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| 8872753371 | Chiasmus | In poetry, a type of rhetorical balance in which the second part is syntactically blanaced against the first, but with parts reversed Example: "Do i love b/c you're beautiful? Or are you beautiful b/c i love you?" | 0 | |
| 8872753372 | Colloquialism | A word or phrase in everyday use in conversation and informal writing but is inappropriate for formal situations Example: yeet, skrt, bro | 1 | |
| 8872753373 | Conceit | An elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different Example: extended metaphor | 2 | |
| 8872753374 | Dialect | A way of speaking where both the grammar and vocabulary are different based off a social group or geographical area Example: y'all | 3 | |
| 8872753375 | Didactic | Form of fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking Example: fairytales | 4 | |
| 8872753376 | Elegy | A poem of mourning, usually about someone who dies | 5 | |
| 9211778123 | Allegory | story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities. ex. Animal Farm | 6 | |
| 9211785344 | Allusion | reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture. An indirect reference to something | 7 | |
| 9211791442 | Ambiguity | deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work. An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way- - this is done on purpose by the author, when it is not done on purpose, it is vagueness, and detracts from the work. | 8 | |
| 9211801435 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer's point more coherent. Ex. Because of your smile Because of your touch Because of your love | 9 | |
| 9211828858 | Anastrophe | Inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence. Purpose is rhythm or emphasis or euphony. It is a fancy word for inversion | 10 | |
| 9211833698 | Anecdote | Brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual | 11 | |
| 9211838068 | Antithesis | Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure. | 12 | |
| 9211863462 | Anthropomorphism | Personification | 13 | |
| 9211868971 | Aphorism | brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth. | 14 | |
| 9211877724 | Balance | Constructing a sentence so that both halves are about the same length and importance. Sentences can be unbalanced to serve a special effect as well. | 15 | |
| 9211885650 | Indirect Characterization | the author reveals to the reader what the character is like by describing how the character looks and dresses, by letting the reader hear what the character says, by revealing the character's private thoughts and feelings, by revealing the characters effect on other people (showing how other characters feel or behave toward the character), or by showing the character in action. Common in modern literature | 16 | |
| 9211887283 | Direct Characterization | the author tells us directly what the character is like: sneaky, generous, mean to pets and so on. Romantic style literature relied more heavily on this form. | 17 | |
| 9211898316 | Epanalepsis | device of repetition in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated both at the beginning and at the end of the line, clause, or sentence. Voltaire: "Common sense is not so common." | 18 | |
| 9211904931 | Epigraph | a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme. | 19 | |
| 9211909584 | Epistrophe | Device of repetition in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated at the end of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences (it is the opposite of anaphora). Ex. See no evil Hear no evil Speak no evil | 20 | |
| 9211928268 | Epithet | nickname | 21 | |
| 9211932443 | Explication | act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text, usually involves close reading and special attention to figurative language. | 22 | |
| 9211942559 | Hypotactic | sentence marked by the use of connecting words between clauses or sentences, explicitly showing the logical or other relationships between them. Ex. I am tired because it is hot. | 23 | |
| 9211961071 | Inversion | ex. have I instead of I have was she instead of she was | 24 | |
| 9211970741 | Juxtaposition | poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit. Ezra Pound: "The apparition of these faces in the crowd;/ Petals on a wet, black bough." Juxtaposition is also a form of contrast by which writers call attention to dissimilar ideas or images or metaphors. Martin Luther King: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." | 25 |
