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| 4742742961 | Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. | 0 | |
| 4742742962 | Tone | The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation | 1 | |
| 4742742963 | Literal | A form of language in which writers and speakers mean exactly what their words denote. | 2 | |
| 4742742964 | Figurative | A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words. | 3 | |
| 4742742965 | Allusion | An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. | 4 | |
| 4742742966 | Argumentative | Given to expressing divergent or opposite views. "an argumentative child" | 5 | |
| 4742742967 | Expository | Intended to explain or describe something. "formal expository prose" | 6 | |
| 4742742968 | Satirical | The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. | 7 | |
| 4742742969 | Understatement | An understatement is a literary device in which a writer or speaker attributes less importance or conveys less passion than the subject would seem to demand. Understatement is often used for comic effect. | 8 | |
| 4742742970 | Hyperbole | Is a figure of speech, which involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis. It is a device that we employ in our day-to-day speech. | 9 | |
| 4742742971 | Diction | Can be defined as style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer. Diction or choice of words separates good writing from bad writing. It depends on a number of factors. Firstly, the word has to be right and accurate. | 10 | |
| 4742742972 | Imagery | When a writer attempts to describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing; he/she has used imagery. | 11 | |
| 4742742973 | Narrative | Are works that provide an account of connected events. To put it simply, a narrative is a story. There are many types of literature that are considered narratives, including novels, dramas, fables, folk tales, short stories, and poetry. | 12 | |
| 4742742974 | Prose | Is a form of language that has no formal metrical structure. It applies a natural flow of speech. | 13 | |
| 4742742975 | Paradox | It is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but may include a latent truth. | 14 | |
| 4742742976 | Point of view | Point of view is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. | 15 | |
| 4742742977 | Connotation | Connotation refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly. | 16 | |
| 4742742978 | Denotation | Denotation is the literal definition of a word, where the name Sistrunk Boulevard tells people where they are. | 17 | |
| 4742742979 | Perspective | A perspective is a literary tool, which serves a lens through which readers observe other characters, events and happenings. | 18 | |
| 4742742980 | Style | Style in literature is the literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words — the author's word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text. | 19 | |
| 4742742981 | Syntax | Syntax determines how the chosen words are used to form a sentence. | 20 | |
| 4742742982 | Speaker | A person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator. | 21 | |
| 4742742983 | Oxymoron | Figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in "cruel kindness" or "to make haste slowly.". | 22 | |
| 4742742984 | Irony | The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning | 23 | |
| 4742742985 | Symbol | A material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. | 24 | |
| 4742742986 | Foreshadowing | Or indicate beforehand; prefigure | 25 | |
| 4742742987 | Extended metaphor | A metaphor introduced and then further developed throughout all or part of a literary work, especially a poem. | 26 | |
| 4742742988 | Allegory | A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. | 27 |
