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| 3635596325 | diction | word choice | 0 | |
| 3635597862 | syntax | sentence structure | 1 | |
| 3635599367 | imagery | language that creates mental pictures by using words that appeal to the senses | 2 | |
| 3635599368 | figurative language | language that cannot be taken literally or can ONLY be taken literally | 3 | |
| 3635600956 | point of view | vantage point of which the story is being told | 4 | |
| 3635602254 | detail | smaller important parts of the passage that help desribe | 5 | |
| 3635602255 | tone shift | a change in the writer's attitude toward the subject | 6 | |
| 3635602256 | connotation | what a word suggests beyond its dictionary definition; the positive or negative emotion attached to the choice of words | 7 | |
| 3635603640 | denotation | dictionary definition of a word | 8 | |
| 3635603641 | theme | the central idea or generalization implied by a literary work | 9 | |
| 3635751453 | allegory | a narrative or description that has a second meaning beneath the surface | 10 | |
| 3635754169 | allusion | a reference to something in previous literature or history | 11 | |
| 3635771042 | alliteration | the repetition at close intervals of the initial consonant sounds of accented syllables or important words | 12 | |
| 3635779618 | ambiguity | word, phrase, or statement with more than one meaning | 13 | |
| 3635782121 | antagonist | a force that is in conflict with the main character | 14 | |
| 3635785289 | apostrophe | a figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and could repsond | 15 | |
| 3635792136 | analogy | a relationship based on parallels or connections between two ideas; introduces new idea through a familiar comparison | 16 | |
| 3635799450 | assonance | the repetition at close intervals of the vowel sounds of accented syllables or important words | 17 | |
| 3635808807 | bildungsroman | form of storytelling where the author bases the plot on the overall growth of the central character throughout the timeline of the story | 18 | |
| 3635812827 | cacophny | harsh, discordant, unpleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds | 19 | |
| 3635816483 | climax | the highest point and turning point in a plot | 20 | |
| 3635821791 | colloquialism | use of informal words or slang | 21 | |
| 3635823908 | conceit | metaphor that compares two very unlike things | 22 | |
| 3635827364 | conflict | the struggle between opposing forces; could be internal or external | 23 | |
| 3635837415 | consonance | the reptetition at close intervals of the final consonant sounds of accented syllables or important words | 24 | |
| 3635845981 | epiphany | a moment or event in which a character achieves a spiritual insight into life or into his or her own circumstances; a sudden enlightenment or realization | 25 | |
| 3635858132 | euphony | a smooth, pleasant-sounding choice and arrangement or sounds | 26 | |
| 3635860953 | flashback | an interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurence | 27 | |
| 3635866582 | foil | a minor character whose situation or actions parallel those of a major character | 28 | |
| 3635870673 | foreshadowing | the use of indicative words or phrases that give the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense | 29 | |
| 3635881690 | genre | category of literary composition ex.: poetry, drama, prose, nonfiction, fiction | 30 | |
| 3635885752 | hyperbole | extreme exaggeration | 31 | |
| 3635888495 | irony | a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words | 32 | |
| 3635896451 | juxtaposition | technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side fro the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts | 33 | |
| 3635906550 | litotes | a double negative statement that confirms a positive idea ex.: "NOT too BAD" vs "very GOOD" | 34 | |
| 3635916504 | metaphor | figure of speech in which an implicit comparison is made between two things essentially unlike | 35 | |
| 3635920134 | metonymy | a figure of speech in which some significant aspect or detail of an experience is used to represent the whole experience | 36 | |
| 3635927233 | mood | a constant state of mind or predominant emotion | 37 | |
| 3635929872 | motif | a recurring element that has symbolic significance | 38 | |
| 3635933399 | onomatopoeia | the use of words that supposedly mimic their meaning in their sound ex.: boom, click, pop | 39 | |
| 3635939030 | omniscent | a point of view, third person, knowing all and free to tell anything including what the characters are thinking or feeling and why they act as they do | 40 | |
| 3635945098 | oxymoron | a compact verbal paradox in which two successive words seemingly contradict one another | 41 | |
| 3635952621 | parody | a humorous or satirical imitation | 42 | |
| 3635977283 | paradox | a statement or situation containing apparently contradictory or incompatible elements | 43 | |
| 3635979892 | personification | a figure of speech in which human attributes are given to an animal, an object, or a concept | 44 | |
| 3635985144 | protagonist | main character | 45 | |
| 3635987139 | satire | technique to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule | 46 | |
| 3635999609 | setting | the context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs | 47 | |
| 3636004643 | simile | a figure of speech in which an explicit comparison is made between two things essentially unlike *uses words or phrases such as like, as, than, similar to, resembles, or seems | 48 | |
| 3636012300 | symbol | something that means more than what it is; an object, person, situation, or action that in addition to its literal meaning suggests other meanings as well | 49 | |
| 3636024047 | synesthesia | presentation of one sense experience in terms usually associated with another sensation | 50 | |
| 3636029164 | euphemism | the substitution of a mild or pleasant expression for one offensive or unpleasant | 51 | |
| 3636033601 | anaphora | repetition of an opening word or phrase in a series of lines | 52 | |
| 3636043021 | invective | an abusive expression or speech | 53 | |
| 3636045006 | aphorism | a short saying stating the general truth | 54 | |
| 3636048795 | didactic | having a primary purpose to teach or preach | 55 | |
| 3636052293 | anthology | a collection of literary pieces | 56 | |
| 3636053483 | couplet | two successive lines | 57 | |
| 3636057159 | ballad | a short narrative poem written in a song-like stanza form | 58 | |
| 3636059380 | blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter | 59 | |
| 3636063258 | free verse | nonmeterical poetry in which the basic rhythmic unit is the line | 60 | |
| 3636076989 | haiku | a Japanese nature poem with 3 lines of words with 5-7-5 syllables | 61 | |
| 3636082114 | meter | unit of rythm | 62 | |
| 3636095718 | refrain | a repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines normally at some fixed position in a poem | 63 | |
| 3636105371 | sonnet | a fixed form of 14 lines, normally iambic pentameter, with a rhyme scheme conforming to or approximating one of two main types - Italian or English | 64 | |
| 3636118356 | stanza | a group of lines whose metrical pattern is repeated throughout a poem | 65 | |
| 3636120428 | rhyme | the repetition of the accented vowel sound and all succeeding sounds in important or importantly positioned words | 66 |
