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| 10326971751 | adage (n) | a proverb, wise saying | 0 | |
| 10326971752 | Allegory | A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself. | 1 | |
| 10326971753 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 2 | |
| 10326971754 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 3 | |
| 10326971755 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 4 | |
| 10326971756 | anachronism | something out of place in time | 5 | |
| 10326971757 | analogy (n) | words that draw comparisons and similarities | 6 | |
| 10326971758 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 7 | |
| 10326971759 | Antagonist | A character or force in conflict with the main character | 8 | |
| 10326971760 | Anithesis | the exact opposite | 9 | |
| 10326971761 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 10 | |
| 10326971762 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech wherein the speaker speaks directly to something nonhuman | 11 | |
| 10326971763 | Archetype | a very typical example of a certain person or thing | 12 | |
| 10326971764 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 13 | |
| 10326971765 | Ballad | A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas | 14 | |
| 10326971766 | Bildungsroman | A coming of age story | 15 | |
| 10326971767 | blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter | 16 | |
| 10326971768 | cacophony | harsh sounds | 17 | |
| 10326971769 | Caesura | A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line. | 18 | |
| 10326971770 | Catharsis | Emotional release | 19 | |
| 10326971771 | Conceit | Extended metaphor | 20 | |
| 10326971772 | Connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 21 | |
| 10326971773 | Consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds | 22 | |
| 10326971774 | denouement | an outcome; result | 23 | |
| 10326971775 | diction (n) | word choice | 24 | |
| 10326971776 | dramatic irony | when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't | 25 | |
| 10326971777 | Elegy | a sorrowful poem or speech | 26 | |
| 10326971778 | Enjambment | the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. | 27 | |
| 10326971779 | epigram (n) | a short, witty saying | 28 | |
| 10326971780 | euphony | beautiful sound | 29 | |
| 10326971781 | euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 30 | |
| 10326971782 | Exposition | a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory. | 31 | |
| 10326971783 | Foil | A character who acts as a contrast to another character | 32 | |
| 10326971784 | Free verse | Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme | 33 | |
| 10326971785 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration | 34 | |
| 10326971786 | in medias res | in or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things | 35 | |
| 10326971787 | Irony | the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning | 36 | |
| 10326971788 | Litotes | Understatement | 37 | |
| 10326971789 | Metaphor | A comparison without using like or as | 38 | |
| 10326971790 | Meter | A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry | 39 | |
| 10326971791 | Metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 40 | |
| 10326971792 | Motif | A recurring theme, subject or idea | 41 | |
| 10326971793 | non sequitur | something that does not logically follow | 42 | |
| 10326971794 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 43 | |
| 10326971795 | Oxymoron | a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction | 44 | |
| 10326971796 | Paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true | 45 | |
| 10326971797 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 46 | |
| 10326971798 | Protagonist | Main character | 47 | |
| 10326971799 | Pun | A play on words | 48 | |
| 10326971800 | Satire | A literary style used to make fun of or ridicule an idea or human vice or weakness | 49 | |
| 10326971801 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 50 | |
| 10326971802 | stream of consciousness | a style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind. | 51 | |
| 10326971803 | Symbolism | A device in literature where an object represents an idea. | 52 | |
| 10326971804 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 53 | |
| 10326971805 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 54 | |
| 10326971806 | Tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 55 | |
| 10326971807 | Trope | Artful diction; the use of language in a nonliteral way; also called a figure of speech. | 56 | |
| 10326971808 | verbal irony | sarcasm | 57 | |
| 10326971809 | verisimilitude | the appearance of being true or real | 58 |
