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| 5004388184 | Figure of speech | a form of expression (as a simile or metaphor) used to convey meaning or heighten effect often by comparing or identifying one thing with another that has a meaning or connotation familiar to the reader or listener | 0 | |
| 5004391142 | Figurative Language | language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors. | 1 | |
| 5004391143 | Generic Conventions | this term describes traditions for each genre. these conventions help to define each genre,for example, they differentiate between an essay and journalistic writing or an autobiography and political writing. | 2 | |
| 5004393384 | Genre | genre the major category into which a literary work fits. basic divisions of genre are prose, poetry and drama. | 3 | |
| 5004393385 | Homily | this term literally means 'sermon' but more informally, it can include serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 4 | |
| 5004395267 | Hyperbole | hyperbole a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. Have a comic effect; however, a serious effect is possible. | 5 | |
| 5004395280 | Imagery | the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions.[visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory or olfactory imagery.] | 6 | |
| 5004397809 | Inference (Infer) | to draw reasonable conclusions from the information presented | 7 | |
| 5004397810 | Invective | an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 8 | |
| 5004402334 | Irony (Ironic) | the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant; the difference between what appears to be and what actually is true.[three major types include: verbal, situational and dramatic]. | 9 |
