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| 9659285938 | abstract | typically complex, dicusses intangible qualities like good and evil, and seldom uses examples to support its points | 0 | |
| 9659285939 | academic | dry or theoretical writing | 1 | |
| 9659285940 | accent | In poetry this word refers to the stressed portion of a word | 2 | |
| 9659285941 | aesthetic | adj. appealing to the senses; beautiful | 3 | |
| 9659285942 | allegory | A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself. | 4 | |
| 9659285943 | Alliteration | The repetition of the initial consonant sounds. EXAMPLE: Peter Piper picked a peck of peppers. | 5 | |
| 9659285944 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 6 | |
| 9659285945 | anachronism | something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred | 7 | |
| 9659285946 | analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 8 | |
| 9659285947 | anecdote | a short narrative | 9 | |
| 9659285948 | antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun | 10 | |
| 9659285949 | Anthropomorphism | attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (Personification) | 11 | |
| 9659285950 | anticlimax | a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events | 12 | |
| 9659285951 | Antihero | a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes. | 13 | |
| 9659285952 | aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 14 | |
| 9659285953 | Apostrophe | Addressing something nonhuman as if it were human Example: Death, be not proud . . . | 15 | |
| 9659285954 | archaism | The use of deliberately old-fashioned language. | 16 | |
| 9659285955 | aside | a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage | 17 | |
| 9659285956 | aspect | a trait or characteristic | 18 | |
| 9659285957 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 19 | |
| 9659285958 | Atmosphere | emotional tone or background that surrounds a scene | 20 | |
| 9659285959 | Ballad | A story/narrative in poetic form | 21 | |
| 9659285960 | bathos | when writing causes feelings of dignified pity or sympathy | 22 | |
| 9659285961 | black humor | the use of disturbing themes in comedy | 23 | |
| 9659285962 | bombast | pompous or pretentious talk or writing | 24 | |
| 9659285963 | burlesque | A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation. | 25 | |
| 9659285964 | cacophony | harsh sounds | 26 | |
| 9659285965 | cadence | rhythm | 27 | |
| 9659285966 | canto | division of a long poem | 28 | |
| 9659285967 | caricature | a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect | 29 | |
| 9659285968 | Catharsis | the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. | 30 | |
| 9659285969 | chorus | Group of citizens in a play that comment about play | 31 | |
| 9659285970 | classic | A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time. | 32 | |
| 9659285971 | Coinage (neologism) | A new word, usually one invented on the spot. | 33 | |
| 9659285972 | Colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 34 | |
| 9659285973 | Complex (Dense) | Suggesting that there is more than one possibility in the meaning of words. | 35 | |
| 9659285974 | Conceit (Controlling Image) | A startling or unusual metaphor, or to a metaphor developed and expanded upon several lines. | 36 | |
| 9659285975 | Connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 37 | |
| 9659285976 | Consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. | 38 | |
| 9659285977 | couplet | two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme | 39 | |
| 9659285978 | decorum | conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior | 40 | |
| 9659285979 | Denotation | Dictionary definition of a word | 41 | |
| 9659285980 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 42 | |
| 9659285981 | syntax | sentence structure | 43 | |
| 9659285982 | dirge | funeral hymn | 44 | |
| 9659285983 | dissonance | harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds | 45 | |
| 9659285984 | doggerel | trivial, poorly constructed verse | 46 | |
| 9659285985 | dramatic irony | when the audience knows something the characters do not | 47 | |
| 9659285986 | dramatic monologue | when a single speaker in literature says something to a silent audience | 48 | |
| 9659285987 | elegy | a sad or mournful poem | 49 | |
| 9659285988 | Enjambment | the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause | 50 | |
| 9659285989 | epic | a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds | 51 | |
| 9659285990 | epitaph | an inscription on a tombstone or burial place | 52 | |
| 9659285991 | euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 53 | |
| 9659285992 | euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound | 54 | |
| 9659285993 | explicit | definite, clearly stated | 55 | |
| 9659285994 | farce | broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical | 56 | |
| 9659285995 | feminine rhyme | lines rhymed by their final two syllables | 57 | |
| 9659285996 | foil | A character who contrasts and parallels the main character in a play or story. | 58 | |
| 9659285997 | implicit | implied; understood but not stated | 59 | |
| 9659285998 | in medias res | in the middle of things | 60 | |
| 9659285999 | interior monologue | writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head | 61 | |
| 9659286000 | Inversion | Inverted order of words in a sentence | 62 | |
| 9659286001 | irony | A contrast between expectation and reality | 63 | |
| 9659286002 | lament | a passionate expression of grief or sorrow | 64 | |
| 9659286003 | lampoon | a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone | 65 | |
| 9659286004 | lyric | A type of poetry that explores the poet's personal interpretation of and feelings about the world. | 66 | |
| 9659286005 | masculine rhyme | A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable | 67 | |
| 9659286006 | melodrama | A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response. | 68 | |
| 9659286007 | Metaphor | A comparison without using like or as | 69 | |
| 9659286008 | Metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 70 | |
| 9659286009 | simile | comparison using like or as | 71 |
