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| 9481417891 | Allegory | An allegory contains a narrative/story that has characters and events that symbolize an event or idea. | 0 | |
| 9481421494 | Ambiguity | Ambiguity is when something has more than one meaning or can be interpreted several ways. | 1 | |
| 9481421495 | Syntax | Syntax are rules that determine how diction is used to form a sentence. | 2 | |
| 9481421496 | Connotation | Connotation refers to meaning that is implied by a word part from the thing which it describes explicitly. | 3 | |
| 9481424496 | Convention | Convention is a customary feature of literary work, usually used in poetry, novels, short stories, ballads, sonnets, and plays. | 4 | |
| 9481424497 | Denotation | Denotation is the literal or dictionary definitions of a word. | 5 | |
| 9481427165 | Didactic | Didactic refers to a particular philosophy in literature that adds emphasis to ideas that art and literature must convey information and instructions. | 6 | |
| 9481427166 | Digression | Digression is a section in a composition or speech that marks a temporary shift of subject. | 7 | |
| 9481429840 | Epigram | Epigram is a rhetorical device that is a brief satirical statement. | 8 | |
| 9481429841 | Euphemism | Euphemism is an indirect expression that would replace what is considered a inappropriate phrase or word. | 9 | |
| 9481429866 | Grotesque | Grotesque is defined as a character that is aimed at expressing empathy and disgust simultaneously. | 10 | |
| 9481432966 | Hyperbole | Hyperbole is a literary device that uses specific phrases or words to exaggerate a statement. | 11 | |
| 9481432967 | Jargon | The use of specific phrases in a situation, profession, or trade. | 12 | |
| 9481432968 | Literal | Literal is to take words in a basic sense without metaphor. | 13 | |
| 9481435006 | Lyrical | Lyrical is the collection of verses to make a complete song, short story, or poem. | 14 | |
| 9481435007 | Oxymoron | An oxymoron is a figure-of-speech where two contrasting ideas are combined to create an effect. | 15 | |
| 9481435008 | Parable | A parable is a figure-of-speech with a moral lesson at the end. | 16 | |
| 9481437248 | Paradox | A paradox is a statement that may be self-contradictory but may include a truth. | 17 | |
| 9481437249 | Parody | A parody is an imitation in a way that makes fun of the original work. | 18 | |
| 9481437250 | Personification | Personification is a form of figurative language that gives something that isn't human, human characteristics. | 19 | |
| 9481440073 | Reliability | Reliability is a characteristic of a character that implies the same values to the author. | 20 | |
| 9481440074 | Rhetorical Question | A rhetorical question is a question that is asked without expecting an answer. Just like how people ask you "How are you?" its simply a way of saying "Hi" nowadays, instead of actually replying "Well, Bill I'm great today, how are you?" its more like "How are you?"..."Yeah can I have a Spicy Chicken Sandwich with a small fries"... | 21 | |
| 9481442146 | Soliloquy | A soliloquy is when a character speaks to himself, relaying thoughts and feelings to the audience; its a reflection. | 22 | |
| 9481442147 | Stereotype | A stereotype is a character that has generalized traits. | 23 | |
| 9481442148 | Syllogism | A rhetorical device that starts a argument with a general statement and draws a conclusion about something more specific. | 24 | |
| 9481444124 | Thesis | A short statement that summarizes the main point of the essay. | 25 | |
| 9481444125 | Alliteration | A stylistic device in which words have the same consonant sound. | 26 | |
| 9481444126 | Assonance | The repetition of a vowel sound in words that don't tend to rhyme. | 27 | |
| 9481446962 | Ballad Meter | A ballad meter is a narrative poem that's set to music. | 28 | |
| 9481446963 | Blank Verse | A literary device that is defined as an un-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter. | 29 | |
| 9481449222 | Dactyl | A metrical foot containing three syllables in which the first one is accented. | 30 | |
| 9481449223 | End-Stopped | At a end-stopped the line of poetry ends with a period or definite punctuation mark. | 31 | |
| 9481451711 | Free Verse | A free verse is a literary device that can be defined as poetry that is free from limitations of regular meter. | 32 | |
| 9481451712 | Heroic Couplet | A stanza consisting of two rhyming limes in iambic pentameter. | 33 | |
| 9481453549 | Hexameter | A line containing of six feet often in dactylic. | 34 | |
| 9481453550 | Iamb | Iamb is a literary device that is defined as a foot containing unaccented and short syllables. | 35 | |
| 9481455642 | Internal Rhyme | A literary device where the repetition of the same sounds occur in two or more words. | 36 | |
| 9481458862 | Onomatopoeia | A poetic structure of words to convey how something sounds. | 37 | |
| 9481458863 | Pentameter | A literary device that can be defined as a line in a verse of poetry that is 5 strong metrical feet/beats. | 38 | |
| 9481460431 | Rhyme Royal | A Stanza of seven lines in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of ababbcc. | 39 | |
| 9481460432 | Sonnet | A sonnet had 14 line and is written in iambic pentameter. | 40 | |
| 9481460433 | Stanza | A grouped set of lines within a poem set off from other stanzas. | 41 | |
| 9481463128 | Terza Rima | Consists of stanzas of three lines in iambic pentameter. | 42 | |
| 9481463129 | Tetrameter | A line of poetry with four beats of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. | 43 | |
| 9481463130 | Antecedent | An earlier clause, phrase, or word to which a pronoun, noun, or word refers. | 44 | |
| 9481465266 | Clause | A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate. | 45 | |
| 9481465267 | Ellipsis | Used in narratives to omit some parts of a sentence or event. | 46 | |
| 9481465268 | Imperative | A type of sentence that gives instructions or advice, and expresses a command or request. | 47 | |
| 9481467558 | Modify | A word, phrase, or clause that provides description in sentences. | 48 | |
| 9481467559 | Parallel Structure | Repetition of the same pattern of words or phrases within a sentence or passage to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. | 49 | |
| 9481469497 | Apostrophe | An apostrophe is a term used when a speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't present in the poem. | 50 | |
| 9481471489 | Periodic Sentence | Has the main clause or predicate at the end. | 51 |
