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| 4903039642 | Allegory | a symbolism device where the meaning of a greater, often abstract, concept is conveyed with the aid of a more corporeal object or idea being used as an example. Example: Faith is like a stony uphill climb: a single stumble might send you sprawling but belief and steadfastness will see you to the very top. | 0 | |
| 4903039643 | Allusion | a figure of speech whereby the author refers to a subject matter such as a place, event, or literary work by way of a passing reference. Example: He was a real Romeo with the ladies (referring to Romeo from "Romeo and Juliet") | 1 | |
| 4903041287 | Apostrophe | A direct address to an abstraction, a thing, an animal, or an imaginary or absent person. Example: "Feet, don't fail me now." | 2 | |
| 4903041288 | Attitude | A writer's attitude toward his subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization. | 3 | |
| 4903056845 | Connotation | the associations people make with words that go beyond the literal or dictionary definition. | 4 | |
| 4903056846 | Denotation | refers to the use of the dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word. | 5 | |
| 4903059218 | Diction | the distinctive tone or tenor of an author's writings. Example: Certain writers in the modern day and age use archaic terms such as 'thy', 'thee' and 'wherefore' to imbue a Shakespearean mood to their work. | 6 | |
| 4903059219 | Euphemism | used to refer to the literary practice of using a comparatively milder or less abrasive form of a negative description instead of its original, unsympathetic form | 7 | |
| 4903059220 | Foreshadowing | refers to the use of indicative word or phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold and give the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense. | 8 | |
| 4903060847 | Hyperbole | a literary device wherein the author uses specific words and phrases that exaggerate and overemphasize the basic crux of the statement in order to produce a grander, more noticeable effect | 9 | |
| 4903060848 | Imagery | the author uses words and phrases to create "mental images" for the reader. Imagery helps the reader to visualize more realistically the author's writings | 10 | |
| 4903060849 | Irony | refers to playing around with words such that the meaning implied by a sentence or word is actually different from the literal meaning | 11 | |
| 4903062617 | Metaphor | refers to a meaning or identity ascribed to one subject by way of another without using 'like' or 'as' | 12 | |
| 4903062618 | Metonymy | refers to the practice of not using the formal word for an object or subject and instead referring to it by using another word that is intricately linked to the formal name or word. | 13 | |
| 4903065770 | Mood | refers to a definitive stance the author adopts in shaping a specific emotional perspective towards the subject of the literary work. | 14 | |
| 4903065771 | Paradox | refers to the use of concepts or ideas that are contradictory to one another, yet, when placed together hold significant value on several levels. | 15 | |
| 4903065772 | Parody | an imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect. | 16 | |
| 4903068869 | Point of View | the manner in which a story is narrated or depicted and who it is that tells the story. | 17 | |
| 4903068870 | Personification | the practice of attaching human traits and characteristics with inanimate objects, phenomena and animals. | 18 | |
| 4903070652 | Onomatopoeia | refers to words whose very sound is very close to the sound they are meant to depict. | 19 | |
| 4903070653 | Oxymoron | significant literary device as it allows the author to use contradictory, contrasting concepts placed together in a manner that actually ends up making sense in a strange, and slightly complex manner. | 20 | |
| 4903070654 | Satire | the practice of making fun of a human weakness or character flaw. | 21 | |
| 4903072422 | Simile | referring to the practice of drawing parallels or comparisons between two unrelated and dissimilar things, people, beings, places and concepts using 'like' or 'as' | 22 | |
| 4903073726 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech where part of something is used to represent the whole thing or vice versa | 23 | |
| 4903079753 | Tone | the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing or situation | 24 |
