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| 10490209652 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way Example: Her hair is as dark as the night | 0 | |
| 10490213581 | anthimeria | one part of speech, usually a verb, substitutes for another, usually a noun Example: I could use a good sleep. | 1 | |
| 10490216917 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Example: She had pin legs. | 2 | |
| 10490219325 | Litotes | Understatement for effect, often used for irony Example: This weather isn't the best. (During a tornado) | 3 | |
| 10490223096 | Rhetorical question | a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer. Example: Why me? | 4 | |
| 10490226335 | irony | the use of words to express the opposite of their literal meaning Example: A wig maker is bald | 5 | |
| 10490229033 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it Example: The pen is mightier than the sword, | 6 | |
| 10490234711 | synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa Example: Writing is my bread and butter, | 7 | |
| 10490236353 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes Example: The tree danced in the wind. | 8 | |
| 10490242628 | periphrasis | substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name or of a proper name for a quality associated with the name Example: the mother of my father | 9 | |
| 10490244392 | pun | A play on words Example: I'll go peaNUTS for her | 10 | |
| 10490245985 | oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. Example: Cruel Kindness | 11 | |
| 10490248907 | apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. Example: O cunning Love! with tears thou keep'st me blind, Lest eyes well-seeing thy foul faults should find. | 12 | |
| 10490253007 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. Example: This statement is false | 13 | |
| 10490255462 | parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses Example: He likes baseball and running. | 14 | |
| 10490256575 | zeugma | use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings Example: She broke his car and his heart. | 15 | |
| 10490258066 | antithesis | Direct opposite Example: Man proposes, God disposes. | 16 | |
| 10490259222 | antimetabole | Repetition of words in reverse order | 17 | |
| 10490260250 | inversion | turning inward Example:Down the street lived the man and his wife without anyone suspecting that they were really spies for a foreign power. | 18 | |
| 10490263568 | anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses Example: She dropped the glass and it broke into pieces. (the glass) | 19 | |
| 10490266399 | parenthesis | insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence Example: He finally answered (after taking five minutes to think) that he did not understand the question. | 20 | |
| 10490268032 | appositive | A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun. Example: My childhood home, a yellow and blue house, is just down the road. | 21 | |
| 10490269377 | ellipsis | three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation Example: He waited in silence... | 22 | |
| 10490270980 | asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words Example: I came. I saw. | 23 | |
| 10490273426 | alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds Example: Popcorn pops properly | 24 | |
| 10490275888 | assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds Example: Hear the mellow wedding bells | 25 | |
| 10490278179 | epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences Example:I want pizza, he wants pizza, we all want pizza! | 26 | |
| 10490280694 | Climax | Most exciting moment of the story; turning point Example: Holes, when they discover the treasure | 27 | |
| 10490284178 | anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause Example: Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. | 28 | |
| 10490288132 | allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. Example: the tortoise and the hare | 29 | |
| 10490289086 | allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event Example: You look like Marilyn Monroe | 30 | |
| 10490290722 | ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. Example: Sarah gave a bath to her dog wearing a pink t-shirt. | 31 | |
| 10490292208 | aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. Example: A bad penny always turns up. | 32 | |
| 10490293048 | colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing Example: Old as the hills. .. | 33 | |
| 10490294455 | connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. example: childlike and youthful | 34 | |
| 10490296430 | Denotation | the literal meaning of a word Example: Bear - Teaches people to fish and pick berries. | 35 | |
| 10490298267 | dialect | A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation. Example: How y'all doing folks! | 36 | |
| 10490299580 | didactic | intended to instruct Example: Children's literature | 37 | |
| 10490300017 | genre | a major category or type of literature Example: Horror | 38 | |
| 10490301281 | homily | (n.) a sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse Example: a speech or sermon given by a priest in a Roman Catholic Church after a scripture has been read. | 39 | |
| 10490301282 | imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) Example: The hot air tasted like hot dogs on a summer day. | 40 | |
| 10490303519 | jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. Example: I need a nurse to room 12 stat. | 41 | |
| 10490308530 | mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader Example: joyous mood | 42 | |
| 10490308531 | parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. Example: The Starving Games | 43 | |
| 10490309613 | pedantic | tending to show off one's learning Example: Sheldon from the big bang theory | 44 | |
| 10490310061 | periodic sentences | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. Example: In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued. | 45 | |
| 10490312090 | point of view | the perspective from which a story is told Example: First person ; I ate cereal | 46 | |
| 10490312723 | sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt Example: You don't say | 47 | |
| 10490312727 | satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. Example: Parodies | 48 | |
| 10490313516 | semantics | the set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences in a given language; also, the study of meaning Example: Destination and last stop | 49 | |
| 10490314620 | style | the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work Example: Intelligent style | 50 | |
| 10490315268 | syollogism | reasoning that used principles to reach a conclusion Example: All mammals are warm blooded | 51 | |
| 10490315828 | symbol | A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. Example: Smile is a symbol of friendship | 52 | |
| 10490315829 | Syntax | Sentence structure Example:Dialog in romeo and juliet | 53 | |
| 10490316146 | theme | Central idea of a work of literature Example: Freedom | 54 | |
| 10490316147 | thesis | a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved. Example: Americans should add exercise to their daily morning routine because it not only keeps their bodies at a healthy weight but also reduces the risk of high blood pressure. | 55 | |
| 10490316148 | tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character Example: Happy | 56 |
