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| 2887765048 | Abstract | refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images. | 0 | |
| 2887766790 | Ad Hominem | In an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponents ideas. it comes from the Latin meaning "against the man". | 1 | |
| 2887771128 | Allegory | A work that functions on a symbolic level. | 2 | |
| 2887774646 | Alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" | 3 | |
| 2887777975 | Allusion | a reference contained in a work | 4 | |
| 2887779299 | Ambiguity | the multiple meanings either intentional or unintentional of a word ,phrase ,sentence or passage. | 5 | |
| 2887782409 | Analogy | a literary device employed to serve as a basis for comparison. it is assumed that what applies to the parallel situation also applies to the original circumstance. | 6 | |
| 2887786436 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines | 7 | |
| 2887789093 | Anastrophe | transposition of normal word order | 8 | |
| 2887790746 | Anecdote | a story or brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point. | 9 | |
| 2887794572 | Antiphrasis | one word irony, established by context | 10 | |
| 2887796038 | Antistrophe | repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses; | 11 | |
| 2887797737 | Antithesis | the presentation of two contrasting images. the ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause or paragraphs. "To be or not to be" | 12 | |
| 2887801831 | Aphorism | a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principal. | 13 | |
| 2887805021 | Apostrophe | figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction such as liberty or love. | 14 | |
| 2887807020 | Archaism | use of an older or obsolete form | 15 | |
| 2887808084 | Assonance | repetition of the same sound in words close together | 16 | |
| 2887809304 | Atmophere | the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author choice of objects that are described. | 17 | |
| 2887813301 | Attitude | the relationship an author has toward his or her subject and his or her audience | 18 | |
| 2887818945 | Cacophony | harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage in a literary work. | 19 | |
| 2887820145 | Chiasmus | two corresponding pairs arranged not in parallels but in inverted order | 20 | |
| 2887824566 | Cliche | an overused common expression. the term derived from a french word for a stereotype printing block. just as many identical copies can be made from such a block. | 21 | |
| 2887829158 | Climax | Arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of ascending power | 22 | |
| 2887831270 | Colloquial | the use of slang in writing often to create local color and to provide an informal tone. like huckleberry finn | 23 | |
| 2887834409 | Comic Relief | the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work, thereby intensifying the next tragic event. | 24 |
