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| 7284924615 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words | 0 | |
| 7284924616 | Allusion | Brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art | 1 | |
| 7284924617 | Anapest | A metrical foot in a line of a poem that contains three syllables wherein the first two syllables are short and unstressed followed by a third syllable that is long and stressed as given in this line "I must finish my journey alone." | 2 | |
| 7284924618 | Apostrophe | When an absent person, an abstract concept, or an important object is directly addressed | 3 | |
| 7284924619 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds but not consonant sounds | 4 | |
| 7284924620 | Ballad | Type of poetry or verse which was basically used in dance songs in ancient France | 5 | |
| 7284924621 | Blank Verse | Un-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter | 6 | |
| 7284924622 | Bildungsroman | Special kind of novel that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of its main character from his or her youth to adulthood | 7 | |
| 7284924623 | Caesura | Natural pause or break | 8 | |
| 7284924624 | Colloquialism | Use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing | 9 | |
| 7284924625 | Conceit | A figure of speech in which two vastly different objects are likened together with the help of similes or metaphors// more shocking and surprising than conventional similes and metaphors | 10 | |
| 7284924626 | Connotation | Implied meaning of a word (like poetic meaning, not literal) | 11 | |
| 7284924627 | Consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds | 12 | |
| 7284924628 | Convention | A traditional or common style often used in literature to create a particular effect | 13 | |
| 7284924629 | Couplet | A literary device which can be defined as having two successive rhyming lines in a verse and has the same meter to form a complete thought | 14 | |
| 7284924630 | Dactyl | A metrical foot, or a beat in a line, containing three syllable in which first one is accented followed by second and third unaccounted syllables | 15 | |
| 7284924631 | Denotation | Literal meaning of a word | 16 | |
| 7284924632 | Diction | Choice of language used by the speaker or writer | 17 | |
| 7284924633 | Didactic | Literary texts which are overloaded with informative or realistic matter and are marked by the omission of graceful and pleasing details// often referred as ostentatiously dull and erudite | 18 | |
| 7284924634 | Dramatic Monologue | Character speaks to the silent listener// theatrical qualities | 19 | |
| 7284924635 | Dramatic Poem | Any drama that is written in verse that is meant to be recited; usually tells a story or refers to a situation | 20 | |
| 7284924636 | Elegy | Form of literature which can be defined as a poem or song in the form of elegiac couplets, written in honor of someone deceased// typically laments or mourns the death of the individual | 21 | |
| 7284924637 | Epiphany | Moment in story where a character achieves realization | 22 | |
| 7284924638 | Explication | Technique in criticism and research used for a close analysis of an excerpt or text taken from a lengthy piece of work// commentary of the literary work | 23 | |
| 7284924639 | Figurative Language | Uses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful | 24 | |
| 7284924640 | Foil | A character that contrasts second character that highlights certain qualities of that first character | 25 | |
| 7284924641 | Foot | Measuring unit in poetry | 26 | |
| 7284924642 | Formulaic | Literature in which the storylines and plots have been reused to the extent that the narratives are predictable | 27 | |
| 7284924643 | Free Verse | Poetry that is free from limitations of a regular meter or rhythm and does not rhyme with fixed forms | 28 | |
| 7284924644 | Hubris | Extreme pride and arrogance shown by a character that ultimately brings about his downfall | 29 | |
| 7284924645 | Hyperbole | An exaggeration or overstatement | 30 | |
| 7284924646 | Iamb | Defined as a foot containing unaccented and short syllables followed by a long and accented syllable in a single line of a poem | 31 | |
| 7284924647 | Iambic Pentameter | A beat or foot that uses 10 syllables in each line; stressed followed by unstressed | 32 | |
| 7284924648 | Imagery | Language that evokes one or all of the five senses | 33 | |
| 7284924649 | Internal Rhyme | Rhyming within a line | 34 | |
| 7284924650 | Intrusive Narrator | Often involves a first-person voice which directly addresses the reader and is a device closely associated with the realist novelists of the 19th c. | 35 | |
| 7284924651 | Irony | Implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant - Three kinds: Verbal irony- when author says one thing and means something else; Dramatic irony- when an audience perceives something that a character int he literature does not know; Irony of situation- discrepancy between the expected result and actual results | 36 | |
| 7284924652 | Leitmotif | Often repeated word, phrase, image, or theme in a literary work | 37 | |
| 7284924653 | Literal | "It means exactly this...." | 38 | |
| 7284924654 | Litotes | Figure of speech which employs an understatement by using double negatives or, in other words, positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite expressions // "not too bad" for "very good | 39 | |
| 7284924655 | Lyric | Collection of verses and choruses, making up a complete song, or a short and non-narrative poem// uses single speaker to express emotions and thoughts | 40 | |
| 7284924656 | Metaphor | The comparison of two unlike things | 41 | |
| 7284924657 | Meter | Stressed and unstressed syllabic patterns in a verse or within the lines of a poem | 42 | |
| 7284924658 | Metonymy/Synecdoche | Substituting a word for another closely associated with it | 43 | |
| 7284924659 | Monologue | Verbal presentation that a single character presents in order to express his thoughts and ideas aloud | 44 | |
| 7284924660 | Mood | Emotional attitude the author takes towards his subject | 45 | |
| 7284924661 | Motif | Recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work | 46 | |
| 7284924662 | Narrative Poem | Poetry that tells a story, often making the voices of a narrator and characters as well | 47 | |
| 7284924663 | Narrator | Person who tells a story | 48 | |
| 7284924664 | Octave | Verse form that contains eight lines, which usually appear in an iambic pentameter | 49 | |
| 7284924665 | Ode | Form of poetry such as sonnet or elegy// literary technique that is lyrical in nature, but not very lengthy | 50 | |
| 7284924666 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents | 51 | |
| 7284924667 | Oxymoron | Putting two contradictory words together | 52 | |
| 7284924668 | Parable | A type of analogy; is a succinct, didactic story that illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles | 53 | |
| 7284924669 | Paradox | Reveals a kind of truth which at first seems contradictory | 54 | |
| 7284924670 | Paraphrase | To shorten a piece of literature in one's own words | 55 | |
| 7284924671 | Parody | A remake of something in a humorous, satirical, or inspiring light | 56 | |
| 7284924672 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion | 57 | |
| 7284924673 | Persona | Mask of an actor | 58 | |
| 7284924674 | Personification | Giving human qualities to animals or objects | 59 | |
| 7284924675 | Prosody | Study of meter, intonation, and rhythm of a poetic work | 60 | |
| 7284924676 | Pun | Usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound | 61 | |
| 7284924677 | Quatrain | A verse with four lines, or even a full poem contains four lines, having an independent and separate theme// often consists alternating rhyme | 62 | |
| 7284924678 | Refrain | A verse, a line, a set, or a group of lines that appears at the end of stanza, or appears where a poem divides into different sections// repeats | 63 | |
| 7284924679 | Rhyme | Pattern of words that contain similar sounds | 64 | |
| 7284924680 | Rhyme Scheme | Rhymed words at the ends of lines | 65 | |
| 7284924681 | Rhythm | A movement with uniform recurrence of a beat or accent | 66 | |
| 7284924682 | Satire | Used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack | 67 | |
| 7284924683 | Scansion | Divide the poetry or a poetic form into feet by pointing out different syllables based on their lengths | 68 | |
| 7284924684 | Sestet | Refers to a poem of six lines | 69 | |
| 7284924685 | Soliloquy | Popular literary device often used in drama to reveal the innermost thoughts of a character | 70 | |
| 7284924686 | Sonnet | A small or little song or lyric// 14 lines in poetry with 10 syllables in each line | 71 | |
| 7284924687 | Spondee | A beat in a poetic line which consists of two accented syllables or DUM-DUM stress pattern | 72 | |
| 7284924688 | Stanza | Unified group of lines in poetry | 73 | |
| 7284924689 | Stress | The word given the accent in poetry or literature | 74 | |
| 7284924690 | Style | Way a writer writes or technique an individual author utilizes in writing | 75 | |
| 7284924691 | Subplot | An underlying plot aside from the major plot | 76 | |
| 7284924692 | Symbol | Using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning | 77 | |
| 7284924693 | Symbolism | Using symbols in order to create more meaning in a given work | 78 | |
| 7284924694 | Syntax | Way words are put together in a sentence | 79 | |
| 7284924695 | Theme | General idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express | 80 | |
| 7284924696 | Tone | Attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character | 81 | |
| 7284924697 | Trochee | Metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one// STRESS - UNSTRESSED | 82 | |
| 7284924698 | Verse | A line of poetry | 83 | |
| 7284924699 | End Rhyme | Last syllables or words in two or more lines rhyme with each other// can be internal or not | 84 | |
| 7284924700 | Pastoral | Poems set in beautiful rural landscapes | 85 | |
| 7284924701 | Prose Poem | Written like prose, in paragraphs rather than verse, but contains the characteristics of poetry, such as poetic meter, language play, and a focus on images rather than narrative, plot, and character | 86 | |
| 7284924702 | Villanelle | French styled poem with nineteen lines and contains three line stanza with five terrestrial and final quatrain// uses refrain at first and third lines of each stanza | 87 |
