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| 5726716255 | Metaphor | Direct comparison of 2 different things | 0 | |
| 5726719377 | Personification | Endowing non human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics | 1 | |
| 5726719378 | Understatement | The deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is | 2 | |
| 5726722418 | Oxymoron | Expression in which 2 words that contradict each other are joined | 3 | |
| 5726722419 | Allusion | A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize | 4 | |
| 5726729146 | Superstitious | of or relating to fear or misunderstanding | 5 | |
| 5726729147 | Pessimistic | inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, or possibilities | 6 | |
| 5726769380 | Meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in consideration or treatment of details | 7 | |
| 5726769381 | Idealistic | unrealistically aiming for perfection | 8 | |
| 5726772854 | Cordiality | sincere affection or kindness | 9 | |
| 5726772855 | Bohemian | a person living in a unconventional lifestyle | 10 | |
| 5726777021 | Benevolent | organized for the purpose of doing good | 11 | |
| 5726777022 | Fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability | 12 | |
| 5726782076 | Rhyme Scheme | the arrangement of rhyme in a stanza or poem | 13 | |
| 5726782077 | Winnowing | to remove by a current of air | 14 | |
| 5726788968 | Penetrating | entering piercing, or pervading | 15 | |
| 5726788969 | Sifting | examine thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important/useful | 16 | |
| 5726788970 | Diluting | diminish strength, make thin | 17 | |
| 5726794638 | Invigorating | making one feel strong/healthy, full of energy | 18 | |
| 5726794639 | Parody | A humorous imitation of a serious work | 19 | |
| 5726797716 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 20 | |
| 5726801114 | Biblical Allusion | quick, indirect reference to something in the Bible | 21 | |
| 5726804877 | Classical/Historical Allusion | allusion to a historical event | 22 | |
| 5726821216 | Romantic | A term describing a character or literary work that reflects the characteristics of romanticism(literary movement beginning of 18th century- emotion, imagination, and individualism | 23 | |
| 5726824835 | Spellbound | hold the complete attention of someone as though by spell | 24 | |
| 5726824836 | Eccentric | unconventional, slightly strange | 25 | |
| 5726827351 | Opulence | great wealth, luxuriousness | 26 | |
| 5726827352 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 27 | |
| 5726834275 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person | 28 | |
| 5726840043 | Assonance | in poetry, repetition of a vowel in non rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible | 29 | |
| 5726845193 | Hyperbole | Intentional exaggeration to create an effect | 30 | |
| 5726849253 | Sestina | 6 stanzas of 6 lines followed by 3 lined conclusion, requires strict pattern of repetition of 6 key words that end lines of the first stanza | 31 | |
| 5726871387 | Shakespearean Sonnet | 14 lines of emotion/articulation; 3, 4 lines quatrains and a 2 line couplet | 32 | |
| 5726876796 | Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnet | 14 lines of emotion/articulation; 8 line octave, 6 line sestet | 33 | |
| 5726876797 | Ode | long, stately poem in stanzas of varied length, meter, and form | 34 | |
| 5726876814 | Ballad | repeated lines/stanzas, swift action, surprise ending, extraordinary events, simple language | 35 | |
| 5726884188 | Contemplative | expressing or involving prolonged thought | 36 | |
| 5726884189 | Laudatory | expressing praise and commendation | 37 | |
| 5726888312 | Apologetic | regretfully acknowledging or excusing on an offense or failure | 38 | |
| 5726888313 | Ironic | The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs | 39 | |
| 5726891653 | Superficially | as to the outward appearance only on the fair/impartial surface | 40 | |
| 5726894347 | Evenhanded | fair, impartial | 41 | |
| 5726899130 | Surreptitiously | done, made, or acquired by stealth | 42 | |
| 5726905682 | Painstaking | done with or employing great care and thoroughness | 43 | |
| 5726908507 | Instantaneous | occurring/done in an instant | 44 | |
| 5726908508 | Transgression | an act, process, or instance of violating law or going beyond boundaries | 45 | |
| 5726917595 | Alliteration | The repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words | 46 | |
| 5726921323 | Consonance | harmony or agreement among components | 47 | |
| 5726931379 | Internal Rhyme | a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or middle of the next | 48 | |
| 5726935558 | Iambic Meter | Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry | 49 | |
| 5726935559 | Admonition | authoritative counsel/warning | 50 | |
| 5726939510 | Eulogy | A formal speech praising someone who has died | 51 | |
| 5726939511 | Parable | a simple story used tell a moral or spiritual lesson | 52 | |
| 5726945062 | Reminiscence | a story told about a past event remembered by the narrator | 53 | |
| 5726953877 | Raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes | 54 | |
| 5727069325 | Sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout | 55 | |
| 5727073528 | Advocate | publicly support or recommend a particular cause or policy | 56 | |
| 5727077025 | Satirist | One who uses humor to emphasize human weakness or imperfections in social institutions | 57 | |
| 5727077026 | Aside | When a character talks directly to the audience to inform them of something the characters do not know | 58 | |
| 5727080873 | Paucity | smallness of quality/number | 59 | |
| 5727084632 | Veracity | conformity to facts, accuracy | 60 | |
| 5727087758 | Counterintuitive | contrary to intuition or to common sense expectation | 61 | |
| 5727101793 | Recluse | a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people | 62 | |
| 5727110913 | Thwarted | to oppose successfully | 63 | |
| 5727125738 | Wayfarer | a traveler on foot | 64 | |
| 5727129117 | Sinister | giving the impression that something harmful/evil is happening or will happen | 65 | |
| 5727129118 | Tyrant | a cruel, oppressive leader | 66 | |
| 5727129119 | Abject | cast down in spirit; sunk | 67 | |
| 5727134496 | Wry | to pull out of proper shape | 68 | |
| 5727138443 | Aversion | turning away | 69 | |
| 5727141903 | Gothic | characterized by elements of fear, gloom, death, nature, individuality, emotion | 70 | |
| 5727141904 | Pastoral | work of literature portraying an idealized version of country life | 71 | |
| 5727145476 | Surrealism | An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions & lack of conscious control | 72 | |
| 5727145477 | Naturalism | a style of representation based on the accurate depiction of detail | 73 | |
| 5727148892 | Classicism | following ancient Greek/Roman principles of harmony, restraint | 74 |
