5703664645 | Abstract | Typically complex, discusses intangible qualities like good and evil, and seldom uses examples to support its points | 0 | |
5703664646 | Academic | Dry and theoretical writing | 1 | |
5703664647 | Accent | Stressed portion of a word | 2 | |
5703664648 | Aesthetic, Aesthetics | A coherent sense of taste | 3 | |
5703664649 | Allegory | Each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself | 4 | |
5703664650 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 5 | |
5703517526 | Abstract | Typically complex, discusses intangible qualities like good and evil, and seldom uses examples to support its points | 6 | |
5703517527 | Academic | Dry and theoretical writing | 7 | |
5703517528 | Accent | Stressed portion of a word | 8 | |
5703517529 | Aesthetic, Aesthetics | A coherent sense of taste | 9 | |
5703517530 | Allegory | Each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself | 10 | |
5703517531 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 11 | |
5703758948 | Allusion | Reference to Greek and Roman mythology or literature such as The Iliad | 12 | |
5703758949 | Anachronism | Misplaced in time | 13 | |
5703758950 | Analogy | A comparison | 14 | |
5703758951 | Anecdote | Short narrative | 15 | |
5703758952 | Antecedent | Word, phrase, or clause that a pronoun refers to or replaces | 16 | |
5703758953 | Anthropomorphism | When inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena are given human characteristics, behavior, or motivation | 17 | |
5703758954 | Anticlimax | Occurs when an action produces far smaller results than one had been led to expect | 18 | |
5703758955 | Antihero | A protagonist (main character) who is markedly unheroic: morally weak, cowardly, dishonest, or any number of other unsavory qualities | 19 |
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