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| 5645878796 | Diction | defined as style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer. WORD CHOICE | 0 | |
| 5645878797 | Syntax | defined as how the chosen words are used to form a sentence. FORMING A SENTENCE | 1 | |
| 5645878798 | Tone | is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. | 2 | |
| 5645878799 | Imagery | means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. | 3 | |
| 5645882082 | Figurative Language | language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. | 4 | |
| 5645882083 | Point of View | is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. | 5 | |
| 5645882084 | Detail | are items or parts that make up a larger picture or story | 6 | |
| 5645885155 | Pacing | is a stylistic device, which shows how fast a story unfolds. It is because when readers feel frustration in the length of the story, the writers use different techniques to control the pace of the story. | 7 | |
| 5645885156 | Shift | refers to a change in mood or attitude that is typically accompanied by a corresponding change in the focus and language of a literary scene, passage or theme. | 8 | |
| 5645885157 | Connotation | refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly. Words carry cultural and emotional associations or meanings in addition to their literal meanings or denotations. | 9 | |
| 5645888508 | Denotation | is generally defined as literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to its connotative or associated meanings. | 10 | |
| 5645888509 | Theme | is the central topic a text treats | 11 | |
| 5645892925 | Allegory | is a figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events. | 12 | |
| 5645892926 | Allusion | is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text. | 13 | |
| 5645892927 | Alliteration | It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series. | 14 | |
| 5645897081 | Ambiguity | statement which contains more than one meaning | 15 | |
| 5645897082 | Antagonist | is a character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist or the main character. | 16 | |
| 5645899297 | Apostrophe | apostrophe is a figure of speech sometimes represented by exclamation "O". A writer or a speaker, using an apostrophe, detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech. | 17 | |
| 5645899298 | Analogy | is a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it. It aims at explaining that idea or thing by comparing it to something that is familiar. | 18 | |
| 5645901703 | Anecdote | is defined as a short and interesting story or an amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point and make readers and listeners laugh. | 19 | |
| 5645901704 | Aside | happens when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by the other actors on the stage. | 20 | |
| 5645901705 | Assonance | is the repetition of a vowel sound or diphthong in non-rhyming words. To qualify as assonance, the words must be close enough for the repetition of the sound to be noticeable. Assonance is a common literary technique used in poetry and prose, and is widely found in English verse. | 21 | |
| 5645905412 | Atmosphere | refers to the feeling, emotion, or mood a writer conveys to a reader through the description of setting and objects. | 22 | |
| 5645905413 | Attitude | is a behavior a person adopts toward other people, things, incidents or happenings. In literature, the term "attitude" can be referred as perspective or tone of the writer he adopts in a certain work. | 23 | |
| 5645909329 | Bildungrosman | special kind of novel that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of its main character from his or her youth to adulthood. | 24 |
