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| 14340199516 | Accent | The stressed portion of a word. | 0 | |
| 14340857438 | Allegory | An extended narrative in prose or verse in which characters, events and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface story; the underlying meaning may be moral, religious, political, social, or satiric. | 1 | |
| 14340860447 | Allusion | A reference to another work or famous figure assumed to be well known enough to be recognized by the reader. | 2 | |
| 14340861883 | Anachronism | An event, object, custom, person, or thing that is out of order in time; this can be unintended, such as when an actor performing Shakespeare forgets to take off his watch; others are deliberately used to achieve a humorous or satiric effect. | 3 | |
| 14340869333 | Analogy | A comparison of two similar but different things, usually to clarify an action or a relationship, such as comparing the work of a heart to that of a pump. | 4 | |
| 14340872615 | Anecdote | A short, simple narrative of an incident. | 5 | |
| 14340872928 | Aphorism | A short, often witty statement of a principle or truth about life. | 6 | |
| 14340874250 | Apostrophe | Usually in poetry (not grammar but sometimes in prose) the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead or absent person, or to a place thing, or personified abstraction either to begin a poem or to make a dramatic break in thought somewhere within the poem. | 7 | |
| 14340876696 | Aside | A brief speech or comment that an actor makes to the audience, supposedly without being heard by the other actors on stage, often used for melodramatic or comedic effect. | 8 | |
| 14340878805 | Assonance | The repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants. | 9 | |
| 14340880594 | Ballad | A long narrative poem that presents a single dramatic episode, which is often tragic or violent. | 10 | |
| 14340881842 | Folk Ballad | One of the earliest forms of literature, this valid was usually sung and was passed down orally from singer to singer; its author is generally unknown, and its form and melody often changed according to a singer's performance. | 11 | |
| 14340885092 | Literary Ballad | Also called an art ballad, this is a ballad that imitates the form and spirit of the folk ballad, but is more polished and uses a higher level of poetic diction. | 12 | |
| 14340889391 | Blank Verse | Poetry written unrhymed iambic pentameter, a favorite form used by Shakespeare. | 13 | |
| 14340890915 | Burlesque | Broad parody; whereas a parody will imitate and exaggerate a specific work, such as Romeo and Juliet, this parody will take an entire style or form, such as personal poetry, and exaggerate it into ridiculousness. | 14 | |
| 14805362871 | Cacophony | Harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; the opposite of euphony. | 15 |
