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| 7330933245 | alliteration | the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words | 0 | |
| 7330933246 | allegory | a literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstraction | 1 | |
| 7330933247 | allusion | a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize | 2 | |
| 7330933248 | analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 3 | |
| 7330933249 | anecdote | a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event | 4 | |
| 7330933250 | argument | a statement of the meaning or main point of a literary work | 5 | |
| 7330933251 | cliché | an expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off | 6 | |
| 7330933252 | climax | the point of highest interest in a literary work | 7 | |
| 7330933253 | colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 8 | |
| 7330933254 | concrete details | details that relate to or describe actual, specific things or events | 9 | |
| 7330933255 | connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 10 | |
| 7330933256 | denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 11 | |
| 7330933257 | dialect | a variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or pronunciation, often associated with a particular geographical region | 12 | |
| 7330933258 | dialogue | conversation between two or more people | 13 | |
| 7330933259 | diction | the word choices made by a writer | 14 | |
| 7330933260 | euphemism | an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 15 | |
| 7330933261 | exclamatory sentence | a sentence expressing strong feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark | 16 | |
| 7330933262 | figurative language | language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, imagery, etc.) | 17 | |
| 7330933263 | flashback | the insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative | 18 | |
| 7330933264 | foreshadowing | the presentation of material in such a way that the reader is prepared for what is to come later in the work | 19 | |
| 7330933265 | genre | a major category or type of literature | 20 | |
| 7330933266 | hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an effect | 21 | |
| 7330933267 | hypothetical question | a question that raises a hypothesis, conjecture, or supposition | 22 | |
| 7330933268 | idiom | an expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression; or, a regional speech or dialect | 23 | |
| 7330933269 | imagery | the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses | 24 | |
| 7330933270 | irony | the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs | 25 | |
| 7330933271 | juxtaposition | placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast | 26 | |
| 7330933272 | metaphor | a direct comparison of two different things | 27 | |
| 7330933273 | metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it. e.g. The pen [writing] is mightier than the sword [war/fighting]/ | 28 | |
| 7330933274 | narrative | a story or narrated account | 29 | |
| 7330933275 | narrator | the one who tells the story; maybe first- or third-person, limited or omniscient | 30 | |
| 7330933276 | parallelism | the use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms | 31 | |
| 7330933277 | paraphrase | a restatement of a text in a different form or indifferent words, often for the purpose of clarity | 32 | |
| 7330933278 | personification | endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics | 33 | |
| 7330933279 | plot | the action of a narrative or drama | 34 | |
| 7330933280 | point of view | the vantage point from which a story is told | 35 | |
| 7330933281 | sarcasm | harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule | 36 | |
| 7330933282 | scene | a real or fictional episode; a division of an act in a play | 37 | |
| 7330933283 | setting | the time, place, and environment in which action takes place | 38 | |
| 7330933284 | structure | the arrangement of framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work | 39 | |
| 7330933285 | style | the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work | 40 | |
| 7330933286 | symbol | an object that is used to represent something else | 41 | |
| 7330933287 | theme | a central idea of a work | 42 | |
| 7330933288 | thesis | the primary position taken by a writer or speaker | 43 | |
| 7330933289 | tone | the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience | 44 |
