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| 3785663672 | synesthesia | when one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another. Ex: The sight of red ants makes you itchy. In literature, synesthesia refers to the practice of associating two or more different senses in the same image. Red Hot Chili Peppers' song title,"Taste the Pain," is an example. | 0 | |
| 3785666533 | parallelism | Also referred to as parallel construction or parallel structure, this term comes from Greek roots meaning "beside one another." It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. | 1 | |
| 3785680612 | hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 2 | |
| 3785680613 | octave | 8 line stanza | 3 | |
| 3785707687 | prologue | A introductory part to a book, play, etc. | 4 | |
| 3785717249 | synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the material for the thing made from it (as steel for sword). | 5 | |
| 3785722609 | tautology | needless repetition of an idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy | 6 | |
| 3785729296 | sestet | 6 line stanza | 7 | |
| 3785729298 | parable | A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson | 8 | |
| 3785787796 | imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 9 | |
| 3785787819 | simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 10 | |
| 3785789798 | alliteration | Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other | 11 | |
| 3785792750 | quatrain | A four line stanza | 12 | |
| 3785795224 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty"). | 13 | |
| 3785797858 | symbolism | A device in literature where an object represents an idea. | 14 | |
| 3785800071 | euphony | A succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose; the opposite of cacophony. | 15 | |
| 3785802116 | couplet | 2 consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme | 16 | |
| 3785803658 | metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. | 17 | |
| 3785807594 | personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 18 | |
| 3792396738 | irony | A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen. | 19 | |
| 3792398897 | masculine rhyme | A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable | 20 | |
| 3792401014 | satire | A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of human behavior by portraying it in an extreme way. It doesn't simply abuse (as in invective) or get personal (as in sarcasm). It targets groups or large concepts rather than individuals. | 21 | |
| 3792406708 | antithetical | Directly opposed, opposite; involving antithesis (the rhetorical act of placing two phrases opposite one another for contrast, as in love me or hate me) | 22 | |
| 3792408365 | feminine rhyme | lines rhymed by their final two syllables--running, gunning; properly, the penultimate syllables are stressed and the final syllables are unstressed | 23 | |
| 3792419687 | tmesis | the separation of parts of a compound word by an intervening word or words, heard mainly in informal speech (abso-blooming-lutely) | 24 | |
| 3792436615 | archaism | A word, expression, spelling, or phrase that is out of date in the common speech of an era, but still deliberately used by a writer, poet, or playwright for artistic purposes | 25 | |
| 3792439700 | anthropomorphism | the attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects | 26 | |
| 3792442620 | slant rhyme | rhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same (i.e. the words "stress" and "kiss"); sometimes called half-rhyme, near rhyme, or partial rhyme | 27 | |
| 3792444646 | paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 28 | |
| 3792485488 | euphemism | A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing | 29 | |
| 3792493803 | aphorism | A statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner. | 30 | |
| 3792503632 | eye rhyme | rhyme that appears correct from spelling but does not rhyme because of pronunciation | 31 | |
| 3792507457 | anaphora | A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences. | 32 | |
| 3792509783 | epistrophe | A scheme in which the same word is repeated at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences. Example: "I believe we should fight for justice. You believe we should fight for justice. How can we not, then, fight for justice?" | 33 | |
| 3792516224 | spoonerism | An intentional or accidental switch up of vowels, consonants and/or morpheme in a sentence. | 34 | |
| 3792529449 | internal rhyme | a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next. | 35 | |
| 3792538319 | iambs | consist of unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable | 36 | |
| 3792541808 | ellipsis | in a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods | 37 | |
| 3792541809 | polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted. Hemingway and the Bible both use extensively. Example: "he ran and jumped and laughed for joy" | 38 | |
| 3792546180 | elision | omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable to preserve the meter in a line | 39 | |
| 3792551258 | asyndeton | The deliberate omission of conjunctions from series of related independent clauses. The effect id to create a tight, concise, and forceful sentence. Example: All the orcs ate the food, broke the dishes, trashed the hall, beat the dogs to the shower. | 40 | |
| 3792556916 | anadiplosis | Figure of repetition that occurs when the last word or terms in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of the next sentence, clause, or phrase. Example: "He retained his virtues amidst all his - misfortunes — misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent." Francis Bacon | 41 | |
| 3792569945 | epizeuxis | Repetition of one word (for emphasis) Example: The best way to describe this portion of South America is lush, lush, lush. What do you see? Wires, wires, everywhere wires. | 42 | |
| 3792574036 | pun | A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. | 43 | |
| 3792576008 | Antanaclasis | Repetition of a word in two different senses Repetition of a word or phrase whose meaning changes in the second instance. | 44 |
