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| 850375897 | allusion | an indirect reference, often to a character or theme found in some work of literature | |
| 850375898 | anecdote | a short autobiographical account or snippet from someone's past, usually humorous | |
| 850375899 | catharsis | an emotional cleansing or release of emotional tensions, fears, or pity | |
| 850375900 | euphemism | a more pleasant word or phrase that replaces another which is too direct, distasteful, or offensive | |
| 850375901 | hyperbole | an exaggeration used to create an effect | |
| 850375902 | irony | an unexpected outcome or unanticipated twist of events presented in literature | |
| 850375903 | metaphor | a figurative device in which a direct comparison is made, without using like or as | |
| 850375904 | oxymoron | contradictory terms, appearing side by side, used for rhetorical effect | |
| 850375905 | parable | a brief story, told or written in order to teach a moral lesson | |
| 850375906 | parody | a work that imitates the style of another literary work; may be mocking or amusing | |
| 850375907 | pathos | the quality of a piece of writing that evokes pity, sympathy, or some other strong emotional response in the reader | |
| 850375908 | prose | writing that is not poetry or rhyming verse (ie a novel, play, or essay) | |
| 850375909 | satire | a literary work, often humorous, intended to ridicule the public figures, behaviors, or political situations presented or alluded to in the work | |
| 850375910 | vignette | a brief descriptive passage in writing |
