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| 4052679194 | Symbolism | An object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning (something that represent something else) | 0 | |
| 4052681454 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor that an author develops over the course of many lines or even an entire work of literature | 1 | |
| 4052685096 | Characterization | The way the author develops a character's personality and attributes. This can be direct or indirect | 2 | |
| 4052689048 | Tone | The speaker's attitude or feeling towards the subject. Often associated with diction. By looking closely at word choice, you can identify the author's attitude which leads to us identifying theme | 3 | |
| 4052699456 | Internal Conflict | A conflict, or struggle, involving opposing forces within a person's mind | 4 | |
| 4052701108 | External Conflict | Struggle between two or more forces - with destiny(purpose, expectations, self-actualization) -with environment(nature, society, setting) -with others(foils, rivals) | 5 | |
| 4052707181 | Motifs | A recurring symbol which takes on a figurative meaning. A motif can be almost anything: an idea, an object, a concept, a character archetype, the weather, a color, or even a statement. Motifs are used to establish theme or a certain mood; they have a symbolic meaning | 6 | |
| 4052712407 | Allegory | An allegory is a story with two levels of meaning. First, there's the surface of the story, then there's the symbolic level, or the deeper meaning. The symbolic meaning of an allegory can be political, religious, historical or philosophical. Allegories are similar to extended metaphors, told through the elements of a narrative(plot, character, conflict, etc.) rather than an object like a metaphor would be. | 7 | |
| 4052720908 | Allusion | A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance | 8 | |
| 4052723606 | Imagery | Descriptive language that evokes the senses | 9 | |
| 4052724435 | Euphemism | The substitution of a milder word or phrase to replace something hard or unpleasant | 10 | |
| 4052726517 | Figure of speech | Word or phrase meant non-literally | 11 | |
| 4052727019 | Narrative voice | The narrator's style | 12 | |
| 4052728094 | Connotation | Figurative meaning | 13 | |
| 4052728609 | Oxymoron | Occurs when two contradictory words are together in one phrase | 14 | |
| 4052729650 | Paradox | A statement that contradicts itself and still seems true somehow | 15 | |
| 4052732042 | Colloquialism | The use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing | 16 | |
| 4052735469 | Malapropism | The act of using an incorrect word in place of one that is similar in pronunciation | 17 | |
| 4052737851 | Chiasmus | The term for a rhetorical device in which a sentence or phrase is followed by a sentence or phrase that reverses the structure and order of the first one | 18 | |
| 4052739982 | Irony | A ,ode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated, often implying ridicule or sarcasm | 19 | |
| 4052742367 | Dramatic Irony | When the audience or reader knows more than a character about a situation | 20 | |
| 4052745475 | Verbal Irony | A discrepancy between the true meaning of situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words | 21 | |
| 4052749870 | Situational Irony | Involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected | 22 | |
| 4052754458 | Epigram | A witty expression | 23 | |
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