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| 14763963809 | Abstract (style) | (in writing) this is typically complex, discusses intangible qualities like good and evil, and seldom uses examples to support its points. | 0 | |
| 14763963810 | Academic (style) | Dry and theoretical writing. When a piece of writing seems to be sucking all the life out of its subject with analysis. | 1 | |
| 14763963811 | Accent | In poetry, refers to the stressed portion of a word. | 2 | |
| 14763963812 | Aesthetic | Used as an adjective meaning "appealing to the senses." | 3 | |
| 14763963813 | Allegory | a literary work in which the characters represent abstract ideas; a symbolic representation | 4 | |
| 14763963814 | Alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds | 5 | |
| 14763963815 | Allusion | a reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 6 | |
| 14763963816 | Anachronism | something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred | 7 | |
| 14763963817 | Analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 8 | |
| 14763963818 | Anecdote | a short narrative | 9 | |
| 14763963819 | Antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers. | 10 | |
| 14763963820 | Anthropomorphism | the attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects | 11 | |
| 14763963821 | Anticlimax | A disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events | 12 | |
| 14763963822 | Antihero | a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine) | 13 | |
| 14763963823 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 14 | |
| 14763963824 | Apostrophe | address to an absent or imaginary person | 15 | |
| 14763963825 | Archaism | The use of deliberately old-fashioned language. | 16 | |
| 14763963826 | Aside | a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage | 17 | |
| 14763963827 | Assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds | 18 | |
| 14763963828 | Atmosphere | The emotional tone or background that surrounds a scene. | 19 | |
| 14763963829 | Ballad | Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form. | 20 | |
| 14763963830 | Black humor | The use of disturbing themes in comedy. | 21 | |
| 14763963831 | Bombast | speech or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning | 22 | |
| 14763963832 | Burlesque | a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor | 23 | |
| 14763963833 | Cacophony | harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance | 24 | |
| 14763963834 | Cadence | rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words | 25 | |
| 14763963911 | Caesura | A pause within a line of poetry | 26 | |
| 14763963835 | Canto | a major division of a long poem | 27 | |
| 14763963836 | Caricature | drawing, imitation, or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities or defects | 28 | |
| 14763963837 | Catharsis | an emotional or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal | 29 | |
| 14763963838 | Chorus | In Greek drama, the group of citizens who stand outside the main action on stage and comment on it. | 30 | |
| 14763963839 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 31 | |
| 14763963840 | Conceit | a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects | 32 | |
| 14763963841 | Connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 33 | |
| 14763963842 | Consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds | 34 | |
| 14763963843 | Couplet | two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme | 35 | |
| 14763963844 | Decorum | conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior | 36 | |
| 14763963845 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 37 | |
| 14763963846 | Diction | a writer's or speaker's choice of words | 38 | |
| 14763963847 | Dirge | a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | 39 | |
| 14763963848 | Dissonance | harsh or grating sounds that do not go together | 40 | |
| 14763963849 | Doggerel | badly written or trivial verse, often with a singsong rhythm | 41 | |
| 14763963850 | Dramatic Irony | (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play | 42 | |
| 14763963851 | Dramatic monologue | When a single speaker in literature says something to a silent audience. | 43 | |
| 14763963852 | Elegy | a formal poem presenting a meditation on death or another solemn theme | 44 | |
| 14763963853 | Enjambment | the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause | 45 | |
| 14763963854 | Epic | a long narrative poem written in elevated style which present the adventures of characters of high position and episodes that are important to the history of a race or nation | 46 | |
| 14763963855 | Epitaph | a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone | 47 | |
| 14763963856 | Euphemism | a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term | 48 | |
| 14763963857 | Euphony | any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds | 49 | |
| 14763963858 | Farce | a comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose | 50 | |
| 14763963859 | Feminine Rhyme | latter two syllables of first word rhyme with latter two syllables of second word (ceiling appealing) | 51 | |
| 14763963860 | Foil | a character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another | 52 | |
| 14763963861 | Foot | the basic unit of rhythmic measurement in a line of poetry | 53 | |
| 14763963862 | Foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot | 54 | |
| 14763963863 | Free Verse | unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern | 55 | |
| 14763963864 | Gothic Novel | a novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action | 56 | |
| 14763963865 | Hubris | Excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy | 57 | |
| 14763963866 | Hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 58 | |
| 14763963867 | Interior Monologue | a narrative technique that records a character's internal flow of thoughts, memories, and ideas; a longish passage of uninterrupted thought | 59 | |
| 14763963868 | Inversion | the reversal of the normal order of words | 60 | |
| 14763963869 | Irony | a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens | 61 | |
| 14763963870 | Lampoon | ridicule with satire | 62 | |
| 14763963871 | Lyric | of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way) | 63 | |
| 14763963872 | Masculine Rhyme | final syllable of first word rhymes with final syllable of second word (scald recalled) | 64 | |
| 14763963873 | Melodrama | A form of cheesy theater in which the hero is very, very good, the villain mean and rotten, and the heroine oh-so-pure. | 65 | |
| 14763963874 | Metaphor | a figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using like or as | 66 | |
| 14763963875 | Metonym | a word that is used to stand for something else that it has attributes of or is associated with | 67 | |
| 14763963876 | Nemesis | The protagonist's arch enemy or supreme and persistent difficulty. | 68 | |
| 14763963877 | Objectivity | an impersonal presentation of events and characters | 69 | |
| 14763963878 | Onomatopoeia | The use of words that imitate sounds | 70 | |
| 14763963879 | Oxymoron | a figure of speech consisting of two apparently contradictory terms | 71 | |
| 14763963880 | Parable | a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson | 72 | |
| 14763963881 | Paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 73 | |
| 14763963882 | Parallelism | the use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical form | 74 | |
| 14763963883 | Parody | a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner | 75 | |
| 14763963884 | Pastoral | a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) | 76 | |
| 14763963885 | Pathos | a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) | 77 | |
| 14763963886 | Persona | the speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing | 78 | |
| 14763963887 | Personification | the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. | 79 | |
| 14763963888 | Plaint | A poem or speech expressing sorrow | 80 | |
| 14763963889 | Protagonist | the main character in a literary work | 81 | |
| 14763963890 | Pun | a play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings | 82 | |
| 14763963891 | Refrain | the repetition of one or more phrases or lines at definite intervals in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza | 83 | |
| 14763963892 | Requiem | a song of prayer for the dead | 84 | |
| 14763963893 | Rhapsody | An intensely passionate verse or section of verse, usually of love or praise. | 85 | |
| 14763963894 | Rhetorical Question | a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered | 86 | |
| 14763963895 | Satire | a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision | 87 | |
| 14763963896 | Simile | a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') | 88 | |
| 14763963897 | Soliloquy | in drama, a character speaks alone on stage to allow his/her thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience | 89 | |
| 14763963898 | Stanza | a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem | 90 | |
| 14763963899 | Stock Characters | standard or cliched character types: the drunk, the miser, the foolish girl, etc. | 91 | |
| 14763963900 | Subjectivity | a personal presentation of events and characters, influenced by the author's feelings and opinions | 92 | |
| 14763963901 | Subjunctive Mood | A grammatical situation involving the words "if" and "were," setting up a hypothetical situation. | 93 | |
| 14763963902 | Summary | a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form | 94 | |
| 14763963903 | Symbolism | a device in literature where an object represents an idea. | 95 | |
| 14763963904 | Theme | The main idea and universal message of the story | 96 | |
| 14763963905 | Thesis | The primary position taken by a writer or speaker | 97 | |
| 14763963906 | Tragic Flaw | the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall | 98 | |
| 14763963907 | Travesty | a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation | 99 | |
| 14763963908 | Truism | an obvious truth | 100 | |
| 14763963909 | Utopia | an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal | 101 | |
| 14763963910 | Zeugma | When a word is used with two adjacent words in the same construction, but only makes literal sense with one of them | 102 |
