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| 4742285350 | Allegory | the device of using character and/or elements symbolically to represent an abstraction to the literal meaning author may use character to represent an abract like hope or freedom | 0 | |
| 4742297724 | Alliteration | Repetition of sound (she sells sea shells) | 1 | |
| 4742300082 | Allusion | indirect or direct reference to something which is presumably commonly known, like a book, myth, piece of art | 2 | |
| 4742703795 | Ambiguity | the multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage | 3 | |
| 4742706473 | Analogy | a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them; can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar | 4 | |
| 4742710948 | anaphora | one of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences; ex- "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times" | 5 | |
| 4742716626 | anecdote | a short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event; incident in life of a person | 6 | |
| 4742731788 | antecedent | the word, phrase or clause refered to by a pronoun | 7 | |
| 4742741410 | aphorism | a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle; a memorable summation of the authors point | 8 | |
| 4742751588 | apostrophe | a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love; it address something that cannot answer | 9 | |
| 4742754135 | atmosphere | the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described; foreshadows events; elements such as weather can contribute to the atmosphere; it can create mood | 10 | |
| 4742758467 | clause | a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb | 11 | |
| 4742764939 | colloquial/ colloquialism | the use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 12 | |
| 4742768416 | coherence | a principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible | 13 | |
| 4742777123 | conceit | a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects | 14 | |
| 4742785112 | connotation | the nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning | 15 | |
| 4768313293 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word without any emotion, attitude or color | 16 | |
| 4768313294 | Diction | Word choice | 17 | |
| 4768313295 | Didactic | Teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principle | 18 | |
| 4768313296 | Euphemism | More agreeable or less offensive subsitite for a generally unpleasant word or concept | 19 | |
| 4768313297 | Exposition | To explain something | 20 | |
| 4768313298 | Extended metaphor | A figure of speech developed at great length occurring frequently throughout a work | 21 | |
| 4768313299 | Figurative language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 22 | |
| 4768313300 | Generic conventions | Traditions of each genre, help define each genre | 23 | |
| 4768313301 | Genre | The major category only which a literary work fits | 24 | |
| 4768313302 | Homily | "Sermon" any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice | 25 | |
| 4768319060 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement | 26 | |
| 4768319061 | Imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse or represent abstractions | 27 | |
| 4893055842 | Inference/Infer | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information present | 28 | |
| 4893084811 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong abusive language | 29 | |
| 4895176155 | irony/Ironic | Contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant | 30 | |
| 4895190844 | Loose Sentence | The main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses; created an informal, relaxed and conversational writing style | 31 | |
| 4895305676 | Metaphor | A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity | 32 | |
| 4895352194 | Metonymy | "Changed label" or "substitute name"; a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it | 33 | |
| 4895370578 | Mood | Grammatical and deals with verbal units and speaker's attitude; prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of the work | 34 | |
| 4895384832 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events | 35 | |
| 4895401127 | Onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of the work | 36 | |
| 4895413040 | Oxymoron | "Pointedly foolish"; figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradicting terms to suggest a paradox | 37 | |
| 4895432679 | Paradox | Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon inspection contains some degree of truth | 38 | |
| 4895446416 | Parallelsim | "beside on another"; Grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, , phrase or sentences to give some structural similarity | 39 | |
| 4895521230 | Figure of Speech | Device used to produce figurative language | 40 | |
| 5096445131 | Parody | A work that closet imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect or ridicule | 41 | |
| 5096445132 | Pedantic | an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish | 42 | |
| 5096445133 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end | 43 | |
| 5096445134 | Personification | A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing then with human attributes | 44 | |
| 5096445135 | Point of view | The perspective from which a story is told | 45 | |
| 5096445136 | Predicate Adjective | One type of subject complement-an adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb | 46 | |
| 5096445137 | Prose | One of the major divisions of genre, refers to fiction and non-fiction, including all its forms | 47 | |
| 5096445138 | Sarcasm | The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as sound, word, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern | 48 | |
| 5096445139 | Rhetoric | "Orator" Describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively | 49 | |
| 5096445140 | Satire | Describes the variety, the conventions and purposes of a major mind of writing (exposition, argumentative, description, narration) | 50 | |
| 5096445141 | Sarcasm | "To tear flesh" bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something | 51 | |
| 5432151367 | Style | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reforms or ridicule. Style of writing rather than purpose for writing. | 52 | |
| 5432151368 | Semantics | Branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of the words | 53 | |
| 5432151369 | Style | An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other; classification of authors to a group and comparison of an author to similar authors | 54 | |
| 5432151370 | Subject complement | The word or phrase or clause that follows a linking been and complements or completes, the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it | 55 | |
| 5432151371 | Subordinate clause | Contains a subject and verb, but cannot stand alone, it does not express a complete thought aka dependent clause | 56 | |
| 5432151372 | Syllogism | "Reckoning together" a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises (major and minor) that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion | 57 | |
| 5432151373 | Symbol | Anything that represents itself and stands for something else | 58 | |
| 5432151374 | Syntax | The way an author choose to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences | 59 | |
| 5432151375 | Theme | The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life | 60 | |
| 5432151376 | Thesis | Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning or position | 61 | |
| 5432151377 | Tone | Author's attitude | 62 | |
| 5432151378 | Transition | A word or phrase that links different ideas | 63 | |
| 5432151379 | Understatement | Ironic minimizing of fact, understatement presents something as less significant than it is | 64 | |
| 5432151380 | Undertone | Attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the pieces | 65 | |
| 5432151381 | Wit | Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights | 66 |
