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| 7193123726 | analogy | the comparison of a subject to something that is similar to it in order to clarify the subject's nature, purpose, or function | 0 | |
| 7193123727 | allusion | a passing reference to something from literature, mythology, history, or religion | 1 | |
| 7193123728 | anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 2 | |
| 7193123729 | antithesis | a figure of speech in which words/phrases that are parallel in structure express opposite ideas or meanings | 3 | |
| 7193123730 | aphorism | a concise statement, which expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance | 4 | |
| 7193123731 | apostrophe | the act of directly speaking to an absent or imaginary person, or to some abstraction | 5 | |
| 7193123732 | asyndeton | elements in a list are presented without the use of conjunctions | 6 | |
| 7193123733 | chiasmus | a figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the order of the analogous words | 7 | |
| 7193123734 | colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 8 | |
| 7193123735 | conceit | an elaborate or fanciful comparison or idea | 9 | |
| 7193123736 | connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 10 | |
| 7193123737 | denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 11 | |
| 7193123738 | diction | having to do with the word choices made by the writer | 12 | |
| 7193123739 | didactic | something which has its primary purpose to teach or instruct | 13 | |
| 7193123740 | epiphany | a sudden overwhelming insight or observation evoked by a commonplace object or scene | 14 | |
| 7193123741 | euphemism | an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that in considered unpleasant | 15 | |
| 7193123742 | genre | a major category or type of literature | 16 | |
| 7193123743 | hyperbole | intentional exaggeration for an effect | 17 | |
| 7193123744 | imagery | broad: all references to sensory perception that a work contains or evokes (see, hear, touch, taste, smell, movement) narrow: visual description of an object or scene | 18 | |
| 7193123745 | invective | an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack | 19 | |
| 7193123746 | irony | a deliberate contrast between what might be expected to occur and what actually occurs | 20 | |
| 7193123747 | metaphor | a comparison between different things which are similar in some ways | 21 | |
| 7193123748 | metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 22 | |
| 7193123749 | onomatopoeia | a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds | 23 | |
| 7193123750 | oxymoron | an expression in which two words contradict each other are joined | 24 | |
| 7193123751 | paradox | an apparently contradictory statement which contains some truth | 25 | |
| 7193123752 | parody | a humorous imitation of a serious work | 26 | |
| 7193123753 | pathos | evocation of pity, tenderness, compassion, or sorrow | 27 | |
| 7193123754 | personification | endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics | 28 | |
| 7193123755 | polysyndeton | elements in a list are presented with more conjunctions than are grammatically required | 29 | |
| 7193123756 | simile | a comparison of two different things that uses "like", "as", "resembles" | 30 | |
| 7193123757 | symbol | an object which is something in itself yet is used to represent something else | 31 | |
| 7193123758 | synecdoche | an expression using a term for part of a thing to represent the whole thing | 32 | |
| 7193123759 | syntax | the manner in which words are arranged by a writer into sentences | 33 | |
| 7193123760 | tone | the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience | 34 |
