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| 13648668658 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. | 0 | |
| 13648673725 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 1 | |
| 13648674826 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 2 | |
| 13648677192 | Ambiguity | the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness. | 3 | |
| 13648686861 | anachronism | something out of place in time | 4 | |
| 13648693923 | Antagonist | A character or force in conflict with the main character | 5 | |
| 13648696477 | Anti-hero | a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes. | 6 | |
| 13648698556 | Antithesis | Direct opposite | 7 | |
| 13648701201 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 8 | |
| 13648702008 | Apology | words expressing regret; words asking to be excused for an action | 9 | |
| 13648704335 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 10 | |
| 13648706786 | Archetype | a very typical example of a certain person or thing | 11 | |
| 13648707671 | Aside | a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage | 12 | |
| 13648711190 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 13 | |
| 13648711191 | Author | writer | 14 | |
| 13648712104 | Ballad | A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas | 15 | |
| 13648712835 | Blank Verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter | 16 | |
| 13648713793 | Bombast | impressive but meaningless language | 17 | |
| 13648715047 | Cacophony | A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds | 18 | |
| 13648715048 | Caesura | A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line. | 19 | |
| 13648716851 | Catharsis | a release of emotional tension | 20 | |
| 13648717700 | Characterization | the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character | 21 | |
| 13648717709 | Chiasmus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 22 | |
| 13648719630 | Climax | the turning point of the story | 23 | |
| 13648751230 | Classicism | A movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms | 24 | |
| 13648753963 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 25 | |
| 13648756954 | Comedy | A humorous work of drama | 26 | |
| 13648757670 | Complication | an undesired problem that is the result of some other event | 27 | |
| 13648758369 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 28 | |
| 13648759076 | Conflict | A struggle between opposing forces | 29 |
