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| 3519749982 | irony | expressing one's meaning by using language that signifies the opposite | 0 | |
| 3519764220 | mood | referred to as the atmosphere of a literary piece | 1 | |
| 3519767616 | plot | general events in a story | 2 | |
| 3519770264 | denotation | dictionary definition of a word | 3 | |
| 3519777901 | connotation | feeling or idea a word invokes to its literal meaning | 4 | |
| 3519862573 | thematic analysis | 5 | ||
| 3519867701 | Style and Prose analysis | 6 | ||
| 3519867702 | prosaic | having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty; unimaginative | 7 | |
| 3519876260 | amorous | showing or relating to sexual desire | 8 | |
| 3519881402 | prescience | foreknowledge; knowing something before it takes place | 9 | |
| 3519891468 | epitaph | written in memory of a person who has passed away | 10 | |
| 3519895112 | adage | proverb or short statement expressing the general truth based on truth usually in metaphorical language | 11 | |
| 3519909632 | Aphorism | is a brief sentence or phrase that expresses an opinion or makes a statement of wisdom. | 12 | |
| 3520026175 | epithet?? | adjective expressing a quality characteristic of a person | 13 | |
| 3520037173 | pragmatic | dealing with things sensibly and practically | 14 | |
| 3520115984 | valiant | possessing or showing determination, courage | 15 | |
| 3520128160 | insipid | lacking vigor or interest/flavor | 16 | |
| 3520134210 | ardent | enthusiastic; passionate | 17 | |
| 3520140204 | non-sequitur | conclusion that does not follow from the premise | 18 | |
| 3520149215 | covenant-- | a formal agreement between two or more persons to do or not to do something. God's promise to humanity to keep them safe if they were faithful to him. | 19 | |
| 3520233689 | desiccated | dehydrated; lacking interest, passion, energy | 20 | |
| 3520238847 | pallid | pale; lacking interest and vitality | 21 | |
| 3520262994 | drab | dull | 22 | |
| 3520269207 | archaic diction | It is the use of writing or speech which is now rarely used. It is the use of older versions of language | 23 | |
| 3520539184 | tone | attitude of writer towards the literary piece | 24 | |
| 3520545086 | Shift | topic, focus or tone change in a poem | 25 | |
| 3520550537 | speaker | 26 | ||
| 3520550538 | voice | 27 | ||
| 3520554342 | direct characterization | characterization using descriptive adjectives | 28 | |
| 3520562422 | indirect characterization | the process by which the writer shows the character's personality through speech, actions and appearance. | 29 | |
| 3520593145 | 1st point of view | one of the characters tells the story | 30 | |
| 3521327480 | 2nd point of view | narration that speaks to the reader or another character in the story, directly addressed as "you." | 31 | |
| 3521330927 | 3rd point of view | narration by one who does not take part in the action of the story | 32 | |
| 3520597866 | colloquialism | informal expression for a formal situation | 33 | |
| 3520600497 | diction | author's word choice | 34 | |
| 3520604021 | idioms | A word or phrase that is not taken literally, it also refers to a dialect or jargon of a group of people, either in a certain region or a group with common interests | 35 | |
| 3520676919 | metaphor | a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without the use of such specific words of comparison as like, as | 36 | |
| 3520676920 | simile | a figure of speech that makes an explicitly comparison between two unlike things, using words such as like, as | 37 | |
| 3520692433 | personification | a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. | 38 | |
| 3520765963 | analogy | general comparison made between two things to show how they are alike | 39 | |
| 3520781455 | extended metaphor | a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it | 40 | |
| 3520785649 | hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement,for effect | 41 | |
| 3520801825 | paradox | a statement that appears self-contradictory, but that reveals a kind of truth | 42 | |
| 3520806216 | syntax | determines how the chosen words are used to form a sentence | 43 | |
| 3521114125 | inversion | the reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase | 44 | |
| 3521122995 | theme | defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. | 45 | |
| 3521152284 | setting | the time, place, physical details, and circumstances in which a story occurs | 46 | |
| 3521152285 | satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices; mockery | 47 | |
| 3543730465 | allegory | a figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events and can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning | 48 |
