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| 10714551910 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, actions, or the story as a whole, represent abstractions or symbols | 0 | |
| 10714555477 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 1 | |
| 10714558215 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 2 | |
| 10714559256 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 3 | |
| 10714562594 | Inversion | Inverted order of words in a sentence | 4 | |
| 10714563979 | anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event. | 5 | |
| 10714566037 | Antithesis | contrasting ideas laid out with the structure of the sentence. ex. One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. | 6 | |
| 10714567262 | Chiasmus | a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases; gives the sentence a different meaning ex. One should eat to live, not live to eat. | 7 | |
| 10714573092 | Anthromorphism | attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object; but this personification is sustained throughout the literary piece | 8 | |
| 10714578649 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 9 | |
| 10714581126 | Asydenton | Commas used (with no conjunctions) to separate a series of words. ex. "I came, I saw, I conquered" | 10 | |
| 10714586574 | foil character | A character who is used as a contrast to another character; the contrast emphasizes the differences between the two characters, bringing out the distinctive qualities in each. | 11 | |
| 10714589901 | Classic Hero | Attractive, successful; embodies the values of his society, capable, wins in the end | 12 | |
| 10714591610 | Everyman Hero | a hero that is an everyday person; not unique | 13 | |
| 10714593083 | Anti-hero | a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes. | 14 | |
| 10714594268 | tragic hero | A literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy | 15 | |
| 10714596134 | cliche | a worn-out idea or overused expression | 16 | |
| 10714596637 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing; voice of narrator | 17 | |
| 10714598057 | Connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 18 | |
| 10714599225 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 19 | |
| 10714600004 | Dialect | A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation. | 20 | |
| 10714604991 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 21 | |
| 10714605625 | didactic | intended to instruct, has educational purpose; can characterize the tone of author | 22 | |
| 10714607950 | Epigraph | the use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at or foreshadows its theme | 23 | |
| 10714609360 | Epistrophe | Repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses | 24 | |
| 10714610674 | Fable | A brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters | 25 | |
| 10714614343 | dramatic irony | Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play. | 26 | |
| 10714615095 | situational irony | 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. | 27 | |
| 10714616079 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts | 28 | |
| 10714617271 | Litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite ex. The ice cream was not too bad. | 29 | |
| 10714631522 | local color | writing which presents the mannerisms, dress, speech and customs of a particular geographical region; gives an impression based on these factors | 30 | |
| 10714633521 | loose sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. ex. I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy, and shopped at the mall. | 31 | |
| 10714641031 | extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 32 | |
| 10714642955 | dead metaphor | a metaphor that has been used so often that the comparison is no longer vivid | 33 | |
| 10714643786 | Metonymy | a metaphor or symbol that most people would recognize; substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 34 | |
| 10714647622 | Motif | A recurring theme, subject or idea that may help foreshadow something later on | 35 | |
| 10714651230 | faulty narrator | a narrator who the reader does not trust and the author does not support; could be because of childishness, insanity or falsehood | 36 | |
| 10714652891 | Oxymoron | conjoining contradictory terms ex. deafening silence | 37 | |
| 10714655037 | Parable | A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson | 38 | |
| 10714655817 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. ex. Jesus' blood washes us white as snow | 39 | |
| 10714660238 | parallel structure | the way the sentence is structured shows a repeat in which the two parts go together ex. chiasmus, antithesis, juxtaposition | 40 | |
| 10714936645 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 41 | |
| 10714937126 | periodic sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. | 42 | |
| 10714939024 | Satire | A literary work that uses exaggeration and humor to get a point across or to criticize human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies | 43 | |
| 10714943501 | stream of consciousness | a style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind. | 44 | |
| 10714944539 | Syntax | Sentence structure | 45 | |
| 10714945536 | Style | the author's syntax and diction; which words are used and how they are used | 46 | |
| 10714947345 | synechdoche | where a part stands for the whole ex. All hands on deck | 47 | |
| 10714949348 | tall tale | an outrageously exaggerated, humorous story that is obviously unbelievable | 48 | |
| 10714952326 | Theme | Central idea of a work of literature, often author's message on a certain topic | 49 | |
| 10714955779 | Tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character that affects the overall mood | 50 | |
| 10714957289 | Understatement | the opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended. ex. You're not bad at math. | 51 | |
| 10714958761 | Vernacular | Everyday language of ordinary people | 52 | |
| 10714959410 | voice | The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker; the way we are able to get to know the character and their qualities through the way they speak or think. | 53 |
