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| 6159190601 | Allegory | A story or visual image with a second distinct meaning partially hidden behind its lateral or visible meaning. Generally teaches a lesson by means of an interesting story. | 0 | |
| 6159214597 | Alliteration | The repetition at close intervals of consonant sounds for a purpose. Dogs dig dirty ditches | 1 | |
| 6159214898 | Conceit | An elaborate figure of speech comparing two very dissimilar things | 2 | |
| 6159215969 | Apostrophe | The device usually in poetry of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction either to Belgian a poem or to name a dramatic break in thought somewhere within the poem | 3 | |
| 6159216480 | Elegy | A sad poem, usually written to praise and express sorrow for someone who is dead. | 4 | |
| 6159217643 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something stands for the whole thing | 5 | |
| 6159219178 | Metonymy | The feeling that a writer creates for the reader. Connotative words, sensory images, and figurative language contribute to the mood of a selection, as do the sound and rhythm of the language | 6 | |
| 6159219743 | Satire | A literary technique in which foolish ideas or customs are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society | 7 | |
| 6159220236 | Paradox | A statement or situation containing obvious contradictions but is nevertheless true | 8 | |
| 6159221496 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech in which two contradictory words or phrases are combined in a single expression, giving the effect of a condensed paradox. Wise fool | 9 | |
| 6159221604 | Tone | The writer or speaker's attitude toward a subject | 10 | |
| 6159221914 | Simile | A figure of speech in which two seemingly unlike things are compared. The comparison is made explicit by the use of like, as, than, similar to, resembles, or seems | 11 | |
| 6159223397 | Metaphor | A figure of speech in a which a comparison or analogy is made between two seemingly unlike things | 12 | |
| 6159224587 | Parody | An imitation of a serious work of literature for the purpose of criticism or humorous effect or for flattering tribute | 13 | |
| 6159226003 | Soliloquy | A dramatic convention in which a character in a play, alone on stage, speaks his or her thoughts aloud. The audience is provided with information about the characters' motives, plans, and state of mind | 14 | |
| 6159226871 | Juxtaposition | The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect | 15 | |
| 6159227518 | Motif | A unifying element in an artistic work, especially any recurrent image, symbol, theme, character type, subject or narrative detail. | 16 |
