6680085878 | Metonymy | substituting something closely related to a word with that word itself | 0 | |
6680092457 | Meter | the rhythm of a poetry piece, determined by the number of syllables in a line as well as the number and placement of accents in that line | 1 | |
6680113690 | Synecdoche | substituting a part of the whole for the whole itself | 2 | |
6680116680 | Syntax | the arrangement of words and phrases by an author | 3 | |
6680125293 | Prose | a type of literature that isn't written using regular rhythm including novels, novellas, short stories, essays, and plays | 4 | |
6680133518 | Tragedy | drama that shows the dark aspects of human existence through nature, or personal flaws(usually involves a struggle against the darkness which is usually defeated in the end) | 5 | |
6680149334 | Diction | an author's choice and utilization of words within a text | 6 | |
6680152561 | Enjambment | continuation of a thought or close from one line of poetry into another | 7 | |
6680156060 | Foil | a character within a story who is contradictory to another character(this character helps to make the intentions or attributes of their latter more distinctive) | 8 | |
6680185612 | Denotation | the formal/official meaning of a word that is separate from any other associations or acquired meanings | 9 | |
6680193683 | Allusion | a brief reference to a historical or literary figure, object, or event | 10 | |
6680196514 | Caesura | a break or pause in a line of poetry | 11 | |
6680203353 | Person vs. Person | a type of conflict in which the character struggles against the actions or will of another character | 12 | |
6680207880 | Assonance | the use of the same or similar vowel sounds within the stressed syllables of closely placed words, ending with different consonant sounds | 13 | |
6680226073 | Connotation | any sort of meaning conveyed by a word(whether it is social or emotional) that is in addition to that word's official meaning | 14 |
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