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| 5170350243 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. | 0 | |
| 5170350244 | Allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. | 1 | |
| 5170354049 | Apostrophe | A writer or a speaker, using an apostrophe, detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech. | 2 | |
| 5170359233 | Connotation/Denotation | implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly.Literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to its connotative or associated meanings. | 3 | |
| 5170359234 | Diction | peaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer. | 4 | |
| 5170363600 | Figurative Language | figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive and impactful | 5 | |
| 5170363601 | Foreshadowing | is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. | 6 | |
| 5170364843 | Hyperbole | derived from a Greek word meaning "over-casting" is a figure of speech, which involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis. | 7 | |
| 5170364844 | Imagery | use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. | 8 | |
| 5170366662 | Irony | words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. | 9 | |
| 5170366663 | Metaphor | a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics. | 10 | |
| 5170366664 | Mood | is a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. | 11 | |
| 5170366665 | Simile | is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. | 12 | |
| 5170369384 | Metonymy | It is a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated. | 13 | |
| 5170369385 | Paradox | is from the Greek word "paradoxon" that means contrary to expectations, existing belief or perceived opinion. | 14 | |
| 5170369386 | Parody | imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect. | 15 | |
| 5170369387 | Point of view | is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. | 16 | |
| 5170371344 | Personification | is a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes. | 17 | |
| 5170371345 | Onomatopoeia | :the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ). | 18 | |
| 5170373176 | Oxymoron | a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ). | 19 | |
| 5170373177 | Satire | practice of making fun of a human weakness or character flaw | 20 | |
| 5170373178 | Style | 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. | 21 | |
| 5170378158 | Symbol | is literary device that contains several layers of meaning, often concealed at first sight, and is representative of several other aspects, concepts or traits than those that are visible in the literal translation alone. | 22 | |
| 5170378159 | Synecdoche | is a literary devices that uses a part of something to refer to the whole or vice versa. | 23 | |
| 5170379783 | Theme | of any literary work is the base that acts as a foundation for the entire literary piece. | 24 | |
| 5170381536 | Tone | literary work is the perspective or attitude that the author adopts with regards to a specific character, place or development. | 25 | |
| 5170388536 | Euphemism | polite, indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or which suggest something unpleasant | 26 |
