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| 4820189167 | Chiasmus | A figure of speech based on inverted parallelism | 0 | |
| 4820189168 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb | 1 | |
| 4820189169 | Colloquialism | Slang or informality in speech or writing | 2 | |
| 4820189170 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 3 | |
| 4820189171 | Connotation | The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning | 4 | |
| 4820189172 | Denotation | The strict, literal dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color | 5 | |
| 4820189173 | Diction | Related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness | 6 | |
| 4820189174 | Didactic | From the Greek, "didactic" literally means "instructive." Didactic works have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles. | 7 | |
| 4820189175 | Euphemism | From the Greek for "good species," euphemisms are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts | 8 | |
| 4820189176 | Extended metaphors | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work | 9 | |
| 4820189177 | Figurative language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 10 | |
| 4820189178 | Figure of speech | A device produce figurative language | 11 | |
| 4820189179 | Generic conventions | the term describes traditions for each genre. | 12 | |
| 4820189180 | Genre | The major category into which a literary work fits | 13 |
