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| 7110044303 | Abstract | existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence. | 0 | |
| 7110044304 | Adage | A proverb, wise saying | 1 | |
| 7110045718 | Allegory | A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself. | 2 | |
| 7110045719 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 3 | |
| 7110046090 | Allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly | 4 | |
| 7110046091 | Ambiguity | An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. | 5 | |
| 7110046833 | Anachronism | something out of place in time | 6 | |
| 7110046834 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 7 | |
| 7110046835 | Annotation | (n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work | 8 | |
| 7110049238 | Antagonist | A character or force in conflict with the main character | 9 | |
| 7110049239 | Antithesis | a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else | 10 | |
| 7110049808 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 11 | |
| 7110049809 | Apostrophe | addressing someone or thing, most probably dead, within a speech or poem | 12 | |
| 7110050152 | Archetype | Prototypical story lines which most stories follow; kind of a skeleton for the body that is a novel | 13 | |
| 7110050746 | Assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity | 14 | |
| 7110050747 | Ballad | a songlike narrative about an adventure or a romance | 15 | |
| 7110050748 | Bard | A poet; in olden times, a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment. | 16 | |
| 7110051429 | Bibliography | A document showing all the sources used to research information. | 17 | |
| 7110051430 | Blank verse | verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter. | 18 | |
| 7110051835 | Burlesque | A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation. | 19 | |
| 7110051836 | Caesura | A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line. | 20 | |
| 7110052236 | Canon | an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature | 21 | |
| 7110052237 | Caricature | A grotesque or exaggerated likeness of striking qualities in persons and things. | 22 | |
| 7110052737 | Carpe diem | Literally, "seize the day"; enjoy life while you can, a common theme in literature | 23 | |
| 7110052738 | Catharsis | the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. | 24 | |
| 7110053805 | Classical | An age marked by great achievements, 1750-1830 | 25 | |
| 7110053806 | Climax | Most exciting moment of the story; turning point | 26 | |
| 7110054784 | coming-of-age story | an adolescent central character moves from childhood to adulthood | 27 | |
| 7110054785 | Conceit | A fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor | 28 | |
| 7110055186 | Connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 29 | |
| 7110055187 | Consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. | 30 | |
| 7110055188 | Couplet | A pair of rhymed lines that may or may not constitute a separate stanza in a poem. | 31 | |
| 7110055459 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 32 | |
| 7110055932 | Denouement | an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot | 33 | |
| 7110055933 | Diction | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. | 34 | |
| 7110055934 | Dramatic Irony | the contrast between what a character expects and what the audience knows is true | 35 | |
| 7110055935 | Elegy | a sorrowful poem or speech | 36 | |
| 7110056628 | Ellipsis | in a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods | 37 | |
| 7110057217 | Elliptical Construction | A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words. | 38 | |
| 7110057218 | Empathy | Identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives | 39 | |
| 7110057219 | End-Stopped | When the end of a line in poetry has a pause noted with some kind of punctuation | 40 | |
| 7110057790 | Enjambment | In poetry, the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them | 41 | |
| 7110057791 | Epic | A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds | 42 | |
| 7110057792 | Epigram | A concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement. | 43 | |
| 7110058130 | Euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound | 44 | |
| 7110058131 | Epithet | A descriptive name or phrase used to characterize someone or something | 45 | |
| 7110058132 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 46 | |
| 7110058415 | Expose | to put something out for others to see | 47 | |
| 7110058416 | Exposition | a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory. | 48 | |
| 7110058417 | Explication | the act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text | 49 | |
| 7110059517 | Extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 50 | |
| 7110059518 | Fable | A brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters | 51 | |
| 7110059519 | Falling action | Events after the climax, leading to the resolution | 52 | |
| 7110059918 | Fantasy | A highly imaginative type of fiction in which the events could not really happen. | 53 | |
| 7110059919 | Farce | broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical | 54 | |
| 7110060285 | Figure of speech | A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things. | 55 | |
| 7110060286 | First-person | The story is told by one of the characters in his/her own words | 56 | |
| 7110060673 | Flashback | present action is temporarily interrupted so that past events can be described | 57 | |
| 7110060674 | Foil | A character who contrasts and parallels the main character in a play or story. | 58 | |
| 7110060675 | Foot | A metrical unit composed of stressed and unstressed syllables. | 59 | |
| 7110060676 | Foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot | 60 | |
| 7110061306 | Frame | A structure that provides a premise or setting for a narrative or other discourse. | 61 | |
| 7110061307 | Free verse | Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme | 62 | |
| 7110061308 | Genre | a major category or type of literature | 63 | |
| 7110061754 | Gothic novel | a suspenseful story that usually features a gloomy setting and supernatural occurrences | 64 | |
| 7110061755 | Harangue | A long, strongly expressed speech or lecture | 65 | |
| 7110062209 | Heroic couplet | Iambic pentameter lines rhymed in pairs. | 66 | |
| 7110062210 | Hubris | excessive pride or self-confidence | 67 | |
| 7110062211 | Humanism | A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity | 68 | |
| 7110062821 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 69 | |
| 7110062822 | Idyll | Story or incident in peaceful or ideal setting | 70 | |
| 7110062823 | Image | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 71 | |
| 7110063159 | Indirect quotation | actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased | 72 | |
| 7110063160 | Irony | the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning | 73 | |
| 7110063161 | Kenning | a device in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning | 74 | |
| 7110063551 | Lampoon | a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone | 75 | |
| 7110063552 | Light verse | A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse, but sometimes with a satirical thrust | 76 | |
| 7110064104 | Litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite | 77 | |
| 7110064105 | Loose sentence | A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows | 78 | |
| 7110064106 | Lyric poetry | A short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings | 79 | |
| 7110064880 | Maxim | A general truth or fundamental principle, esp. expressed as a proverb or saying | 80 | |
| 7110064881 | Melodrama | genre of musical theater that combined spoken dialogue with background music | 81 | |
| 7110064882 | Metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. | 82 | |
| 7110065284 | Metaphysical poetry | intricate 17th century English poetry employing wit and unexpected images Poetry that rejects worldly value systems (status categories, institutional authority) | 83 | |
| 7110065285 | Meter | A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry | 84 | |
| 7110065286 | Metonym | Substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 85 | |
| 7110065287 | Middle English | The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D. | 86 | |
| 7110065732 | Mock epic | A parody of traditional epic form. | 87 | |
| 7110065733 | Mode | a way or method of doing something; type, manner, fashion | 88 | |
| 7110065734 | Montage | any combination of disparate elements that form a unified, single image | 89 | |
| 7110065735 | Mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 90 | |
| 7110066125 | Moral | A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature. | 91 | |
| 7110066126 | Motif | a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition | 92 | |
| 7110066127 | Muse | (v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder | 93 | |
| 7110066128 | Myth | a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes of natural phenomena | 94 | |
| 7110066933 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 95 | |
| 7110066934 | Naturalism | a style and theory of representation based on the accurate depiction of detail. | 96 | |
| 7110066935 | Novella | a fiction work that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel | 97 | |
| 7110066936 | Ode | a lyric poem that expresses strong emotions about life | 98 | |
| 7110067621 | Old English | Anglo-Saxon, earliest form of English Language, 5th-7th century | 99 |
