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| 9883693503 | Simile | is a figure of thought in which one kind of thing is compared to a different object, concept, or experience. uses words "like" or "as" | 0 | |
| 9883718091 | Trope | words or phrases used to show an obvious change in meaning | 1 | |
| 9883726056 | Metaphor | a word or phrase that in literal use designates one kind of thing to a different object, without using direct comparison | 2 | |
| 9883759016 | Tenor | the literal subject of a metaphorical comparison, the aspect that "holds" the meaning (literal comparison) | 3 | |
| 9883761503 | Vehicle | the analogy of a metaphorical comparison, the part that "conveys" the comparison (figurative comparison) | 4 | |
| 9883778669 | Personification | a figure of thought in which an abstract concept, animal, or inanimate object is treated as though it were alive or had human attributes | 5 | |
| 9883789656 | Allegory | an extended form of personification in which an abstract concept is presented as though it were a character who speaks and acts as an independent being | 6 | |
| 9883791755 | Pathetic Fallacy | a special type of personification in which inanimate aspects of nature (i.e. landscape, weather) are represented as having human qualities or feelings | 7 | |
| 9883804790 | Synecdoche | figure of thought in which the term for part of something is used to represent the whole (a fleet of ships may be described as "forty sails") | 8 | |
| 9883813489 | Metonymy | it substitutes the name of an entity with something else that is closely associated with it ("the throne" instead of "the king") | 9 | |
| 9883844769 | irony | presenting a deliberate contrast between two levels of meaning | 10 | |
| 9883849478 | verbal irony | implying a meaning different from, and often the complete opposite of, the one that is explicitly stated | 11 | |
| 9883854424 | structural irony | an implication of alternate or reversed meaning that pervades a work (unreliable narrator- ex: Holden Caulfield) | 12 | |
| 9883869157 | dramatic irony | when the audience is aware of knowledge that one or more of the characters lacks considered tragic irony if in a tragedy | 13 | |
| 9883881733 | comic irony | an implied worldview in which characters are led to embrace false hopes of aid or success, only to be defeated by some larger force, such as God or fate | 14 | |
| 9883893053 | apostrophe | an address to a dead or absent person or to an inanimate object or abstract concept | 15 | |
| 9883898236 | rhetorical question | a figure of speech in which a question is posed not to solicit a reply but to emphasize a foregone or clearly implied conclusion | 16 | |
| 9883903254 | anaphora | the intentional repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines, stanzas, sentences, or paragraphs | 17 | |
| 9883908986 | antithesis | a figure of speech in which words or phrases that are parallel in order and syntax express opposite or contrasting meanings ("It was the best of times, it was the worst of times") | 18 | |
| 9883919904 | chiasmus | a figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the order of the comparable words ("the land was ours before we were the land's") | 19 | |
| 9883944568 | hyperbole | a trope in which a point is stated in a way that is greatly exaggerated | 20 | |
| 9883953131 | understatement | a form of irony in which a point is deliberately expressed as less, in magnitude, value or importance, than it actually is | 21 | |
| 9883958659 | paradox | a trope in which a statement that appears on the surface to be contradictory or impossible turns out to express an often striking truth | 22 | |
| 9883961586 | oxymoron | a compressed paradox that closely links two seemingly contrary elements in a way that turns out to make good sense ("bittersweet" "a living death" | 23 | |
| 9883969027 | litotes | a figure of thought in which a point is affirmed by negating its opposite | 24 | |
| 9883975291 | periphrasis | a figure of thought in which a point is stated by deliberate circumlocution, rather than directly ("passed away" instead of died) | 25 | |
| 9883981151 | pun | a figure of thought that plays on words that have the same or closely similar sounds but have sharply contrasted meanings | 26 | |
| 9883990010 | diction | indicates the word choice and phrasing in a literary work. May be described as formal or colloquial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative | 27 | |
| 9884012322 | allusion | is a passing reference in a work of literature to another literary or historical work, figure or event. | 28 | |
| 9884032202 | analogy | a comparison made between two things to show how they are alike used to clarify | 29 | |
| 9884044717 | Imagery | a visual description of an object or scene, especially detailed and vivid ones | 30 | |
| 9884063649 | rhyme | is a repetion in two or more nearby words | 31 | |
| 9884081436 | end rhyme | the most coming form of rhyme in poetry; the rhyme comes at the end of the lines. | 32 | |
| 9884090338 | internal rhyme | places at least one of the rhymes words within the line as in ("dividing and gliding and sliding".) | 33 | |
| 9884096319 | eye rhyme | words that look alike but do not rhyme at all. | 34 | |
| 9884123835 | half rhyme | the sounds are almost but not exactly alike (seam/swim) | 35 | |
| 9884140472 | setting | is the time and place in which the events in a work occur | 36 | |
| 9884150685 | alliteration | The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a sequence of words, usually at the beginning of a word or stressed syllable | 37 | |
| 9884155566 | consonance | consists of identical consonant sounds preceded by different vowel sounds (ex: home, same; worth, breath) | 38 | |
| 9884163474 | assonance | The repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end that same, for example, "asleep under a tree" or "each evening." Similar endings result in rhyme, as in "asleep in the deep." It is a strong means of emphasizing important words in a line. | 39 | |
| 9884172114 | onomatopoeia | A term referring to the use of a word that resembles the sound it denotes. (Buzz, rattle, bang, and sizzle) | 40 | |
| 9884180200 | symbolism | is an object, action, or event that represents something or creates a range of associations beyond itself | 41 | |
| 9884193895 | atmosphere | predominant mood or tone in all or part of a literary work. (joyous, tranquil, melancholy) | 42 | |
| 9884216297 | couplet | is a pair of rhymed lines of the same length and meter | 43 | |
| 9884231029 | tercet | is a group of three lines, usually sharing same rhyme | 44 | |
| 9884237527 | quatrain | consisting of four lines, is the most common stanza | 45 | |
| 9884243408 | refrain | is a word, a parse, a line, or a group of lines repeated at intervals in a poem | 46 | |
| 9884253718 | blank verse | is unrhymed iambic pentameter (5 feet per line, unstressed followed by stressed) | 47 | |
| 9884263162 | free verse | no rhyme, no rhythm | 48 | |
| 9884278610 | enjambment | when one line ends without a pause and continues into the next line for its meaning. Also known as a run-on line. | 49 | |
| 9884283242 | end stopped line | A poetic line that has a pause at the end. lines reflect normal speech patterns and are often marked by punctuation | 50 |
