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| 9955511473 | ad hominem | directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason | 0 | |
| 9955511474 | adage | saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language ex: there is more than one way to skin a cat | 1 | |
| 9955555302 | allegory | story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface | 2 | |
| 9955570616 | allusion | reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea | 3 | |
| 9955681061 | ambiguity | vagueness of meaning, conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations | 4 | |
| 9955707473 | anachronism | person, scene, event, or other element fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era ex: Columbus sailing to the U.S | 5 | |
| 9955725731 | anecdote | brief narrative often used to illustrate an idea or make a point | 6 | |
| 9955733444 | annotation | brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a tet or work of literature | 7 | |
| 9956682092 | antecedent | word to which a pronoun refers | 8 | |
| 9956688684 | antithesis | rhetorical opposition of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences ex: they promised freedom but provided slavery. or ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country | 9 | |
| 9956727492 | aphorism | short, concise statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment | 10 | |
| 9956763279 | apollonian | refers to the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior | 11 | |
| 9956787398 | arch | characterized by clever or sly humor, saucy, playful, and irreverent | 12 | |
| 9956795686 | archetype | abstract conception of a type; perfectly typical example; original model or form | 13 | |
| 9956805875 | assonance | repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words, like alliteration or consonance but with vowels instead of consonants | 14 | |
| 9956818322 | bard | a poet or performer who tells heroic stories to a musical accompaniment | 15 | |
| 9956827470 | bathos | insincere or overdone sentimentality | 16 | |
| 9956836006 | bombast | inflated, pretentious language | 17 | |
| 9956843382 | burlesque | literature meant to ridicule a subject; imitation | 18 | |
| 9956849277 | cacophony | grating, inharmonious sounds | 19 | |
| 9956854311 | canon | works of literature most important in a national period; widely read and studied | 20 | |
| 9956870615 | circumlocution | talking around a subject, avoids direct reference to a subject | 21 | |
| 9956882057 | independent clauses | stand on their own as a sentence | 22 | |
| 9956887839 | dependent clauses | incomplete sentences that can't stand alone; also called subordinate clauses | 23 | |
| 9956900389 | conceit | witty thought, highly fanciful idea, often in figurative language | 24 | |
| 9956910913 | connotation | suggested or implied meaning of a word | 25 | |
| 9956926915 | cynic | one who expects and observes nothing but the worst of human conduct | 26 | |
| 9956936862 | deductive reasoning | reasoning with definitions, conclusions, and theorems drawn from general principles | 27 | |
| 9956944539 | denotation | dictionary definition of a word | 28 | |
| 9956952679 | denouement | resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama | 29 | |
| 9956970173 | didactic | having an instructive purpose; intending to teach a lesson | 30 | |
| 9956983770 | dionysian | sensual, pleasure-seeking impulses | 31 | |
| 9956990846 | dramatic irony | when the audience knows more about the situation than the character | 32 | |
| 9956999239 | elegy | poem that mediates on the passing or death of someone or something of value | 33 | |
| 9957016782 | elliptical construction | sentence containing a purposeful omission of words ex: May was hot and June the same. | 34 | |
| 9957047528 | epigram | concise but witty and thoughtful statement | 35 | |
| 9957060031 | epithet | expresses striking quality of a person or thing ex: sun-lit lake or sun-bright topa | 36 | |
| 9957074558 | euphemism | less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term | 37 | |
| 9957080350 | euphony | pleasing, harminous sounds | 38 | |
| 9957082961 | exegesis | detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of poetry | 39 | |
| 9957092792 | explication | interpretation or analysis of text | 40 | |
| 9957096891 | expose | factual piece of writing that reveals weaknesses or faults | 41 | |
| 9957107393 | exposition | background and events that lead to the presentation of a main idea or purpose of an essay | 42 | |
| 9957119352 | farce | comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, may have a serious purpose ex: slapstick humor | 43 | |
| 9957151774 | harangue | forceful sermon, lecture, or tirade | 44 | |
| 9957161774 | homily | lecture on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior | 45 | |
| 9957190799 | hubris | excessive pride that affects tone | 46 | |
| 9957204909 | idyll | poem or passage that describes ideal life | 47 | |
| 9957215069 | inductive reasoning | specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization | 48 | |
| 9957225043 | invective | direct verbal assault, casting blame on someone or something | 49 | |
| 9957237587 | kenning | name of something is replaced with its functions or qualities ex: ring-giver for king or whale-road for ocean | 50 | |
| 9957249239 | lampoon | mocking, satirical assault of a person or situation | 51 |
