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| 8452440236 | simile | comparison of 2 things using like/as | 0 | |
| 8452447387 | metaphor | a word or phrase is applied to an object/action without using like/as | 1 | |
| 8452455144 | personification | giving human characteristics to a non-human objet | 2 | |
| 8452458960 | hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally | 3 | |
| 8452495112 | onomatopoeia | words that sound like sounds ("boom") | 4 | |
| 8452499651 | alliteration | same letter or sound at the beginning of words | 5 | |
| 8452509564 | allusion | indirect reference | 6 | |
| 8452509567 | literal | represents the exact meaning of the word | 7 | |
| 8452518614 | figurative | metaphorical meaning | 8 | |
| 8452522341 | irony | meaning the opposite | 9 | |
| 8452536629 | paraphrase | express in other words | 10 | |
| 8452539602 | theme | topic of the work of literature | 11 | |
| 8452542265 | attitude | feelings towards someone/something | 12 | |
| 8452547044 | connotation | idea or feeling that a word invokes | 13 | |
| 8452553547 | characterization | creation or construction of a fictional character | 14 | |
| 8452559912 | dialogue | conversation between 2 characters | 15 | |
| 8452565226 | adjective | describes or clarifies a noun | 16 | |
| 8452568620 | adverb | word/phrase that modifies a verb/adjective | 17 | |
| 8452577599 | aestheticism | exaggerated devotion to art, music, o poetry | 18 | |
| 8452585230 | allegory | symbolic narrative | 19 | |
| 8452594886 | analogy | similarity between like features of 2 things | 20 | |
| 8452599129 | asyndeton | the omission or absence of conjunctions in a sentence | 21 | |
| 8452612813 | polysyndeton | use of several conjunctions in succession | 22 | |
| 8452639331 | claim | state that something is the case without providing evidence | 23 | |
| 8452647206 | concession | thing that is granted | 24 | |
| 8452649907 | counterargument | set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea developed in another argument | 25 | |
| 8452666566 | diction | choice and use of words in writing | 26 | |
| 8452672719 | juxtaposition | two things placed together with contrasting effect | 27 | |
| 8452677357 | oxymoron | contradicting terms appear in conjunction | 28 | |
| 8452682672 | paradox | seemingly absurd statement that when investigated may prove to be true | 29 | |
| 8452686797 | ethos | appeal to ethics | 30 | |
| 8452689427 | pathos | appeal to emotion | 31 | |
| 8452692335 | logos | appeal to logic | 32 | |
| 8452716602 | parallelism | use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning... | 33 | |
| 8452727272 | rhetoric | the art of writing | 34 | |
| 8452731559 | satire | dark humor | 35 | |
| 8452738230 | rhetoric question | a question that does not need an answer | 36 | |
| 8452740823 | syllogism | form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions | 37 | |
| 8452762300 | synecdoche | a part represents a whole | 38 | |
| 8452773992 | syntax | arrangement of words to create well-formed sentences | 39 | |
| 8452782747 | imagery | use of language that appeals to at least one human sense | 40 | |
| 8452788879 | summarize | give a brief statement of the main points | 41 |
