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| 7789940945 | image | a word or phrase in a literary text that appeals directly to the reader's taste, touch, hearing, sight, or smell. | 0 | |
| 7789940946 | metaphor | The comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as | 1 | |
| 7789942253 | simile | a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things using "like" or "as" | 2 | |
| 7789942254 | symbol | A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning. The actions of a character, word, action, or event that have a deeper meaning in the context of the whole story. | 3 | |
| 7789942255 | personification | a form of figurative language in which something that is not human is given human characteristics | 4 | |
| 7789944129 | allusion | a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds. | 5 | |
| 7789944130 | cadence | the term used to signal the rising and falling of the voice; help set the rhythmic paces of a literary piece. | 6 | |
| 7789944131 | meter | help set the rhythmic paces of a literary piece. | 7 | |
| 7789945429 | rhyme scheme | a poet's deliberate pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem or a stanza. | 8 | |
| 7789945430 | alliteration | a literary device where two or more words in a phrase or line of poetry share the same beginning sound. | 9 | |
| 7789946318 | assonance | the repetition of a vowel sound or diphthong in non-rhyming words | 10 | |
| 7789946319 | iambic pentameter | a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable | 11 | |
| 7789947116 | stanza | is a grouped set of lines within a poem | 12 | |
| 7789947117 | couplet | a literary device which can be defined as having two successive rhyming lines in a verse and has the same meter to form a complete thought | 13 | |
| 7789947118 | quatrain | a verse with four lines, or even a full poem containing four lines, having an independent and separate theme | 14 | |
| 7789948187 | sestet | describe the last six lines of an Italian sonnet, also known as the Petrarchan sonnet | 15 | |
| 7789948188 | octave | is a verse form consisting of eight lines of iambic pentameter | 16 | |
| 7789948313 | diction | word choice, or the style of speaking that a writer, speaker, or character uses | 17 | |
| 7789949884 | tone | an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience | 18 | |
| 7789949885 | voice | the author's style, the quality that makes his or her writing unique, and which conveys the author's attitude, personality, and character | 19 | |
| 7789949886 | stance | the attitude or position of the author | 20 | |
| 7789949887 | irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite | 21 | |
| 7789951784 | understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 22 | |
| 7789951785 | syntax | the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 23 | |
| 7789952771 | parallelism | parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction. It can be a word, a phrase, or an entire sentence repeated | 24 | |
| 7789952772 | subordination | his combination of words will not form a complete sentence | 25 | |
| 7789952773 | clause | a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate | 26 | |
| 7789953457 | phrase | a group or words that express a concept and is used as a unit within a sentence | 27 | |
| 7789953458 | participle | a word formed from a verb used as an adjective | 28 | |
| 7789953459 | vignette | a short impressionistic scene that focuses on one moment or character | 29 | |
| 7789954717 | foreshadowing | writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story | 30 | |
| 7789954718 | point of view | refers to who is telling a story, or who is narrating it. The narration of a story or novel can be told in three main ways: first person, second person, and third person. | 31 | |
| 7789955474 | omniscient narration | in third person, in which the narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of every character in the story. | 32 | |
| 7789955475 | hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration used to make a point | 33 | |
| 7789955476 | theme | central topic a text | 34 | |
| 7789955488 | abstract | refers to words or phrases that name things not knowable through the five senses | 35 | |
| 7789956551 | acerbic | harshly bitter | 36 | |
| 7789956552 | ambivalent | having mixed feelings about someone or something | 37 | |
| 7789956553 | amused | entertain | 38 | |
| 7789957469 | aphoristic | terse saying, expressing a general truth or principle | 39 | |
| 7789957470 | bemused | puzzle or confuse | 40 | |
| 7789957471 | benign | gentle or kindly | 41 | |
| 7789958796 | bitter | angry, hurt, resentful | 42 | |
| 7789958797 | blithe | happy or joyous | 43 | |
| 7789958798 | chatty | informal and lively | 44 | |
| 7789960223 | colloquial | not formal or literary | 45 | |
| 7789960224 | concrete | existing through the five senses | 46 | |
| 7789960225 | condescending | showing superior attitude towards others | 47 | |
| 7789961349 | confessional | in which a person reveals or admits to private thoughts or past incidents, especially ones that cause shame or embarrassment. | 48 | |
| 7789961350 | cynical | believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity. | 49 | |
| 7789961351 | defiant | showing resistance | 50 | |
| 7789962406 | detached | objective | 51 | |
| 7789963734 | dispassionate | rational or impartial | 52 | |
| 7789963735 | earnest | sincere conviction | 53 | |
| 7789963736 | emotive | arousing intense feeling | 54 | |
| 7789964884 | enigmatic | difficult to understand | 55 | |
| 7789964885 | euphemistic | substitution of an inoffensive word | 56 | |
| 7789966119 | flippant | not showing a serious or respectful attitude | 57 | |
| 7789966964 | florid | elaborately complicated | 58 | |
| 7789966965 | formal | of or denoting a style of writing or public speaking characterized by more elaborate grammatical structures and more conservative and technical vocabulary. | 59 | |
| 7789969215 | grandiloquent | pompous or extravagant in language | 60 | |
| 7789969216 | grim | depressing to consider | 61 | |
| 7789969217 | heroic | behavior or talk that is bold or dramatic, especially excessively or unexpectedly so | 62 | |
| 7789969239 | hyperbolic | exaggerated | 63 | |
| 7789970616 | indignant | showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment | 64 | |
| 7789970617 | informal | denoting a style of writing or conversational speech characterized by simple grammatical structures, familiar vocabulary, and use of idioms | 65 | |
| 7789971962 | lilting | a rhythmical swing, flow; cheerful | 66 | |
| 7789971963 | matter-of-fact | practical; belonging to the sphere of fact | 67 | |
| 7789973128 | maudlin | self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental | 68 | |
| 7789973129 | menacing | threatening | 69 | |
| 7789973130 | metaphysical | based on abstract (typically, excessively abstract) reasoning | 70 | |
| 7789974453 | mock-heroic | imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic subject. | 71 | |
| 7789974454 | naive | showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment | 72 | |
| 7789974455 | offhand | nonchalant | 73 | |
| 7789976325 | oratorical | of, relating to, or characteristic of a credible speaker | 74 | |
| 7789979588 | pathetic/pathos | epresents an appeal to the emotions of the audience, and elicits feelings that already reside in them. | 75 | |
| 7789979589 | pedantic | speaking with minute details like a teacher | 76 | |
| 7789979590 | pensive | dreamily thoughtful | 77 | |
| 7789980912 | plaintive | mournful | 78 | |
| 7789980913 | ponderous | dull and labored | 79 | |
| 7789980914 | prosaic | commonplace characteristics | 80 | |
| 7789981744 | quaint | strange, peculiar, or unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way | 81 | |
| 7789981745 | redemptive | centering on salvation/redemption | 82 | |
| 7789981746 | resigned | submissive | 83 | |
| 7789985017 | rhetorical | marked by or tending to use exaggerated language or bombast to emphasize the use of langauge | 84 | |
| 7789985018 | sardonic | characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering | 85 | |
| 7789985019 | sensory | evokes the use of the five senses | 86 | |
| 7789986267 | sentimental | emotional | 87 | |
| 7789986268 | surreal | marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream | 88 | |
| 7789987271 | tongue-in-cheek | characterized by insincerity, irony, or whimsical exaggeration | 89 | |
| 7789987272 | understated | avoiding obvious emphasis or embellishment | 90 | |
| 7789987273 | urbane | notably polite or polished in manner | 91 | |
| 7789987274 | vivid | having the appearance of vigorous life or freshness; lively | 92 | |
| 7789988546 | whimsical | lightly fanciful | 93 | |
| 7789988547 | latitude | freedom of action or choice | 94 | |
| 7789988582 | cosmic | characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness | 95 | |
| 7789989478 | dismally | showing or causing gloom/depression | 96 | |
| 7789989479 | brazen | marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness | 97 | |
| 7789989480 | prevail | to triumph | 98 | |
| 7789989481 | retina | A layer at the back of the eyeball that contains cells sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed. | 99 | |
| 7789990578 | prostrate | overthrown, overcome, or helpless | 100 | |
| 7789990579 | lunar | of, relating to, or resembling the moon | 101 | |
| 7789990580 | vindicate | to free from allegation or blame | 102 | |
| 7789991749 | silhouette | a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black | 103 | |
| 7789991750 | apprehension | anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen. | 104 | |
| 7789991841 | insubstantial | lacking solidarity | 105 | |
| 7789993371 | bondage | the state of being bound by or subjected to some external power or control. | 106 | |
| 7789993372 | token | a characteristic indication or mark of something; evidence or proof: | 107 | |
| 7789993373 | awe | an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand | 108 | |
| 7789993374 | wary | watchful | 109 | |
| 7789994635 | sinister | giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen. | 110 | |
| 7789994636 | anticipate | regard as probable; expect or predict. | 111 | |
| 7789995729 | transcience | lasting only for a short time | 112 | |
| 7789995731 | dismissive | feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration. | 113 | |
| 7789998327 | plumage | layer that covers | 114 | |
| 7789998328 | allude | suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at. | 115 | |
| 7789998329 | metaphoric | a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance | 116 | |
| 7789999380 | submissive | ready to conform to the authority or will of others; meekly obedient or passive. | 117 | |
| 7789999381 | terrestrial | of land | 118 | |
| 7789999382 | ironic | happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this. | 119 | |
| 7790000398 | presage | be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen. | 120 | |
| 7790000465 | crenellated | protected | 121 | |
| 7790002352 | conditioned | trained | 122 | |
| 7790002353 | judicious | having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense. | 123 | |
| 7790003916 | triteness | lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition | 124 | |
| 7790003917 | gratified | to satisfy | 125 | |
| 7790003918 | reflex | occurring in reaction | 126 | |
| 7790004925 | heedless | careless or thoughtless | 127 | |
| 7790004926 | primitive | characteristic of early ages or of an early state of human development | 128 | |
| 7790004927 | skeptical | doubtful | 129 | |
| 7790006414 | neutral | not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute between others | 130 | |
| 7790006415 | declarative | serving to make known or explain | 131 | |
| 7790007312 | accretion | growth in size or extent as a result | 132 | |
| 7790007313 | spare (ADJ) | being in excess of present need; free for other use | 133 | |
| 7790008892 | astute | having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage. | 134 | |
| 7790008893 | omniscience | state of knowing everything | 135 | |
| 7790009849 | resourceful | efficient | 136 | |
| 7790012010 | thematic | having or relating to subjects or a particular subject. | 137 | |
| 7790012011 | objectivity | the quality of being impartial | 138 | |
| 7790013936 | attuned | make receptive or aware. | 139 | |
| 7790015630 | lofty | proud, aloof, or self-important; exhaulted nature | 140 |
