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| 2337251953 | Metaphor | a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar | 0 | |
| 2337253268 | Personification | the practice of representing a thing or idea as a person in art, literature, etc. | 1 | |
| 2337253269 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 2 | |
| 2337254261 | Overstatement | the action of expressing or stating something too strongly; exaggeration. | 3 | |
| 2337254262 | Oxymoron | a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction | 4 | |
| 2337255216 | Allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. | 5 | |
| 2337255217 | Biblical Allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference of the Bible. | 6 | |
| 2337256600 | Diction | Diction is usually judged with reference to the prevailing standards of proper writing and speech and is seen as the mark of quality of the writing. It is also understood as the selection of certain words or phrases that become peculiar to a writer. | 7 | |
| 2337257405 | Invocation | the act of mentioning or referring to someone or something in support of your ideas | 8 | |
| 2337257406 | Analogy | a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification. | 9 | |
| 2337258829 | Enticing Imagery | alluring imagery | 10 | |
| 2337259875 | Dialogue | conversation between two or more persons. | 11 | |
| 2337259876 | Symmetry | similarity or exact correspondence between different things. | 12 | |
| 2337261132 | Plot | Plot is a literary term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, how the reader views the story, or simply by coincidence. | 13 | |
| 2337261133 | Irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. | 14 | |
| 2337262677 | Simile | A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things through the explicit use of connecting words (such as like, as, so, than, or various verbs such as resemble). | 15 | |
| 2337262678 | Satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. | 16 | |
| 2337263813 | Vignette | a brief evocative description, account, or episode. | 17 | |
| 2337263814 | Classical Allusion | A classical allusion is a reference to a particular event or character in classical works of literature. | 18 | |
| 2337265090 | Imagery | in a literary text, is an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to his or her work. It appeals to human senses to deepen the reader's understanding of the work. | 19 | |
| 2337266056 | Irony Syntax | the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language taken with an ironic tone. | 20 | |
| 2337266057 | Symbol | a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. | 21 | |
| 2337266058 | Themes | the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic. | 22 | |
| 2337267074 | 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. | 23 | |
| 2337268190 | Apostrophe | The apostrophe ( ' or ' ) is a punctuation mark, and sometimes a diacritical mark, in languages that use the Latin alphabet or certain other alphabets. In English, it serves three purposes: The marking of the omission of one or more letters (as in the contraction of do not to don't). | 24 | |
| 2337268191 | Assonance | in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible | 25 | |
| 2337269818 | Consonance | Consonance is a poetic device characterized by the repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession, as in "pitter patter" or in "all mammals named Sam are clammy". | 26 | |
| 2337269819 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 27 | |
| 2337269820 | Tone | Tone is a literary compound of composition, which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work. Tone may be formal, informal, intimate, solemn, somber, playful, serious, ironic, condescending, or many other possible attitudes. | 28 | |
| 2337270868 | Mood | It can also be referred to as atmosphere because it creates an emotional setting enveloping the reader. Mood is established in order to affect the reader emotionally and psychologically and to provide a feeling for the narrative. It is a complex reading strategy. | 29 | |
| 2337270869 | Narrative | A narrative (or story) is any fictional or nonfictional report of connected events, presented in a sequence of written or spoken words, and/or in a sequence of (moving) pictures. | 30 | |
| 2337271752 | Climax | The climax (from the Greek word "κλῖμαξ" (klimax) meaning "staircase" and "ladder") or turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension or drama or when the action starts in which the solution is given | 31 | |
| 2337271753 | Denouement | the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved. | 32 | |
| 2337273004 | Paradox | a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory. | 33 | |
| 2337275112 | Pathos | a quality that evokes pity or sadness. | 34 | |
| 2337277945 | Rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. | 35 |
