasm). Targets groups or large concepts rather than individuals. | 136 | |
| 3456121783 | Logical Fallacy | a mistake in reasoning | 137 | |
| 3456121784 | Parody | an exaggerated imitation of a serious work for humorous purposes. The writer of this uses the quirks of style of the imitated piece in extreme or ridiculous | 138 | |
| 3456135604 | Narration | the telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; one of the four modes of discourse | 139 | |
| 3456145205 | Rhetorical Modes | exposition, description, narration, argumentation | 140 | |
| 3456147450 | Symbolism | the use of symbols or anything that is meant to be taken both literally and as representative of a higher and more complex significance | 141 | |
| 3456159543 | Syntactic fluency | ability to create a variety of sentence structures, appropriately complex and/or simple and varied in length | 142 | |
| 3456169840 | Subtext | the implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of the essay or other work | 143 | |
| 3456173344 | Retraction | the withdrawal of a previously-stated idea or opinion | 144 | |
| 3456181918 | Muckracking | a term used to describe writers who work actively to expose dishonest methods and unscrupulous motives in big business | 145 | |
| 3456194639 | Limited Omniscient narrator | a 3rd person narrator who reports the thoughts of only one character and generally only what the one character sees | 146 | |
| 3456200652 | Logic | an implied comparison resulting when one thing is directly called another. To be logically acceptable, support must be appropriate to the claim, believable and consistent | 147 | |
| 3456213246 | Transition | a stylistic device used to create a link between ideas. Often endows discourse with continuity and coherence | 148 | |
| 3456219777 | Sarcasm | a type of verbal irony. Harsh, caustic personal remarks to or about someone; less subtle than irony | 149 | |
| 3456224453 | Reiteration | repetition of an idea using different words, often for emphasis or another effect | 150 | |
| 3456230254 | Mode | the general form, pattern, and manner of expression of a piece of discourse | 151 | |
| 3456234544 | Theme | the central idea of a work of fiction or nonfiction, revealed and developed in the course of a story or explored through argument | 152 | |
| 3456240112 | Point of View | the perspective from which a fictional or nonfictional story is told | 153 | |
| 3456249949 | Naturalism | a literary movement that grew out of realism in France, the USA, and England in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; it portrays humans as having no free will, being driven by the natural forces or heredity , environment, and animistic urges over which they have no control | 154 | |
| 3456266821 | Pathos | qualities of a fictional or nonfictional work that evoke sorrow or pity. Over emotionalism can be result of excess of pathos | 155 | |
| 3456272989 | Simile | a figurative comparison of 2 things, often dissimilar, using the connecting words "like" or "as" | 156 | |
| 3456279330 | Pun | a play on words that often has a comic effect; associated with with and cleverness | 157 | |
| 3456282414 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent a whole, such as "Crown" for the British monarchy | 158 | |
| 3456295056 | Periphrasis | the use of an unnecessarily long or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution. Euphemisms often employ this | 159 | |
| 3456301017 | Style | the choices in diction, tone, and syntax that a writer makes. In combination they create a works' manner of expression. Though to be conscious and unconscious and may be altered to suit specific occasions. Often habitual and evolves over time | 160 | |
| 3456329147 | Wit | the quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene | 161 | |
| 3456339668 | Mixed Metaphor | a combination of metaphors that produces a confused or contradictory image | 162 | |
| 3456345507 | Protagonist | the main character of a literary work | 163 | |
| 3456348314 | Unity | a work of fiction or nonfiction is said to be unified if all the parts are related to one central idea or organizing principle. Dependent upon coherence | 164 | |
| 3456357811 | Verbal Irony | when the reader is aware of a discrepancy between the real meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the writer's words | 165 | |
| 3456371294 | Omniscient narrator | a 3rd person narrator, referred to as "he," "she," or "they," who is able to see into each character's mind and understands all the action | 166 | |
| 3456381847 | Rhetoric | the art of effective communication, especially persuasive discourse. Focuses on the interrelationship of invention, arrangement, and style in order to create felicitous and appropriate discourse | 167 | |
| 3456391530 | Stream of consciousness narrator | like a 1st person narrator, but instead placing the reader inside the character's head, making the reader privy to the continuous, chaotic flows or disconnected, half-formed thoughts and impressions in the character's mind | 168 | |
| 3456410831 | Reduction ad Absurdum | "to reduce to the absurd" to create a comic effect, argumentation technique, a logical fallacy because it reduces the argument to an either/or choice | 169 | |
| 3456418980 | Memoir | a form of autobiographical writing dealing with the recollections of prominent people or people who have been a part of or have witnessed significant events | 170 | |
| 3456432788 | Repetiton | word or phrase used 2 or more times in close proximity | 171 | |
| 3456434913 | Paean | a song of praise or joy | 172 | |
| 3456437440 | Paradox | a seemingly contradictory statement which is actually true. This rhetorical device is often used for emphasis or simply to attract attention | 173 | |
| 3456447398 | Montage | a quick succession of images or impressions used to create an idea | 174 | |
| 3456449806 | Understatement | a form of irony in which something is intentionally represented in less than in fact it is | 175 | |
| 3456455932 | Oxymoron | a rhetorical antithesis. Juxtaposing 2 contradictory terms | 176 | |
| 3456464260 | Persuasion | a form of argumentation, one of the 4 modes of discourse; language intended to convince through appeals to reason or emotion; goal of persuasion is a call to action for the audience | 177 | |
| 3456477721 | Onomatopoeia | the use of a word whose pronunciation suggests its meaning | 178 | |
| 3456481731 | Ridicule | words intended to belittle a person or idea and arouse contemptuous laughter. The goal is to condemn or criticize by making the thing, idea, or person seem laughable and ridiculous. Common weapon of the satirist | 179 | |
| 3456492874 | Lexicon | a word list or workbook | 180 | |
| 3456495497 | Objectivity | a writer's attempt to remove himself/ herself from any subjective, personal involvement in a story | 181 | |
| 3456506345 | Regionalism | an element in literature that conveys a realistic portrayal of a specific geographical locale, using the locale and its influences as a major part of the plot | 182 | |
| 3456515496 | Myth | one story in a system of narratives set in a complete imaginary world that once served to explain the origin or life, religious beliefs, and the forces of nature as supernatural occurrences | 183 | |
| 3456528412 | Litotes | a form of understatement in which a thing is affirmed by stating the negative of its opposite | 184 | |
| 3456532837 | Symbol | a thing, event, or person that represents or stands for some idea or event. Also simultaneously retain their own literal meanings | 185 | |
| 3456543249 | Metaphor | a comparison of 2 things, often unrelated. A figurative verbal equation results where both "parts" illuminate one another | 186 | |
| 3456553374 | Tone | a writer's attitude toward his/her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels. Contributes to the effect and the effectiveness of a literary work | 187 | |
| 3456564919 | Realism | a 19th century literary movement in Europe and the US that stressed accuracy in the portrayal of life, focusing on characters with whom middle-class readers could easily identify; is in direct contrast with romanticism | 188 | |
| 3456580052 | Speaker | the voice of a work; an author may speak as himself or herself or as a fictitious persona | 189 | |
| 3456585975 | Personification | Figurative language in which inanimate objects, animals, ideas, or abstractions are endowed with human traits or human form | 190 | |
| 3456592091 | Motif | main theme or subject of a work that is elaborated on the development of the piece; a repeated pattern or idea | 191 | |
| 3456598083 | Parable | a short tale that teaches a moral or spiritual truth; similar to but shorter than an allegory | 192 | |
| 3456602423 | Persona | a writer often adopts a fictional voice(or mask) to tell a story. This or voice is usually determined by a combination of subject matter and audience | 193 | |
| 3456621216 | Moral | the lesson drawn from a fictional or nonfictional story. A heavily didatic story | 194 | |
| 3456629542 | Lyrical Prose | personal, reflective prose that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject | 195 | |
| 3456635498 | Voice | the way a written work conveys an author's attitude. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker | 196 | |
| 3456648884 | Mock Solemnity | feigned or deliberately artificial seriousness, often for satirical purposes | 197 | |
| 3456655734 | Periodic Sentence | sentence that places the main idea or central complete thought at the end of the sentence, after all introductory elements. A sentence that does not grammatically complete until its last phrase | 198 | |
| 3456666831 | Syntax | diction; grammatical pattern of word combinations (phrases, clauses, sentences); the organization of language into meaningful structure | 199 |
