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| 4805070772 | abstract | abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research | 0 | |
| 4805070773 | ad hominem | directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or sentiment | 1 | |
| 4805070774 | adage, aphorism, maxim | a saying or proverb containing a generally accepted truth or sentiment | 2 | |
| 4805070775 | allegory | a story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface S+S+S+... | 3 | |
| 4805070776 | alliteration | repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem | 4 | |
| 4805070777 | allusion | reference to a person, place, event, meant to create an effect or enhance meaning | 5 | |
| 4805070778 | ambiguity | a vagueness of meaning; conscious lack of clarity to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations | 6 | |
| 4805070779 | anachronism | person, scene, or event that fails to correspond with appropriate time era | 7 | |
| 4805070780 | analogy | comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things | 8 | |
| 4805070781 | anecdote | brief narrative often used to illustrate an idea or make a point | 9 | |
| 4805070782 | annotation | a brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature | 10 | |
| 4805070783 | antagonist | character or force in a work of literature that, by opposing the protagonist, produces tension or conflict | 11 | |
| 4805070784 | antecedent | a word to which a pronoun refers - must agree in person and number | 12 | |
| 4805070785 | antithesis | rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences | 13 | |
| 4805070786 | apollonian | in contrast to dionysian, refers to most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior | 14 | |
| 4805070787 | apostrophe | a locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present | 15 | |
| 4805070788 | arch | characterized by clever or sly humor, often saucy, playful | 16 | |
| 4805070789 | archetype | an abstract or ideal conception of a type; a model or form | 17 | |
| 4805070790 | assonance | repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words in prose or poetry | 18 | |
| 4805070791 | bard | a poet | 19 | |
| 4805070792 | bathos | insincere or overdone sentimentality | 20 | |
| 4805070793 | belles-lettres | a French term for the world of books, criticism, and literature in general | 21 | |
| 4805070794 | bombast | inflated, pretentious language | 22 | |
| 4805070795 | burlesque | a work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation | 23 | |
| 4805070796 | cacophony | grating, inharmonious sounds | 24 | |
| 4805070797 | canon | the works of considered important in a national literature or period | 25 | |
| 4805070798 | caricature | a grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things | 26 | |
| 4805070799 | carpe diem | seize the day - a common theme | 27 | |
| 4805070800 | circumlocution | literally "talking around" a subject | 28 |
