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7133320856Allusion0
7133320858AttitudeA speaker's, author's, or character's disposition toward or opinion of a subject.1
7133320859Dictionword choice2
7133320860Figurative language3
7133320861MetaphorA comparison without using like or as4
7133320862Similecomparison using like or as5
7133320863IronyA contrast between expectation and reality6
7133320864Literal languagelanguage that means exactly what it says7
7133320865ImageryDescription that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)8
7133320866ToneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character9
7133320867Symbolsomething that stands for something else10
7133320868SyntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.11
7133320869ThemeCentral idea of a work of literature12
7133320870SettingThe context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.13
7133320871Structurethe arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work14
7133320872Stylethe choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work15
7133320873SatireA literary style used to make fun of or ridicule an idea or human vice or weakness16
7133320874Contrasta great or striking difference17
7133320875RepititionRepeating a word, phrase, or idea for emphasis or rhythmic effect18
7133320876Paradox19
7133320877UnderstatementA statement that says less than what is meant20
7133320878Sarcasmthe use of irony to mock or convey contempt21
7133320879Rhetorical questionA question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.22
7133320881Point of viewThe perspective from which a story is told23
7133320882Direct charecterization24
7133320883Indirect charecterization25
7133320884Juxtaposition26
7133320885Allegorya story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning27
7133320886Ambiguity28
7133320887ApostropheAddressing something nonhuman as if it were human Example: Death, be not proud . . .29
7133320888Conotationthe emotional attachment placed on a word30
7133320889Convention31
7133320890Denotation32
7133320891Didactic33
7133320892Digression34
7133320893Epigram35
7133320894Euphemism36
7133320895Grotesque37
7133320896Hyperbole38
7133320897Jargonvocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people39
7133320898LiteralExactly true, rather than figurative or metaphorical40
7133320899Lyricalexpressing a poet's inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like41
7133320900Oxymorona figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction42
7133320901Parable43
7133320902Paradox44
7133320903Parody45
7133320904Personification46
7133320905Reliability47
7133320906Soliloquy48
7133320907StereotypeA generalized belief about a group of people49
7133320908Syllogism50
7133320909Thesisa statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.51
7133320910Antecedent52
7133320911Clause53
7133320912Ellipsis54
7133320913Imperative55
7133320914Modify56
7133320915Parallel structure57
7133320916Periodic sentence58

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