9884084285 | Asyndeton | the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. To shorten a sentence "I came. I saw" | 0 | |
9884084286 | Litotes | Employs an understatement by using a double negative "Not bad" = ok " I'm not as young as I used to be " = old | 1 | |
9884084287 | euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant "Kick the bucket" = death | 2 | |
9884084288 | Metonymy | Type of metaphor in which something closely associated with a subject is substituted for it The crown= king | 3 | |
9884084289 | Chiasmus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed "Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you" | 4 | |
9884084290 | Synthesia | The use of one sensory image to describe another " The cold smell of potato mold" " The scent of roses rang" | 5 | |
9884084291 | Pathos | Create an emotional response to convince audience " if you don't adopt the puppy he may never find a home" | 6 | |
9884084292 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines. " every day every night in every way" | 7 | |
9884084293 | Antithesis | Direct opposite " you are easy on the eyes but hard on the heart" | 8 | |
9884084294 | Assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity | 9 | |
9884084295 | Consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. | 10 | |
9884084296 | situtational irony | something happens that isn't what was expected | 11 | |
9884084297 | dramatic irony | when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't | 12 | |
9884084298 | verbal irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant | 13 | |
9884084299 | Paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true (silly) " One thing I know is that I know nothing" | 14 | |
9884084300 | Juxtaposition | the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. | 15 | |
9884084301 | flat character | A character who is not very well developed; has few identifiable characteristics | 16 | |
9884084302 | round character | A character who demonstrates some complexity and who develops or changes in the course of a work | 17 | |
9884084303 | dynamic character | A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action | 18 | |
9884084304 | static character | A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end | 19 | |
9884084305 | stock character | A very recognizable or reoccurring character. Popular character in books | 20 | |
9884084306 | foil character | a character who sets off another character by contrast | 21 | |
9884084307 | colloquial | characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation (slang) | 22 |
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