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| 10479303103 | allegory | device using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning | 0 | |
| 10501593956 | alliteration | the repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants or more neighboring words | 1 | |
| 10501599933 | allusion | a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art | 2 | |
| 10501603769 | analogy | a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them; can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar | 3 | |
| 10501608947 | anecdote | a short, simple narrative of an incident; it is often used for humorous effect or to make a point | 4 | |
| 10501613603 | connotation | the nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning; may involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes | 5 | |
| 10501668972 | denotation | the strict, liberal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion or attitude | 6 | |
| 10501672198 | diction | related to style, refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness | 7 | |
| 10501680551 | extended metaphor | a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout the work | 8 | |
| 10501690618 | figurative language | speech or writing that departs from literal meaning to achieve a special effect or meaning; the term can cover the usage of imagery, hyperbole, understatement, simile, metaphor, extended metaphor, and symbolism | 9 | |
| 10501692723 | flashback | a device by which the writer presents scenes or incidents that occurred prior to the opening scene of the work | 10 | |
| 10501701464 | hyperbole | a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement; produces irony | 11 | |
| 10501705467 | imagery | the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions | 12 | |
| 10501764382 | irony/ironic | the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant | 13 | |
| 10501768168 | metaphor | a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity | 14 | |
| 10501773143 | mood (atmosphere) | the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work; setting, tone, events, and language affect the mood | 15 | |
| 10501776165 | oxymoron | a figure of speech composed of contradictory words or phrases | 16 | |
| 10501778132 | personification | a figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions | 17 | |
| 10501783768 | point of view | in literature, the perspective from which a story is told | 18 | |
| 10501785908 | pun | a play on words; either plays on multiple meanings of a word or replaces the word with another that is similar in sound but very different in meaning | 19 |
