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| 13050994174 | Diction | Word choice | 0 | |
| 13050994175 | Tone | Writers attitude | 1 | |
| 13050994176 | Mood | Emotional response the reader gets | 2 | |
| 13050994177 | Style | Manner in which an author uses words, shapes, ideas, and sentences to convey ideas | 3 | |
| 13050994178 | Voice | The real or assumed personality by a writer or speaker | 4 | |
| 13050994179 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 5 | |
| 13050994180 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 6 | |
| 13050994181 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 7 | |
| 13050994182 | Aphorism | a terse statement that expresses a general truth or moral principle; sometimes considered a folk proverb | 8 | |
| 13050994183 | Hyperbole | exaggeration | 9 | |
| 13050994184 | Imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. | 10 | |
| 13050994185 | Extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 11 | |
| 13050994186 | Metonymy | Changed label, the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it | 12 | |
| 13050994187 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 13 | |
| 13050994188 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 14 | |
| 13050994189 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 15 | |
| 13050994190 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 16 | |
| 13050994191 | Cliche/idom | Overused expression | 17 | |
| 13050994192 | Epithet | an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned. | 18 | |
| 13050994193 | Jargon | the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession | 19 | |
| 13050994194 | Litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite | 20 | |
| 13050994195 | Pun | A play on words | 21 | |
| 13050994196 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 22 | |
| 13050994197 | Adage/maxim | A saying or proverb embodying a piece of common wisdom based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language. | 23 | |
| 13050994198 | double entendre | a statement that has two meanings, one of which is dirty or vulgar | 24 | |
| 13050994199 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 25 | |
| 13050994200 | Pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. | 26 | |
| 13050994201 | Didactic | intended to teach | 27 | |
| 13050994202 | Sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt | 28 | |
| 13050994203 | Wit | intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights | 29 | |
| 13050994204 | Sentiment | A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature. | 30 | |
| 13050994205 | Verisimilitude | the appearance of being true or real | 31 | |
| 13050994206 | colloquial | Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing | 32 | |
| 13050994207 | Connotation | The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. | 33 | |
| 13050994208 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color. | 34 | |
| 13050994209 | Verbacular | Local language or dialect of common speech | 35 | |
| 13050994210 | High Diction | A sophisticated or educated speaker who uses abstract nouns or complex figures of speech and demands greater intellectual effort from the audience. | 36 | |
| 13050994211 | Low Diction | A simpler, less cultivated speaker who uses literal nouns and less grammatical complexity than high diction. | 37 | |
| 13050994212 | Dialect | a distinct variety of a language that is associated with a certain region | 38 | |
| 13050994213 | Bombast | inflated, pretentious language | 39 | |
| 13050994214 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another. | 40 | |
| 13050994215 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. | 41 | |
| 13050994216 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 42 | |
| 13050994217 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 43 | |
| 13050994218 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. Allusions can be historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical. There are many more possibilities, and a work may simultaneously use multiple layers of allusion. | 44 | |
| 13050994219 | Conceit | Extended metaphor with complex logic | 45 | |
| 13050994220 | Consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. | 46 | |
| 13050994221 | deus ex machina | In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem. | 47 | |
| 13050994222 | Foreshadowing | hint of what is to come in a literary work | 48 | |
| 13050994223 | Foil | A person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast | 49 | |
| 13050994224 | Irony | A contrast between expectation and reality | 50 | |
| 13050994225 | Concrete | Opposed to abstract; quantifiable | 51 | |
| 13050994226 | Anachoronism | an event, person, scene, or language to a time when the event, person, scene, or word that doesn't fit | 52 | |
| 13050994227 | Caricature | A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things | 53 | |
| 13050994228 | Homily | This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 54 | |
| 13050994229 | In medias res | in the middle of things | 55 | |
| 13050994230 | Elegy | a sad or mournful poem | 56 | |
| 13050994231 | Burlesque | a humorous imitation of a serious work of literature | 57 | |
| 13050994232 | Lampoon | A violent satirical attack against a person or institution | 58 | |
| 13050994233 | Coherence | the clear and orderly presentation of ideas | 59 | |
| 13050994234 | Antithesis | Direct opposite | 60 | |
| 13050994235 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 61 | |
| 13050994236 | malapropism | a confused, comically inaccurate use of a long word or words | 62 | |
| 13050994237 | Asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words | 63 | |
| 13050994238 | Cadence | the rising and falling rhythm of speech, especially that of the balanced phrases in free verse or in prose. Also the fall or rise in pitch at the end of a phrase or sentence. | 64 | |
| 13050994239 | Circumulocution | an indirect way of speaking; rambling, verbosity | 65 | |
| 13050994240 | Aposiopesis | stopping abruptly and leaving a statement unfinished | 66 | |
| 13050994241 | Periphrasis | elaborate and roundabout manner of speech that uses more words than necessary | 67 | |
| 13050994242 | Assertion | a declaration or statement | 68 | |
| 13050994243 | Ethos | Appealing to ethics | 69 | |
| 13050994244 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion | 70 | |
| 13050994245 | Logos | Appeal to logic | 71 | |
| 13050994246 | nonsequitur | a statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before | 72 | |
| 13050994247 | Post hoc | Blaming something that has no connection with the problem. | 73 | |
| 13050994248 | ad hominem | a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute | 74 | |
| 13050994249 | inverted syntax | reversing the normal word order of a sentence | 75 | |
| 13050994250 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 76 | |
| 13050994251 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 77 | |
| 13050994252 | Loose sentence | A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows | 78 | |
| 13050994253 | Homonym | a word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but is different in meaning | 79 | |
| 13050994254 | Homophone | a word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word | 80 |
