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| 3019879514 | Ad hominem | Def: a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute Ex: you blame your friend for deleting the project instead of fixing it | 0 | |
| 3019879515 | Allegory | Def: A literary work in which characters, object, or actions represent abstractions Ex: animal farm | 1 | |
| 3019879516 | Alliteration | Def: reptition of initial consonant sounds Ex: ah, what a delicious day | 2 | |
| 3019879517 | Allusion | Def: a refrence to a historical person or event or to a literary work or figure that is well known enough to be reconized by a well-read person Ex: shakespear | 3 | |
| 3019879518 | Anadiplosis | Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause Ex: sun through the sea/sea in the heart/ heart in its house | 4 | |
| 3019879519 | Analogy | Def: a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification Ex: knowledge always desires increase, its like a fire | 5 | |
| 3019879520 | Anaphora | Def: a sub-type of parallelism, when the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beging of successive lines or sentence Ex: is this what you want? Is this how you want it? Is this where you want it? | 6 | |
| 3019879521 | Anedote | Def: a short account of an incident in someones life Ex: a fire saftey instruction tells you a story about what happened to a man | 7 | |
| 3019879522 | Annotation | Def: a critical or explanatory note or comment, expecially for a literary work Ex: notes or comments | 8 | |
| 3019879523 | Antithesis | Def: balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongley contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure Ex: if we try, we might succeeed, if we dont try, we cannot succed | 9 | |
| 3021301005 | Emotional appeal | Def: tries to persuade the reader by using word that appeal to the reader's emotions instead of logic or reason Ex: If you dont let me use the car tonight, everyone is going to hate me | 10 | |
| 3021314551 | Dramatic Irony | Def: In this type of irony, facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or a piece of fiction but known to the reader, audience, or other characters in the work Ex: In a scary movie, a character walks into a house and the audience knows the killer is in the house | 11 | |
| 3021335175 | asyndeton | Def: commas used (with no conjunction) to seperate a series of words, speeds up flow of sentence. xyz opposed to x,y, and z Ex: he was a winner, a hero | 12 | |
| 3021351761 | Chiasmus | Def: A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed Ex: ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country | 13 | |
| 3021377207 | Dissonance | Def: a harsh and disagreeable combination especially of sounds ex: the dissonance between what we see with our own eyes and what we are told | 14 | |
| 3021392901 | Denotation | dictionary definition of a word | 15 | |
| 3021392902 | Diction | Def: a writers or speakers choice of words | 16 | |
| 3021395626 | Deduction | Def: a form of reasoning that begins with generalization, then applies the generalization to a specific case or cases Ex: all organisms have RNA Therefore, a raccoon has RNA | 17 | |
| 3021411965 | Consonance | Def: Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. Ex. Blank and think spelled and scald | 18 | |
| 3021420080 | Colloquialism | Def: Informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing Ex: wanna ganna y'all | 19 | |
| 3021430463 | concrete language | Def: Language that describes specific, observable things, people, or places, rather than ideas or qualities. Ex: noises objects, food | 20 | |
| 3021435592 | Canon | Def:An established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature Ex: the standard of how exams are graded by | 21 | |
| 3021440992 | Conceit | Def:A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. Ex: You are as slow as a snail | 22 | |
| 3021446787 | Caricature | Def:A portrait (verbal or otherwise) that exaggerates a facet of personality. Ex: her eyes were lasers boring a hole through me Her ears were smoking and her hair was on fire mom was mad | 23 | |
| 3021458055 | Cacophony | Def: Harsh, jarring noise Ex: dishes crashing on the floor | 24 | |
| 3021461639 | Assonance | Def: Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity Ex: Oh a proud round cloud in white high night | 25 | |
| 3021467842 | Apostrophe | Def: A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. Ex: oh desk you hold all my stuff so nicely | 26 | |
| 3021478483 | Anthimeria | Def: The substitution of one part of speech for another Ex: I'll unhair your head | 27 | |
| 3021484803 | Anastrophe | Def: inversion of the usual order of words Ex: try, he did not | 28 | |
| 3021488928 | Aphorism | Def: A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. Ex: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. | 29 | |
| 3034933041 | Foreshadowing | Definition= In literature, foreshadowing is a literary device authors use to hint toward future events in the story. Example= "Life were better ended by their hate, Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love" | 30 | |
| 3034936399 | Extended metaphor | Def:A metaphor developed a great length occurring frequently frequently in or throughout a work Ex: Bobby says my imagination is a three-hundred-ring circus. Currently I was in ring two hundred and ninety-nine, with elephants dancing and clowns cart wheeling and tigers leaping through rings of fire | 31 | |
| 3034947157 | Heroic Couplet | Def:A pair of rhyming iambic pentameters Ex: The time is out of joint, O cursed spite That ever I was born to set it right! | 32 | |
| 3034950540 | Epistrophe | Def: the repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses. Ex:If you had known the virtue of the ring, Or half her worthiness that gave the ring, Or your own honour to contain the ring, You would not then have parted with the ring. | 33 | |
| 3034960278 | Enjambed | Def:(of a line, couplet, or stanza of verse) ending partway through a sentence or clause that continues in the next. ex:Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. | 34 | |
| 3034972544 | Euphony | Definition: The quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through a harmonious combination of words. Example: 1. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. | 35 | |
| 3034976430 | Exposition | Definition: a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory Example: The U.S. flag consists of thirteen alternating stripes of red and blue, representing the 13 original states. In the top left of the flag there is a field of blue with fifty stars, one for each state. | 36 | |
| 3034979777 | Humanism | Definition: A Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements. Example: "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare includes introspection, self awareness and musings about mankind. | 37 | |
| 3034985423 | Free Verse | Definition: Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter Example: It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. | 38 | |
| 3034991419 | Frame | definition: to find an angle to appeal to the reader of a piece and convince them of an argument example: you should buy this Escalade because it make you look rich. | 39 | |
| 3035000318 | ethical appeal | definition: a method of persuasion that's based on the author's credibility. example: "our expertise in roofing contracting is evidence not only by over 100 years in the business and our staff of qualified technicians, but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best." | 40 | |
| 3035006880 | Genre | Def:a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. Examples: Sci-fi, action and adventure, comedy | 41 | |
| 3035010570 | Epithet | Definition: A descriptive word or phrase occurring with or in place of the name of a person or thing. An insulting or demeaning word or phrase. Example: Star-crossed lovers, The Great Emancipator (Abraham Lincoln) | 42 | |
| 3035014126 | Figurative Language | Definition: a word or words that are inaccurate literally but described by calling to mind sensations or responses that a thing described evokes. Example: the dogs breath smelled like fish | 43 | |
| 3035017038 | Epigraph | Definition: An inscription on a building, statue, or coin Example: In God we trust | 44 | |
| 3035025740 | Hubris | Definition- Excessive pride or self-confidence, arrogance Example- Mr. Darcy in "Pride and Prejudice" nearly loses Elizabeth because of excessive pride | 45 | |
| 3035033102 | Euphemism | Definition: An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant Example: -Passed away (instead of died) -He's a special child | 46 | |
| 3035037065 | Hyperbole | Def: Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Example: "OMG! You scared me! I almost died!" | 47 | |
| 3035044680 | False Analogy | Definition- An argument using an inappropriate metaphor. Example- The earth is like a watch and, just as a fine watch was made, so also the earth was made. | 48 | |
| 3075565630 | Inference | Def: A conclusion one can draw from the presented details Ex: When we make an inference, we draw a conclusion based on the evidence that we have available. | 49 | |
| 3075572532 | Interior monologue | Def: A passage of writing presenting a character's inner thoughts and emotions in a direct, sometimes disjointed or fragmentary, manner. Ex: I am just taking the names, Hynes said below his breath. What is your christian name? I'm not sure | 50 | |
| 3075578082 | Invective | Def: abusive language Ex: You are a slut | 51 | |
| 3075583549 | Inversion | Def:A sentence in which the verb precedes the subject Ex: Her mother is the lady of the house, And a good lady, and wise and virtuous. I nursed her daughter that you talked withal. I tell you, he that can lay hold of her, Shall have the chinks. | 52 | |
| 3075586381 | Irony | Def: A device that depends on the existence of at least two separate and contrasting levels of meaning embedded in one message. Verbal irony is sarcasm when the speaker says something other than what they really mean. In dramatic irony the audience is more aware than the characters in a work. Situational irony occurs when the opposite of what is expected happens. This type of irony often emphasizes that people are caught in forces beyond their comprehension and control Ex: I hate you even though i love you | 53 | |
| 3075600664 | Jargon | Def: (noun) specialized technical terminology; a characteristic language of a particular group Ex: police; suspect, code eight, 10-4, | 54 | |
| 3075604225 | Lampoon | Def: to ridicule with satire Ex: When you make a cartoon about a politician's new platform and publish it | 55 | |
| 3075608979 | Litotes | Def: ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary Ex: We saw him throw the buckets of paint at his canvas in disgust, and the result did not perfectly represent his subject, Mrs. Jittery. | 56 | |
| 3075614456 | Logical Fallacy | Def: A "fallacy" is a mistake, and a "logical" fallacy is a mistake in reasoning. There are many "types" of logical fallacies (for example, refer to the terms "ad hominem," and "circular reasoning"). Logical fallacies generally occur in arguments that fail to make concrete, logical claims for support. Ex: (1) All dogs have legs. (2) Tiny is a dog. Therefore: (3) Tiny has legs. | 57 | |
| 3075622253 | Lyrical | Def: Expressing deep personal emotions or observations Ex: Turn back the heart you've turned away Give back your kissing breath Leave not my love as you have left The broken hearts of yesterday But wait, be still, don't lose this way Affection now, for what you guess May be something more, could be less Accept my love, live for today. | 58 | |
| 3075631487 | Metaphor | Def: A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity. Ex: We are the trees whom shaking fastens more | 59 | |
| 3075633970 | Meter | Def:A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry Ex:That time l of year l thou mayst l in me l behold | 60 | |
| 3075637705 | Metonymy | Def: A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty"). Ex: The orders came directly from the White House | 61 | |
| 3075644621 | Mock Epic | Def: A parody of traditional epic form. It usually treats a frivolous topic with extreme seriousness, using conventions such as invocations to the Muse, action-packed battle scenes, and accounts of heroic exploits. Ex: parody | 62 | |
| 3075648882 | Mode | Def: The major types of written discourse: persuasive, expository, narrative; descriptive Ex: rhetoric | 63 | |
| 3075653981 | Mood | Def: Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader Ex:Environment | 64 | |
| 3075658972 | Moral | Def: A lesson a work of literature is teaching. Ex: learn to not bully from a book | 65 | |
| 3075664536 | Motif | Def: A recurring element, such as an image, theme, or type of incident. Ex: cross in native sun | 66 | |
| 3075669048 | Narration | Def: A method of informing that explains something by recounting events Ex: native son, dreams | 67 | |
| 3075674331 | Non-sequitur | Def: (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises Ex: jason in friday the thirteenth | 68 | |
| 3075676875 | Objectivity | Def: An impersonal presentation of events and characters. It is a writer's attempt to remove himself or herself from any subjective, personal involvement in a story. Hard news journalism is frequently prized for its objectivity, although even fictional stories can be told without a writer rendering personal judgment. Ex: author removed his opinion from native son | 69 | |
| 3244308751 | Onomatopoeia | def:sound words; words that are used to imitate the sounds they represent Ex:Bow! Pop! crash! | 70 | |
| 3244316252 | Oxymoron | Def: A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. Ex: | 71 | |
| 3244319605 | Parable | Def: A short tale that teaches a moral; similar to but shorter than an allegory EX: Adam and Eve | 72 | |
| 3244323927 | Paradox | Def:A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. Ex:"I'm lying to you right now." | 73 | |
| 3244330791 | Parallelism | Def: Recurrent syntactical similarity Ex:Ferocious dragons breathing fire and wicked sorcerers casting their spells do their harm by night in the forest of Darkness. | 74 | |
| 3244333577 | Parenthesis | Def:a word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a passage that is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked off by curved brackets, dashes, or commas. EX: "......." | 75 | |
| 3244337442 | Parody | Def:A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. Ex: Taylor swift music | 76 | |
| 3244340613 | Pathos | Def:A feeling of sympathy; a quality that arouses pity or tenderness. Ex: emotional appeal | 77 | |
| 3244346650 | pedantic | Def:An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. ex: | 78 | |
| 3244350015 | personification | Def:An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form (e.g., Flowers danced about the lawn.). | 79 | |
| 3244355092 | point of veiw | Def:In literature, the perspective from which a story is told. Ex: | 80 | |
| 3244359159 | polyptoton | Def:s the stylistic scheme in which words derived from the same root are repeated (such as "strong" and "strength"). A related stylistic device is antanaclasis, in which the same word is repeated, but each time with a different sense. | 81 | |
| 3244362042 | first person narrator | Def:A point of view in which a narrator, referred to as "I," who is a character in the story and relates the actions through his or her own perspective, also revealing his or her own thoughts Ex: I | 82 | |
| 3244367204 | stream of conciousness | Def: a style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind. ex: | 83 | |
| 3244372608 | omniscient | Def:omniscient 3rd person point of view where everything is revealed to the reader, such as character thoughts and feelings. ex: | 84 | |
| 3244377945 | limited omniscent | A Third person narrator who generally reports only what one character sees, and who only reports the thoughts of that one privileged character. Ex: | 85 | |
| 3244380495 | objective | Factual, related to reality or physical objects; not influenced by emotions, unbiased ex: | 86 | |
| 3244385839 | polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted. Hemingway and the Bible both use extensively. Ex. "he ran and jumped and laughed for joy" | 87 | |
| 3244390262 | protagonist | Chief character in a dramatic or narrative work, usually trying to accomplish some objective or working toward some goal. ex: | 88 | |
| 3244399209 | Reductio ad Absurdom | Definition: reduced the absurdity (logical argument to illogical) if everyone jumped off a bridge Ex: | 89 |
