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| 2725425041 | allegory | a literary work in which characters, object, or actions represent abstractions | 0 | |
| 2725425042 | aliteration | the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words | 1 | |
| 2725425043 | allusion | a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize | 2 | |
| 2725425044 | analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 3 | |
| 2725425045 | anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 4 | |
| 2725425046 | anecdote | a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event | 5 | |
| 2725425047 | antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers | 6 | |
| 2725425048 | antithesis | a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced | 7 | |
| 2725425049 | aphorism | a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance | 8 | |
| 2725425050 | apostrophe | a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction | 9 | |
| 2725425051 | chiasmus | a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 10 | |
| 2725425052 | cliche | an expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off | 11 | |
| 2725425053 | colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 12 | |
| 2725425054 | conceit | a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor | 13 | |
| 2725425055 | elegy | a formal poem presenting a meditation on death or another solemn theme | 14 | |
| 2725425056 | ellipsis | the omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context | 15 | |
| 2725425057 | epigram | a brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying | 16 | |
| 2725425058 | epigraph | a saying or statement on the title page of a work, or used as a heading for a chapter or other section of a work | 17 | |
| 2725425059 | foreshadowing | the presentation of material in such a way that the reader is prepared for what is to come later in the work | 18 | |
| 2725425060 | genre | a major category or type of literature | 19 | |
| 2725425061 | hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an effect | 20 | |
| 2725425062 | hypothetical question | a question that raises a hypothesis, conjecture, or supposition | 21 | |
| 2725425063 | idiom | an expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression; or, a regional speech or dialect | 22 | |
| 2725425064 | imagery | the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses | 23 | |
| 2725425065 | inference | a conclusion one draws (infers) based on premises or evidence | 24 | |
| 2725425066 | invective | an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack | 25 | |
| 2725425067 | irony | the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs | 26 | |
| 2725425068 | juxtaposition | placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast | 27 | |
| 2725425069 | litotes | a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its oppostie (descriing a particularly horrific scene by saying, "it was not a pretty picture.") | 28 | |
| 2725425070 | malapropism | the mistaken substitution of one word for another word that sounds similar | 29 | |
| 2725425071 | maxim | a concise statement, often offering advice; an adage | 30 | |
| 2725425072 | metaphor | a direct comparison of two different things | 31 | |
| 2725425073 | metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 32 | |
| 2725425074 | mood | the emotional atmosohere of a work | 33 | |
| 2725425075 | motif | a standard theme, element, or dramatic situation the recurs in various works | 34 | |
| 2725425076 | non sequitur | an inference that does not follow logically from the premises | 35 | |
| 2725425077 | onomatopoeia | a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds | 36 | |
| 2725425078 | oxymoron | an expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined | 37 | |
| 2725425079 | paradox | an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth | 38 | |
| 2725425080 | parallelism | the use of corresponding grammatical of syntactical forms | 39 | |
| 2725425081 | parody | a humorous imitation of a serious work | 40 | |
| 2725425082 | philippic | a strong verbal denunciation | 41 | |
| 2725425083 | polysyndeton | the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunction than is necessary or natural | 42 | |
| 2725425084 | pun | a play on words, often achieve through the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings | 43 | |
| 2725425085 | rhetoric | the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner | 44 | |
| 2725425086 | rhetorical question | a question asked merely for rhetorical efffect and not requiring an answer | 45 | |
| 2725425087 | rhetorical devices | literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression | 46 | |
| 2725425088 | romantic | a term describing a character or literary work the reflects that characteristics of Romanticism, the literary movement beginning the late 18th century that stress emotion, imagination, and individualism | 47 | |
| 2725425089 | scapegoat | a person or group that bears the blame for another | 48 | |
| 2725425090 | simile | a comparison of two things using "like," "as," or other specifically comparative words | 49 | |
| 2725425091 | solecism | nonstandard grammatical usage; a violation of grammatical rules | 50 | |
| 2725425092 | surrealism | an artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control | 51 | |
| 2725425093 | syllepsis | a construction in which one word is used in two different sense | 52 | |
| 2725425094 | syllogism | a three-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise | 53 | |
| 2725425095 | symbol | an object that is used to represent something else | 54 | |
| 2725425096 | synecdoche | using one part of an object to represent the entire object | 55 | |
| 2725425097 | synesthesia | describing one kind of sensation in term of another | 56 | |
| 2725425098 | syntax | the manner in which words are arranged into sentences | 57 | |
| 2725425099 | tautology | needless repetition which adds no meaning or understanding | 58 | |
| 2725425100 | theme | a central idea of a work | 59 | |
| 2725425101 | thesis | the primary position taken by a writer or speaker | 60 | |
| 2725425102 | tone | the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the suject or audience | 61 | |
| 2725425103 | topic | the subject treated in a paragraph or work | 62 | |
| 2725425104 | tragedy | a work in which the protagonist, a person of high degree, is engaged in a significant struggle which ends in ruin or destruction | 63 | |
| 2725425105 | trilogy | a work in three parts, each of which is a complete work in itself | 64 | |
| 2725425106 | trite | overused and hackneyed | 65 | |
| 2725425107 | turning point | the point in a work in which a very significant change occurs | 66 | |
| 2725425108 | understatement | the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis | 67 | |
| 2725425109 | usage | the customary way language or its elements are used | 68 | |
| 2725425110 | vernacular | the every day speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage | 69 |
