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| 7668576146 | allusion | a reference in a work of literature to something outside the work | 0 | |
| 7695029369 | attitude | the disposition toward or opinion of a subject by a speaker, author, or character | 1 | |
| 7695041584 | allegory | a story in which the people, things, and events have another extended, frequently abstract meaning | 2 | |
| 7752118248 | alliteration | the repetition of similar or identical consonant sounds, normally at the beginning of words | 3 | |
| 7695179163 | ambiguity | multiple meanings that a literary work may communicate, especially when two meanings are incompatible | 4 | |
| 7754500423 | antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers | 5 | |
| 7752137890 | apostrophe | direct address, usually to someone or something that is not present | 6 | |
| 7752151805 | assonance | the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds | 7 | |
| 7757112136 | clause | a group of words containing a subject and its verb that may or may not form a complete sentence | 8 | |
| 7694954903 | connotation | the implications of a word or a phrase, or the emotions associated with it, as opposed to its exact meaning (denotation) | 9 | |
| 7729714219 | convention | a device of style or subject matter that is used so often that it becomes a recognized means of expression.fig | 10 | |
| 7752195628 | dactyl | a metrical foot of three syllables, including an accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables | 11 | |
| 7754339901 | details | are the individual items or parts that make up a larger picture or story | 12 | |
| 7694997617 | denotation | the specific, literal meaning of a word to be found in a dictionary, as opposed to connotation | 13 | |
| 7706375486 | devices of sound | The techniques of deploying the sound of words, especially in poetry Ex. rhyme, alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia | 14 | |
| 7694983367 | didactic | explicitly instructive | 15 | |
| 7757190299 | diction | word choice, "techniques" of a passage, prose, or poem | 16 | |
| 7694971704 | digression | the inclusion of material unrelated to the actual subject of a work | 17 | |
| 7757122224 | ellipsis | a phrase that omits some words that would be necessary for a complete construction | 18 | |
| 7754357920 | end-stopped | a line with a pause at the end | 19 | |
| 7754362032 | free verse | poetry that is not written in a traditional meter but is still rhythmical | 20 | |
| 7754455447 | heroic couplet | two end-stopped iambic pentameter lines rhymed aa, bb, cc, usually containing a complete thought in the two-line unit | 21 | |
| 7754464662 | hexameter | a line containing six feet | 22 | |
| 7754467881 | iamb | a two-syllable foot with an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable | 23 | |
| 7754475592 | internal rhyme | rhyme that occurs within a rhyme | 24 | |
| 7706403662 | epigram | a pithy saying, often employing contrast; a verse form, which is usually brief and pointed | 25 | |
| 7729752482 | euphemism | a figure of speech utilizing indirection to avoid offensive bluntness, such as "deceased" for "dead" or "remains" for "corpse" | 26 | |
| 7729741670 | figurative language | figures of speech, such as metaphor, simile, and irony | 27 | |
| 7746049571 | grotesque | characterized by distortions or incongruities | 28 | |
| 7746062847 | jargon | the specialized language of a profession or group | 29 | |
| 7746070883 | literal | the precise, explicit meaning | 30 | |
| 7729747116 | imagery | images created by literary works, sensory details | 31 | |
| 7757128539 | imperative | the mood of a verb that gives an order | 32 | |
| 7729747117 | irony | a figure of speech in which the intended meaning and the actual meaning differ | 33 | |
| 7743537988 | metaphor | a figurative use of language in which a comparison is expressed without the use of a comparative term like "as", "like", or "than" | 34 | |
| 7757131345 | modify | to restrict or limit in meaning "large, shaggy dog" | 35 | |
| 7743618350 | narrative techniques | the methods involved in telling a story; the procedures used by a writer of stories or accounts | 36 | |
| 7743618351 | omniscient point of view | the vantage point of a story in which the narrator can know, see, and report whatever he or she chooses | 37 | |
| 7746083340 | oxymoron | a combination or juxtaposition of opposites | 38 | |
| 7754486443 | onomatopoeia | the use of words whose very sound suggests their actual meaning "buzz", "honk", "hiss" | 39 | |
| 7746119201 | parable | a story designed to suggest a principle | 40 | |
| 7757139513 | parallel structure | a similar grammatical structure within a paragraph | 41 | |
| 7746129770 | paradox | a statement that seems to be self-contradictory but is true | 42 | |
| 7757216637 | parody | a composition that imitates the style of another composition, normally done for comic effect | 43 | |
| 7757143838 | periodic sentence | a sentence that becomes grammatically complete only at end | 44 | |
| 7757224091 | personification | a figurative use of language that endows the nonhuman (ideas, inanimate objects, animals, abstractions) | 45 | |
| 7743669721 | point of view | any of several possible vantage points from which the story is told | 46 | |
| 7743680489 | rhetorical techniques | the devices used in effective or persuasive language | 47 | |
| 7757235059 | reliability | a quality of some fictional narrators in whose word the reader can place his trust | 48 | |
| 7757293240 | resources of language | a general phrase for the linguistic devices or techniques that a writer can use | 49 | |
| 7743760757 | satire | writing that uses ridicule to arouse a reader's disapproval of the subject | 50 | |
| 7757163578 | setting | the background of a story, the physical location of a story, play, or novel | 51 | |
| 7745920455 | strategy | the management of language for a specific effect | 52 | |
| 7757174492 | style | the mode of expression in language | 53 | |
| 7745950605 | structure | the arrangement of materials within a work; the relationship of the parts of the work as a whole; the logical divisions of a work | 54 | |
| 7757158528 | syntax | the structure of a sentence | 55 | |
| 7757244043 | soliloquy | a speech in which a character who is alone speaks his or her thoughts aloud | 56 | |
| 7757268640 | syllogism | a form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them | 57 | |
| 7805577844 | sonnet | a poem written in iambic pentameter, normally composed of 14 lines | 58 | |
| 7757247266 | stereotype | a conventional pattern, expression, character, or idea | 59 | |
| 7745987665 | symbol | something that is simultaneously itself and also a sign of something else | 60 | |
| 7757254446 | thesis | the theme, meaning, or position that a writer endeavors to prove support | 61 | |
| 7746001927 | theme | the main thought expressed by a work | 62 | |
| 7746010803 | tone | the manner in which the author expresses his or her attitude | 63 |
