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| 5070721846 | adage | A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language | 0 | |
| 5070727764 | Allegory | A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying, metaphorical, or possibly an ethical meaning. The story and characters represent values beyond themselves. | 1 | |
| 5070727765 | Aliteration | The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose. Used for ornaments or for emphasis. Also sued in epithets, phrases, and slogans. Enhances the aesthetic quality of a prose passage or poem | 2 | |
| 5070728688 | Allusion | A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea | 3 | |
| 5070728689 | Antagonist | A character or force in a work of literature that by opposing the protagonist, produce a conflict. | 4 | |
| 5125743322 | Apostrophe | A rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not presetn | 5 | |
| 5125746435 | Archetype | An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a person or personified thing not present | 6 | |
| 5125881364 | Assonance | The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose | 7 | |
| 5125884850 | Ballad | A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited | 8 | |
| 5125887255 | 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 | 9 | |
| 5125892872 | Blank verse | Poetry written in iambic pentameter, the primary meter used in English poetry and the words of Shakespeare and Milton. The lines generally do not rhyme. | 10 | |
| 5126427259 | Bombast | Inflated, pretentious language used for trivial subjects | 11 | |
| 5126429019 | Cacophony | Grating, inharmonious sounds | 12 | |
| 5126431462 | Caesura | A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse, often (but not always) marked by punctuation | 13 | |
| 5126433772 | Catharsis | A cleansing of the spirit brought about the pity and terror or a dramatic tragedy | 14 | |
| 5126439980 | Conceit | A witty or ingenious thought a diverting or highly fancicul idea, often started in figurative language | 15 | |
| 5126439981 | Connotation | The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase / Conterast with Denotation | 16 | |
| 5126442076 | Consonance | The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry | 17 | |
| 5126444597 | Couplet | A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. Two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet | 18 | |
| 5126457360 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word / Contrast with connotation. | 19 | |
| 5192160048 | ==Dénouement | The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction. | 20 | |
| 5192161476 | Deus ex machina | In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem. | 21 | |
| 5192162084 | Diction | The choice of words in oral and written discourse. | 22 | |
| 5192163460 | Elegy | A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value. | 23 | |
| 5192164741 | Enjambment | In poetry, the use of the successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them. (jammed) | 24 | |
| 5192165368 | Epic | An extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero that in generally larger than life and is often considered a legendary figure. | 25 | |
| 5192166343 | Euphemism | A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term. | 26 | |
| 5192166344 | Euphony | Pleasing, harmonious sounds. | 27 | |
| 5192170077 | Exposition | The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature. | 28 | |
| 5192171084 | Falling action | The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict. | 29 | |
| 5192171813 | Farce | A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose | 30 | |
| 5192178295 | Figure of speech, figurative language | In contrast to literal language, _____________ implies meanings. It includes metaphors, similes, and personification, among many others. | 31 | |
| 5192172586 | In medias res | A narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point | 32 | |
| 5192177692 | First person perspective | A narrative told by a character involved in the story, using pronouns such as I and we. | 33 | |
| 5192177172 | Flashback | A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances. It might also be a character's account of the past, a dream, or a sudden association with past events. | 34 | |
| 5192175319 | Hyperbole | Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect. | 35 | |
| 5192176568 | Foil | A minor character whose personality or attitude contrasts with that of the main character. Juxtaposing one character against another intensifies the qualities of both, to advantage or sometimes to disadvantage. | 36 | |
| 5192176029 | Foreshadowing | Providing hints of things to come in a story or play. | 37 | |
| 5192174565 | Idyll | A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place. | 38 | |
| 5192175318 | Hubris | The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death. | 39 |
