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| 9293130352 | Generic Conventions | refers to traditions for each genre. Ex: essay, journalistic, autobiography | 0 | |
| 9293135712 | Genre | Basic divisions of writing: prose, poetry (and drama). It has many subdivisions | 1 | |
| 9293144234 | Style | Sum of the choices the author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices. Could also refer to classification of writers to a group of similar authors. Ex: Romantic, transcendental, realist | 2 | |
| 9293161551 | Theme | Central idea or message of a work | 3 | |
| 9293163369 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of a series of events. Can be fiction of nonfiction | 4 | |
| 9293168096 | Prose | One of the major divisions of genre; anything that isn't poetry or drama | 5 | |
| 9293172080 | Point of View | Perspective from which the story is told. | 6 | |
| 9293175699 | Parody | Work that closely imitates the style or content of another to ridicule it. Distorts features of the original | 7 | |
| 9293182451 | Satire | The use of humour, irony, or exaggeration to expose and criticise people's stupidity or vices | 8 | |
| 9293188204 | Homily | Literally a sermon but can be informal like a serious talk, speech, lecture, etc. Involves moral or spiritual advice | 9 | |
| 9293195972 | Allegory | Using a character or story element to represent an abstraction in addition to its literal meaning. Usually deals with moral truth or generalisation about human existence | 10 | |
| 9293201555 | Alliteration | Repetition of sounds (consonants) in neighbouring words | 11 | |
| 9293212506 | Assonance | Repetition of sounds (vowels) in neighbouring words | 12 | |
| 9293214516 | Allusion | Direct or indirect reference to a presumably commonly known work | 13 | |
| 9293218040 | Ambiguity | Multiple meanings of a word, phrase, sentence, orpassage | 14 | |
| 9293226882 | Imagery | Sensory details used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstraction | 15 | |
| 9293232223 | Personification | Concepts, animals, or inanimate objects described with human attributes and/or emotions | 16 | |
| 9293680962 | Anthropomorphising | Type of personification where objects act like humans instead of just having some human qualities. Ex: Beauty and the Beast, Cars | 17 | |
| 9293237641 | Onomatopoeia | Figure of speech where natural sounds are imitates in words | 18 | |
| 9293977636 | Symbolism | Anything that represents something else | 19 | |
| 9293985238 | Analogy | similarity or comparison of two different things. Ex: simile, metaphor, extended metaphor | 20 | |
| 9293996301 | Conceit | Fanciful expression usually in the form of an extended metaphor; a very unusual comparison. Ex: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day" | 21 | |
| 9294014504 | Apostrophe | Figure of speech addresses an absent or imaginary person, or an abstraction | 22 | |
| 9294025810 | Atmosphere | Physical environment in a work | 23 | |
| 9294031252 | Mood | Prevailing emotional aura; setting, tone, and events can influence it | 24 | |
| 9294041685 | Oxymoron | Figure of speech in which seemingly contradictory terms are connected. Ex: act naturally, alone together | 25 | |
| 9294242487 | Paradox | Statement that appears to be self-contradictory but actually has validity and truth. Ex: Nobody goes to the restaurant because it's too crowded | 26 | |
| 9294251141 | Irony | When the opposite of what is expected occurs. Types: verbal, situational. dramatic | 27 | |
| 9294258082 | Antecedent | word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun | 28 | |
| 9294267856 | Clause | a grammatical unit with a subject and verb | 29 | |
| 9294271292 | Loose Sentence | An independent clause followed by a dependent clause | 30 | |
| 9299648968 | Periodic Sentence | Opposite of a loose sentence. The main clause comes after the dependent clause | 31 | |
| 9299654341 | Subject Complement | A word, phrase, or clause that follows linking verbs and completes the subject of the sentence by renaming it or describing it | 32 | |
| 9299667405 | Predicate Adjective | Adjective or adjective clause following linking verb; type of subject complement. Ex: Jon Hamm is tall, dark, and handsome | 33 | |
| 9299677636 | Predicate nominative | Noun or group of nouns that renamed the subject; type of subject complement. Ex: Abraham Lincoln was a man of integrity | 34 | |
| 9299690571 | Transition | Word or phrase that links different ideas | 35 | |
| 9299694923 | Inference | To draw a reasonable conclusion from information provided | 36 | |
| 9299697493 | Syllogism | Deductive reasoning of formal logic. Presents one major and one minor premise. Ex: All men are mortal (major). Socrates is a man (minor). Socrates is mortal (conclusion) | 37 | |
| 9299713607 | Ad Hominem | Logical fallacy where speaker is attacked rather than the argument | 38 | |
| 9299717457 | Rhetoric | Art of writing eloquently, effectively, and persuasively. | 39 | |
| 9299725379 | Rhetorical Modes | Variety, conventions, and purposes of major kinds of writing. Ex: expository, narrative, argument, description | 40 | |
| 9299896423 | Expository | Rhetorical mode whose purpose is to explain, inform, and analyse information | 41 | |
| 9299947350 | Narrative | Rhetorical mode whose purpose is to tell a story | 42 | |
| 9300012007 | Argument | Rhetorical mode whose purpose is to prove the validity of an idea or point of view | 43 | |
| 9300060224 | Description | Rhetorical mode whose purpose is to recreate, invent, or present a person, action, or place | 44 | |
| 9300070351 | Diction | Word choice | 45 | |
| 9300080780 | Syntax | The arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses. Ex: sentence length, type, constructions | 46 | |
| 9300126305 | Denotation | The actual, literal meaning of a word | 47 | |
| 9300139392 | Connotation | The non-literal associative meaning of a word | 48 | |
| 9300144707 | Figurative language | Speech without literal meaning . Ex: I flew into the class before the bell rang | 49 | |
| 9300150292 | Thesis | Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition in expository writing | 50 | |
| 9300157318 | Hyperbole | Figure of speech using deliberate overstatement/exaggeration, often for comedic effect | 51 | |
| 9300168772 | Understatement | The ironic minimalistic of fact. Presents something as less significant than it is | 52 | |
| 9300174711 | Euphemism | More agreeable or less unpleasant substitute for generally unpleasant things | 53 | |
| 9300212358 | Metonymy | Figure of speech where the name of an object is substituted for a closely related object. Ex: The White House declared it (The president declared it) | 54 | |
| 9300221772 | Synecdoche | Figure of speech where a part represents the whole or vice versa. Ex: asking for someone's hand in marriage | 55 | |
| 9300232660 | Aphorism | Statement which offers a general truth or moral principles. Ex: three may keep a secret if two of them are dead | 56 | |
| 9300246613 | Colloquialism | Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. Used in realism and regionalism | 57 | |
| 9300257198 | Invective | Emotionally violent verbal denunciation or attack | 58 | |
| 9300277744 | Sarcasm | Involves bitter, harsh language meant to hurt or ridicule; may use irony but not all irony is sarcasm. Ex: I would call for a battle of the wits but you appear to be unarmed | 59 | |
| 9301108735 | Wit | Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights; very humorous and often suggests intellectual prowess | 60 | |
| 9301112330 | Parallelism | Framing of words, phrases and paragraphs etc. to give similar structure often used to draw emphasis to a point being made | 61 | |
| 9301116375 | Repetition | Duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language (Can be sound, word, clause, grammatical pattern, etc.) | 62 | |
| 9301119903 | Exposition/Setting | Narrative element that provides background; informs of the plot, character, setting, etc. | 63 | |
| 9301123958 | Epic | A long story centered on a heroic character who embodies their society's values and faces exceptional circumstances | 64 | |
| 9301127635 | Parable | A simple story that illustrates a moral or spiritual lesson (Different from a fable, which uses animals) | 65 | |
| 9301131003 | Roman a clef | A novel where real people or events are being depicted under invented names. French for 'novel with a key' | 66 | |
| 9301135567 | Anachronism | An element inconsistent with the time period portrayed; usually an accident | 67 | |
| 9301142071 | Analepsis | Use of flashbacks to tell a story | 68 | |
| 9301143502 | Prolepsis | Anticipating and answering possible objections in rhetorical speech | 69 | |
| 9301145279 | Persona | An adopted role or character | 70 | |
| 9301146739 | Pseudonym | A fictitious name usually used by authors (Aka pen name) | 71 | |
| 9301150075 | Subplot | Secondary plots or side stories | 72 | |
| 9301151899 | Aporia | When the speaker expresses fake doubt and rhetorically questions the audience. Ex: "What evil should I do today?" | 73 | |
| 9301158775 | Aposiopesis | A figure of speech that's intentionally broken off. Ex: Why you little | 74 | |
| 9301162612 | Ellipses | A series of dots signifying the omission of a passage without changing its meaning | 75 | |
| 9301165803 | Caesura | A break or pause within a line, usually found in poetry,that adds emphasis | 76 | |
| 9301176571 | Canon | The body of a book, music, or art that scholars generally accept as the most important and influential in shaping western culture | 77 | |
| 9301182073 | Novella | A fictional narrative prose longer than a short story but shorter than a novel | 78 | |
| 9301183562 | Catharsis | The purification and purgation of emotions through art | 79 | |
| 9301185263 | Autotelic | Having a purpose in itself; creating something just for the sake of creating it, not for publishing or showing | 80 | |
| 9301188599 | Epithet | An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality of the person mentioned. Ex: Grey-eyed Athena | 81 | |
| 9301192194 | Frame story | A story within a story | 82 | |
| 9301193142 | Verisimilitude | The appearance of being true or real. Ex: Lord of the Rings has entire made up languages that make it realistic | 83 | |
| 9301198391 | Epistolary Novel | A novel written as a series of documents (letters, diary entries, etc) | 84 | |
| 9301201370 | Epigram | A brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. Ex: It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness. | 85 | |
| 9301207472 | Epigraph | A phrase, quotation, or poem set at the beginning of a piece of writing that sets the tone | 86 | |
| 9301209356 | Epiphany | A moment of sudden revelation or insight | 87 | |
| 9301210487 | Lampoon/Parody | Public criticism using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm | 88 | |
| 9301212663 | Anadiplosis | Repetition of the last word of the preceding clause. Ex: Fear leads to anger...anger leads to hate...hate leads to suffering. | 89 | |
| 9301215788 | Anaphora | Repetition of a sequence of words at the start of neighbouring clauses. Ex: I have a dream | 90 | |
| 9301221615 | Asyndeton | A figure of speech in which one or several conjunctions are omitted from a series of related clauses. Ex: I came. I saw. I conquered. | 91 | |
| 9301224399 | Chiasmus | A figure of speech where two or more clauses are related to each other through a reversal of structure. Ex: To the world you may be one person, but to one person, you may be the world | 92 | |
| 9301228704 | Bathos | The effect of an anti-climax created by an (unintentional) lapse in mood from sublime to trivial or ridiculous. Ex: The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't | 93 | |
| 9301233590 | Cliche | An expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has become overused and lost its meaning | 94 | |
| 9301235576 | Epizeuxis | Repetition of words or phrases in immediate succession for vehemence or emphasis | 95 | |
| 9301240156 | Periphrasis/Circumlocution | The use of many words where fewer would do to be vague or evasive | 96 | |
| 9301243214 | Jargon | Special words or expressions used by a particular group that are hard for outsiders to understand | 97 | |
| 9301246366 | Inversion | The reversal of the normal order of words. Ex: everything Yoda says | 98 | |
| 9301248555 | Appositive | Grammatical construction where two elements (usually noun phrases) are placed side by side with one element serving to identify the other in a different way. Ex: My friend, James, is in love with John Proctor | 99 | |
| 9301257806 | Objectivity | Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices | 100 | |
| 9302330865 | Subjectivity | based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinion | 101 |
