8770238153 | Theme | The main idea or meaning, often an abstract idea upon which an essay or other form of discourse is built | 0 | |
8770238154 | Tone | The authors attitude toward the subject being written about; the characteristic emotion that pervades a work or part of a work-the spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence | 1 | |
8770238155 | Diction | The choice of words in oral or written discourse | 2 | |
8770238156 | Syntax | The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax, or pattern of words | 3 | |
8770238157 | Allusion | A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea | 4 | |
8770238158 | Imagery | The use of images, representing that which can be seen, touched, tasted, smelled, or felt in a writing or speech | 5 | |
8770238159 | Paradox | A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true | 6 | |
8770238160 | Irony | A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated, often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected | 7 | |
8770238161 | Satire | A literary style used to poke fun at, attack, or ridicule an idea, vice or foible, often for the purpose of inducing a change | 8 | |
8770238162 | Mood | The emotional tone or prevailing atmosphere that is aroused in a reader when reading/ hearing a work of literature or other discourse | 9 |
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