4918088855 | abstract | refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images | 0 | |
4918090579 | allegory | the device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. | 1 | |
4918092287 | alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds | 2 | |
4918093011 | allusion | a direct or indirect reference to something which is commonly known such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. | 3 | |
4918094921 | ambiguity | the multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 4 | |
4918098161 | anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following class | 5 | |
4918100334 | anaphora | a sub-type of parallelism, which occurs with the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences | 6 | |
4918103033 | anecdote | a short, simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorous effect or to make a point | 7 | |
4918104843 | analogy | a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them | 8 | |
4918106577 | anastrophe | inversion of the natural or usual word order, which can be effective for gaining attention, though its chief function is emphasis | 9 | |
4918108083 | annotation | a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text | 10 | |
4918109055 | antagonist | a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary | 11 | |
4918109056 | antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun | 12 | |
4918111017 | antimetabole | repetition of words in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order | 13 | |
4918112051 | antithesis | juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases or clauses | 14 | |
4918134576 | aphorism | a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle | 15 | |
4918134577 | apostrophe | a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personifies abstraction | 16 | |
4918251718 | apposition | placing side by side two coordinate elements, the second of which serves as an explanation or modification of the first | 17 | |
4918251719 | argumentation | writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view our am idea by presenting reasoned arguments | 18 | |
4918251720 | assertion | a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief | 19 | |
4918251721 | asyndenton | omitting conjunctions and using commas to separate a series of words, emphasizing the parts equally | 20 | |
4918251722 | atmosphere | the emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work | 21 | |
4918251723 | balance in rhetorical construct | equal weight given to considerations of ethos, pathos, and logos | 22 | |
4918251724 | cacophony | harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; the opposite of euphony | 23 | |
4918251725 | caricature | a verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics | 24 | |
4918251726 | chiasmus | reversal of grammatical structure in successive phrases or clauses, but without repetition of any words | 25 | |
4918251727 | claim | an assertion of the truth of something, typically one thar is disputed or in doubt | 26 | |
4918251728 | clause | a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb | 27 | |
4918251729 | cliché | a trite or obvious remark | 28 | |
4918251730 | climax | the most intense, exciting, or important point of something | 29 |
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