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| 9748729569 | Alliteration | The repetition of initial sounds in successive neighboring words "On the scrolls of silver snowy sentences:" | 0 | |
| 9748733179 | Allusion | A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize. | 1 | |
| 9748737238 | Ambiguity | the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness. | 2 | |
| 9748742348 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way "A computer is like the brain" | 3 | |
| 9748749671 | Antecedent | a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another | 4 | |
| 9748755653 | Antithesis | a contrast or opposition between two things. | 5 | |
| 9748760796 | Aphorism | A concise statement which expresses distinctly a general truth or idea often using rhyme or balance. "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." | 6 | |
| 9748766466 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech in which one directly addresses an abstraction. "O death, where is thy sting?" | 7 | |
| 9748771862 | Caricature | a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect. | 8 | |
| 9748775259 | Clause | a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate. | 9 | |
| 9748779712 | Colloquial | Pertaining to words or expressions more suitable for speech than writing; informal, conversation style. | 10 | |
| 9748782501 | Conceit | A fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor. An elaborate or an unusual comparison. | 11 | |
| 9748788467 | Connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning | 12 | |
| 9748789799 | Denotation | the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. | 13 | |
| 9748795634 | Diction | Word choices made by a writer. | 14 | |
| 9748799461 | Didactic | intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. | 15 | |
| 9748804000 | Euphemism | Indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant. | 16 | |
| 9748809887 | Extended Metaphor | author's exploitation of a single metaphor or analogy at length through multiple linked tenors, vehicles, and grounds throughout a poem or story. | 17 | |
| 9748817260 | Figurative Language | Language employing one or more figures of speech. | 18 | |
| 9748823638 | Figures of Speech | a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect | 19 | |
| 9748826911 | Genre | a type of literature or film | 20 | |
| 9748828217 | Homily | A sermon, or a moralistic lecture | 21 | |
| 9748829447 | Hyperbole | Intentional exaggeration to create an effect. "I could sleep for a year." | 22 | |
| 9748832005 | Imagery | The pattern of images that are the verbal equivalents of sense experience in a text or a portion of a text. Every metaphor or simile. | 23 | |
| 9748834469 | Inference | A conclusion one draws based on premises or evidence. "All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal." | 24 | |
| 9748838530 | Irony | The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. | 25 | |
| 9748841654 | Litotes | A type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite. "It was not a pretty picture" | 26 | |
| 9748845217 | Loose Sentence | a type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases. | 27 | |
| 9748848341 | Paradox | An apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth. | 28 | |
| 9748864065 | Parallelism | The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms-list like. "King Alfred tried to make the law clear, precise, and equitable." | 29 | |
| 9748867650 | Pedantic | Overly concerned with minute details or formalism, especially in teaching. | 30 | |
| 9748871931 | Periodic Sentence | main clause or predicate at the end. This is used for emphasis and can be persuasive by putting reasons for something at the beginning before the final point is made | 31 | |
| 9748877592 | Personification | Endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics. | 32 | |
| 9748879365 | Point of view | The vantage point from which a story is told. | 33 | |
| 9748885105 | Prose | written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure. | 34 | |
| 9748888411 | Repetition | the action of repeating something that has already been said or written. | 35 | |
| 9748897206 | Rhetoric | The act of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner. | 36 | |
| 9748900354 | Rhetorical Modes | describe the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of language-based communication, particularly writing and speaking. Four of the most common rhetorical modes and their purpose are narration, description, exposition, and argumentation. | 37 | |
| 9748904517 | Satire | The use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions. | 38 | |
| 9748910003 | Subordinate Clause | a clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause | 39 | |
| 9748912994 | Syllogism | A three part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise | 40 | |
| 9748916219 | symbol | An object that is used to represent something else. | 41 | |
| 9748922985 | Synechdoche | Using one part of an object to represent the entire object. | 42 | |
| 9748926058 | Syntax | The manner in which words are arranged into sentences. | 43 | |
| 9748927152 | Theme | A significant idea in a literary text. "Alienation, death, love time." | 44 | |
| 9748936340 | Thesis | The primary position taken by a writer or speaker. | 45 | |
| 9748938560 | Tone | The attitude an author takes toward the subject expressed in the work. | 46 | |
| 9748941608 | Transition | the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another. | 47 | |
| 9748945945 | Understatement | The deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is. | 48 | |
| 9748949716 | Wit | mental sharpness and inventiveness; keen intelligence. | 49 |
