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6671011573ElergyA sad poem usually to express praise to a dead person.0
6671011574Seset2nd part of a sonnet1
6671011575OdeTo praise something you love2
6671011576EuphonyPleasing to the ear3
6671011577MotifA symbol of great importance4
6671358895SynecondeGiving the part for the whole5
6671358896AllusionReference to well known being or event6
6671358897MotifA symbol or reoccurring image7
6671358898HyperboleExaggeration8
6671358899OxymoronAn apparent contradiction9
6671358900SyntaxSentence or phrase structure10
6671358901ParallelismRepetition or similar syntax style11
6671358902AnalogyExtended comparison12
6671358903AlliterationRepetitive sound or rhyme13
6671358904CacophonyHarsh sound14
6671358905NaturalismExtreme realism15
6671358906FarceCrude often obscene literature16
6671358907AnaphoraRepetition of certain words17
6671358908ClicheWord that loses meaning due to overuse18
6671358909CoupletTwo consecutive rhymes in a poem19
6671358910DictionWriters choice of words20
6671358911ElegyA poem of mourning21
6671358912IdyllExtremely happy and idled.22
6671358913OdeProve you love something23
6671358914QuatrainA use of 4 lines in a poem usually with alternative rhymes24
6671358915ParableA short story25
6671358916SesetSecond part of a sonnet26
6671358917Lyric poetryA type of poetry that expresses emotions27
6671358918ModernismBold new styles of writing developed in the 20th century28
6671358919RealisnDepicts life how it really is developed in the 19th century29
6671822756FoilA character in contrast to another30
6671822757SatireA type of writing that makes fun of a particular topic31
6671822758DenotationDirect meaning of something32
6671822759ConnotationIndirect or Symbolic meaning of something33
6671822760AssonanceRepetition of vowel sounds in an essay34
6671822761DissonanceHarsh sounds in a novel or poem35
6671822762EulogyA formal speech respecting someone who has died36
6671822763sarcasmharsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule37
6671822764surrealisman artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control38
6671822765vernacularthe everyday speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage39

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