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| 10506285754 | allegory | story or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning | 0 | |
| 10506285755 | alliteration | beginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words | 1 | |
| 10506285756 | allusion | indirect of passing reference | 2 | |
| 10506285757 | anaphora | repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning | 3 | |
| 10506285760 | approximate rhyme | words in rhyming pattern that sound alike |  | 4 |
| 10506285775 | connotation | secondary meaning to a word |  | 5 |
| 10506285777 | couplet | two rhyming lines in a verse |  | 6 |
| 10506285778 | denotation | the literal meaning of a word |  | 7 |
| 10506285781 | didactic | writing with a primary purpose to teach or preach |  | 8 |
| 10506285785 | end rhyme | rhymes occurring at the end of line |  | 9 |
| 10506285793 | figurative language | Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling. |  | 10 |
| 10506285794 | figure of speech | a way of saying something other than the ordinary way |  | 11 |
| 10506285795 | foot | basic unit in the scansion or measurement of verse , stressed and un stressed syllables |  | 12 |
| 10506285797 | free verse | Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme |  | 13 |
| 10506285799 | imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) |  | 14 |
| 10506285801 | internal rhyme | A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line |  | 15 |
| 10506285802 | irony | A contrast between expectation and reality |  | 16 |
| 10506285809 | metaphor | A comparison without using like or as |  | 17 |
| 10506285810 | meter | A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |  | 18 |
| 10506285811 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it |  | 19 |
| 10506285815 | onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. |  | 20 |
| 10506285816 | hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor |  | 21 |
| 10506285817 | oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. |  | 22 |
| 10506285818 | paradox | A contradiction or dilemma |  | 23 |
| 10506285820 | personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes |  | 24 |
| 10506285830 | rhyme scheme | A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem | 25 | |
| 10506285832 | sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt | 26 | |
| 10506285833 | satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. | 27 | |
| 10506285837 | simile | A comparison of unlike things using a comparison word such as "like" or "as" | 28 | |
| 10506285843 | symbolism (n) | A thing that represents or stands for something else | 29 | |
| 10506285848 | theme | Central idea of a work of literature, a generalization about the human condition | 30 | |
| 10506285849 | tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 31 | |
| 10506285852 | understatement | the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis | 32 | |
| 10506424584 | point of view | the perspective from which a story is told | 33 | |
| 10506424585 | Ambuiguity | statement with two or more types of meanings | 34 | |
| 10506424586 | analogy (n) | words that draw comparisons and similarities | 35 | |
| 10506424587 | anecdote (n) | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | 36 | |
| 10506424588 | antecedent | a word or pronoun in a line or sentence refers to an earlier word. For instance, "While giving treats to children or friends offer them whatever they like." | 37 | |
| 10506424589 | Antithesis | Direct opposite | 38 | |
| 10506424590 | Aphorism (n) | A concise statement of a truth or principle | 39 | |
| 10506424591 | apostrophe | address to an absent or imaginary person | 40 | |
| 10506424592 | archetype | a very typical example of a certain person or thing/ universal symbol | 41 | |
| 10506424593 | Asyndeton | conjunctions are omitted in a series of words, phrases or clauses. "I came. I saw. | 42 | |
| 10514004751 | atmosphere | the feeling, emotion, or mood a writer conveys to a reader through the description of setting and objects. | 43 | |
| 10514010093 | blank verse | verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter. | 44 | |
| 10514022316 | chiasmus | two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect. "Never let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You." | 45 | |
| 10514054641 | clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 46 | |
| 10514068347 | colloquialism | informal words, slang or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 47 | |
| 10514080837 | conceit | a kind of metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a surprising and clever way | 48 | |
| 10514111154 | diction | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. | 49 | |
| 10514123741 | ellipsis | used in narratives to omit some parts of a sentence or event, which gives the reader a chance to fill the gaps while acting or reading it out. | 50 | |
| 10514142845 | Enjambment | the practice of running lines of poetry from one to the next without using any kind of punctuation to indicate a stop (periods, commas, etc.). | 51 | |
| 10514151779 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant "kick the bucket" | 52 | |
| 10514156941 | exposition | used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers. | 53 | |
| 10514172128 | extended metaphor | A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem. | 54 | |
| 10514185374 | genre | determined by literary technique, tone, content, or even length. | 55 | |
| 10531833103 | iamic pentameter | a beat or foot that uses 10 syllables in each line. | 56 | |
| 10531844922 | inference | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning | 57 | |
| 10531853361 | invective | speech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution. It involves the use of abusive and negative language. | 58 | |
| 10531858125 | inversion | the syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence | 59 | |
| 10531873110 | Juxtaposition | placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast | 60 | |
| 10531874694 | litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite | 61 | |
| 10531951735 | lyric poem | a poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of a speaker | 62 | |
| 10531960258 | mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 63 | |
| 10531962441 | motif | When an idea or a thing is repeated throughout a text, and it is used in a symbolic manner | 64 | |
| 10531967838 | narrative poem | a poem that tells a story and has a plot, does not ryhme | 65 |
