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| 33993073 | Idiom | An expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression; or a regional speech or dialect | |
| 33993074 | Image | verbal approximation of a sensory impression, concept or emotion | |
| 33993075 | Imagery | total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature | |
| 33993076 | Implication | A suggestion an author or speaker makes without stating it directly | |
| 33993077 | Induction | process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization | |
| 33993078 | Inductive Reasoning | Deriving general principles from particular facts or instances | |
| 33993079 | Inference | A conclusion the reader can draw based upon details presented by the author | |
| 33993080 | Invective | direct denunciation or name-calling | |
| 33993081 | Irony | in its broadest sense, the incongruity, or difference, between reality (what is) and appearance (what seems to be) or the result of a statement saying on thing while meaning the opposite | |
| 33993082 | Jargon | the special language of a profession or group | |
| 33993083 | Juxaposition | the "side by side" comparison of two or more objects or ideals for the purpose of highlighting similarities or differences | |
| 33993084 | Legend | A narrative handed down from the past, containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements | |
| 33993085 | Limerick | Light verse consisting of five lines of regular rhythm | |
| 33993086 | Limited Narrator | A narrator who presents the story as it is seen and understood by a single character and restricts information to what is seen, heard, thought or felt by that one character | |
| 33993087 | Literary License | deviating from normal rules or methods in order to achieve a certain effect | |
| 33993088 | Litotes | A type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite | |
| 33993089 | Local Color | the use of the physical setting, dialect, customs, and attitudes that typify a particular region | |
| 33993090 | Logic | process of reasoning | |
| 33993091 | Logic Fallacy | mistake of reasoning | |
| 33993092 | Malapropism | the comic substitution of one word for another in similar sound, but different in meaning. Functions to make characters look ignorant or amusingly uneducated | |
| 33993093 | Maxim | A concise statement, often offering advice; an adage | |
| 33993094 | Metaphor | a comparison without the use of like or as | |
| 33993095 | Metonymy | figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea | |
| 33993096 | Monologue | A speech given by one character | |
| 33993097 | Mood | the prevailing emotional attitude in a literary work, for example, regret, hopefulnes, and bitterness | |
| 33993098 | Motif | repitition or variations of an image or idea in a work used to develop theme or characters | |
| 33993099 | Motivation | A character's incentive or reason for behaving in a certain manner | |
| 33993100 | Myth | traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events | |
| 33993101 | Narrative | story or narrated account | |
| 33993102 | Narrative Pace | the speed at which an author tells a story; the movement from one point or section to another | |
| 33993103 | Narrator | the speaker | |
| 33993104 | Naturalism | style of writing that rejects idealized portrayls of life and attempts complete accuracy, disinterested objectivity, and frankness in depicting life as a brutal struggle for survival | |
| 33993105 | Non sequitur | An inference that does not follow logically from the premises |
