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| 4084656349 | Abstract | An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research | 0 | |
| 4084656350 | Adage | A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language | 1 | |
| 4084656351 | Allegory | A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic, metaphorical, or possibly an ethical meaning. | 2 | |
| 4084744512 | Alliteration | The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose. ( Writers use it for ornament or emphasis) | 3 | |
| 4084744513 | Allusion | A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea | 4 | |
| 4084744514 | Ambiguity | A vagueness of meaning; A conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation | 5 | |
| 4084744515 | Anachronism | A person, scene, event, or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set | 6 | |
| 4084744516 | Analogy | A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things | 7 | |
| 4084744517 | Annotation | A brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature | 8 | |
| 4096967104 | Antagonist | A character or force in a work of literature that, by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict | 9 | |
| 4096967105 | Antithesis | A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a Grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences | 10 | |
| 4096967106 | Aphorism | A short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment | 11 | |
| 4096967107 | Apollonian | In contrast to Dionysian, it refers to the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior | 12 | |
| 4096967108 | Apostrophe | A rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present example: "Oh, you cruel streets of Manhattan, how I detest you!" | 13 | |
| 4096967109 | Archetype | Abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form | 14 | |
| 4096967110 | Assonance | The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose | 15 | |
| 4096967111 | Ballad | A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited | 16 | |
| 4096967112 | Bard | A poet; in olden times, a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment | 17 | |
| 4096967113 | Bathos | The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality | 18 | |
| 4096967114 | Bibliography | A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work | 19 | |
| 4096967115 | 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 | 20 | |
| 4096967116 | Blank verse | Poetry written in iambic pentameter, the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton. It's "Blank" because the lines generally do not rhyme | 21 |
