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| 4846412573 | Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is sued to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison | 0 | |
| 4846412574 | Abstract | Thought of as apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances | 1 | |
| 4846412575 | Allegory | A representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another | 2 | |
| 4846412576 | Allusion | A passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication | 3 | |
| 4846412577 | Ambiguity | Doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention | 4 | |
| 4846412578 | Analogy | A similarity between like features of 2 things on which a comparison may be based | 5 | |
| 4846412579 | Anecdote | A short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature | 6 | |
| 4846412580 | Antagonist | A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent | 7 | |
| 4846412581 | Archetype | The original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based | 8 | |
| 4846412582 | Atmosphere | The pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art | 9 | |
| 4846412583 | Characterization | Portrayal; description | 10 | |
| 4846412584 | Climax | The highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something | 11 | |
| 4846412585 | Concrete | Constituting an actual thing or instance; real | 12 | |
| 4846412586 | Conflict | To come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory; a fight, battle, or struggle | 13 | |
| 4846412587 | Connotation | The associated or secondary meaning of a word | 14 | |
| 4846412588 | Denotation | The explicit or direct meaning of a word or expression | 15 | |
| 4846412589 | Denouement | The final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel | 16 | |
| 4846412590 | Dialect | A variety of language that is distinguished by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary | 17 | |
| 4846412591 | Diction | A style of speaking or writing as dependent of choice of words | 18 | |
| 4846412592 | Dramatic irony | Irony that is inherent in speeches or situation of drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters | 19 | |
| 4846412593 | Epic | Pertaining to a long poetic composition usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style | 20 | |
| 4846412594 | Euphemism | The substitution of mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt | 21 | |
| 4846412595 | Exposition | Literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters, etc. | 22 | |
| 4846412596 | Extended metaphor | A metaphor introduced and then further developed throughout a literary work | 23 | |
| 4846412597 | Falling action | The part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax | 24 | |
| 4846412598 | Figurative language | Language that contains figures of speech | 25 | |
| 4846412599 | Flashback | A device in the narrative by which an event or scene taking place before the present time is inserted | 26 | |
| 4846412600 | Foil | To prevent the success of | 27 | |
| 4846412601 | Foreshadow | To show or indicate beforehand | 28 | |
| 4846412602 | Genre | A class or category of artistic endeavor | 29 | |
| 4846412603 | Hyperbole | Obvious and intentional exaggeration | 30 | |
| 4846412604 | Imagery | The formation of mental images | 31 | |
| 4846412605 | Irony | The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning | 32 | |
| 4846412606 | Juxtaposition | An act of placing close together or side-by-side with contrasting effect | 33 | |
| 4846412607 | Mood | A state or quality of feeling at a particular time | 34 | |
| 4846412608 | Motif | A recurring subject, theme, or idea | 35 | |
| 4846412609 | Narrator | A person who gives an account or tells a story | 36 | |
| 4846412610 | Onomatopoeia | The formation of a word by imitation of sound | 37 | |
| 4846412611 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech in which a self-contradictory effect is created | 38 | |
| 4846412612 | Paradox | A statement that seems self-contradictory but expresses a possible truth | 39 | |
| 4846412613 | Personification | Human nature given to animals, inanimate object, or abstract notions | 40 | |
| 4846412614 | Persuasion | The act of causing someone to do something through reasoning or argument | 41 | |
| 4846412615 | Plot | The main story line or plan of a story or play | 42 | |
| 4846412616 | Point of view | A standpoint, attitude, or opinion | 43 | |
| 4846412617 | Protagonist | The leading character, hero or heroine | 44 | |
| 4846412618 | Realism | Interest or concern for the actual or real | 45 | |
| 4846412619 | Repetition | A literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer | 46 | |
| 4846412620 | Rhetoric | The undue use of exaggeration | 47 | |
| 4846412621 | Satire | The use of irony, or the like, in exposing | 48 | |
| 4846412622 | Setting | The environment of anything | 49 | |
| 4846412623 | Simile | A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared | 50 | |
| 4846412624 | Situational irony | Irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite of what is intended | 51 | |
| 4846412625 | Speaker | The person or thing that is speaking | 52 | |
| 4846412626 | Style | A particular distinctive mode of acting or manner | 53 | |
| 4846412627 | Symbol | Something used to represent something else | 54 | |
| 4846412628 | Syntax | The study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences | 55 | |
| 4846412629 | Theme | A subject of discourse, or discussion; topic | 56 | |
| 4846412630 | Tone | Any sound considered with reference to quality, pitch, etc. | 57 | |
| 4846412631 | Understatement | A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is | 58 | |
| 4846412632 | Verbal irony | Irony in which a person says or writes one thing but means another | 59 |
