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| 2584290978 | Parallelism | Using elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter EX: what goes around comes around, I am neither a Catholic nor a Protestant, The escaped criminal was wanted dead or alive | 0 | |
| 2584290979 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds but not consonant sounds as in consonance EX: fleet feet sweep by sleeping geeks | 1 | |
| 2584291876 | Consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, as in assonance EX: lady lounges lazily , dark deep dread crept in | 2 | |
| 2584291877 | Onomatopoeia | Word that imitates the sound it represents EX: splash, wow, gush, kerplunk | 3 | |
| 2584293009 | Metonymy | Substituting a word for another word closely associated with it EX: bowing to the sceptered isle. (Great Britain) | 4 | |
| 2584293010 | Synecdoche | When one uses a part to represent the whole EX: lend me your ears (give me your attention) | 5 | |
| 2584293387 | Juxtaposition | When one theme or idea or person or whatever is paralleled to another | 6 | |
| 2584293388 | Epithet | A word which makes the reader see the object described in a clearer or sharper light EX: Brave Athena, colored counties | 7 | |
| 2584293754 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language | 8 | |
| 2584293755 | Passive Voice | The subject receives the action EXS: It is believed by the candidate that a ceiling must be placed on the budget by Congress. It was earlier demonstrated that heart attacks can be caused by high stress. The man was bitten by the dog. | 9 | |
| 2584294169 | Active Voice | The subject of sentence performs the action EXS: The candidate believes that Congress must place a ceiling on the budget. Researchers earlier showed that high stress can cause heart attacks. The dog bit the man. | 10 | |
| 2584298809 | Exodos | Final summation and exit of Chorus | 11 | |
| 2584300443 | Ode | Separated each scene; no curtain; also response to scene | 12 | |
| 2584302155 | Catharsis | a cleanse the viewer receives from watching; a release from tension | 13 | |
| 2584302156 | Hamartia | (tragic flaw) - act, moral flaw or intellectual mistake | 14 | |
| 2584305022 | Peripeteia | reversal of fortune | 15 | |
| 2584307124 | Hubris | Setting up of self as superior to all humans, even equal to God (gods); extreme pride; arrogance | 16 | |
| 2584307505 | Anagnorisis | Understanding | 17 | |
| 2584307965 | Dramatic Irony | Discrepancy between what the character thinks and what the audience knows | 18 | |
| 2584307966 | Situational Irony | An event that occurs which directly contradicts the expectaions of the characters, reader, and audience | 19 | |
| 2584313892 | Verbal Irony | Words used to suggest the opposite of what is meant | 20 | |
| 2584313893 | Soliloquy | A long speech representing the thoughts of characters on stage | 21 | |
| 2584315190 | Monologue | One person speaking on a stage | 22 | |
| 2584316113 | Oracle | One who delivers god's message to man | 23 | |
| 2672806823 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 24 | |
| 2672806824 | Figurative Language | A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words. | 25 | |
| 2672807663 | Shift/Turn | Occurs in a speaker's or writer's style or tone and is often accompanied by a shift in focus. | 26 | |
| 2672807664 | Allegory | A figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events. | 27 | |
| 2672808191 | Antagonist | A character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist or the main character. | 28 | |
| 2672808192 | Aside | A short comment or speech that a character delivers directly to the audience or to himself, while other actors on the stage cannot listen | 29 | |
| 2672808539 | Caesura | A pause in a line of verse, indicated by natural speech patterns rather than due to specific metrical patterns. | 30 | |
| 2672808540 | Conceit | A figure of speech in which two vastly different objects are likened together with the help of similes or metaphors | 31 | |
| 2672808891 | Epiphany | A moment of sudden revelation or insight | 32 | |
| 2672808892 | Foreshadowing | A narrative device that hints at future events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader. | 33 | |
| 2672809282 | Motif | A recurring theme, subject or idea | 34 | |
| 2672809283 | Plot Elements | The sequence of events in a story: exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution | 35 | |
| 2672809710 | Sarcasm | A type of verbal irony in which, under the guise of praise, a caustic and bitter expression of strong and personal disapproval is given. Sarcasm is personal, jeering, and intended to hurt. | 36 | |
| 2672809711 | Simile | A comparison or analogy that typically uses like or as. | 37 | |
| 2672810139 | Point Of View | In literature, the perspective from which a story is told. | 38 | |
| 2672810140 | Connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 39 | |
| 2672810626 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art | 40 | |
| 2672810627 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and could reply | 41 | |
| 2672811075 | Characterization | A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits. | 42 | |
| 2672811076 | Conflict | A struggle between two opposing forces. | 43 | |
| 2672811077 | Euphony | A succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose; the opposite of cacophony. | 44 | |
| 2672811281 | Genre | A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. | 45 | |
| 2672811282 | Metaphor | Resemblance of two contradictory or different objects is made based on a single or some common characteristics. | 46 | |
| 2672811588 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 47 | |
| 2672811589 | Protagonist | Central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story. | 48 | |
| 2672811890 | Satire | A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of human behavior by portraying it in an extreme way. It doesn't simply abuse (as in invective) or get personal (as in sarcasm). It targets groups or large concepts rather than individuals. | 49 | |
| 2672811891 | Stereotype | A generalized belief about a group of people | 50 | |
| 2672812284 | Style | A basic and distinctive mode of expression. | 51 | |
| 2672812285 | Tone | Attitudes and presuppositions of the author that are revealed by their linguistic choices (diction, syntax, rhetorical devices) | 52 | |
| 2672812286 | Detail | Facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in the work. | 53 | |
| 2672812775 | Denotation | Literal meaning of a word as it appears in the dictionary | 54 | |
| 2672812776 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together | 55 | |
| 2672813071 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 56 | |
| 2672813270 | Bildungsroman | A German word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal | 57 | |
| 2672813525 | Climax | That point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity, suspense, or interest; usually the point at which the conflict is resolved | 58 | |
| 2672813527 | Flashback | A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events | 59 | |
| 2672813912 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 60 | |
| 2672813913 | Omniscient | (adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding | 61 | |
| 2672814139 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 62 | |
| 2672814140 | Reliability (of narrator) | Deciding whether the internal or external voice telling the story is reliable or unreliable. | 63 | |
| 2672814141 | Scansion | Analysis of verse into metrical patterns | 64 | |
| 2672814529 | Symbol | An object or action in a literary work that means more than itself, that stands for something beyond itself. | 65 | |
| 2672814770 | Turning Point | A moment in history that marks a decisive change (Climax in stories) | 66 | |
| 2672814771 | Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 67 | |
| 2672814772 | Pacing | The movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another | 68 | |
| 2672815177 | Theme | A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work. | 69 | |
| 2672815178 | Ambiguity | An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. | 70 | |
| 2672815390 | Anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event. | 71 | |
| 2672815391 | Cacophony | Harsh sound or sounds (e.g. "c" "k" "d") | 72 | |
| 2672815736 | Colloquial | Sse of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing | 73 | |
| 2672815737 | Enjambment | A run-on line of poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next. | 74 | |
| 2672815973 | Foil | A character who is in most ways opposite to the main character (protagonist) or one who is nearly the same as the protagonist. The purpose of the foil character is to emphasize the traits of the main character by contrast only | 75 | |
| 2672815974 | Irony | A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen. | 76 | |
| 2672815975 | Mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 77 | |
| 2672816185 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 78 | |
| 2672816186 | Personification | An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form (e.g., Flowers danced about the lawn.). | 79 | |
| 2672816454 | Repetition | Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis | 80 | |
| 2672816455 | Setting | The general locale, historical time, and social circumstances in which the action of a fictional or dramatic work occurs | 81 | |
| 2672816731 | Synesthesia | A technique adopted by writers to present ideas, characters or places in such a manner that they appeal to more than one senses like hearing, seeing, smell etc. at a given time. | 82 | |
| 2672817343 | Understatement | A statement which lessens or minimizes the importance of what is meant. | 83 |
