4739783672 | Rhetoric | The art of spekaing or writing effectively | 0 | |
4739783673 | Diction | The style of spelling of writing as dependent upon choice of words | 1 | |
4739783674 | Syntax | The study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language | 2 | |
4739783675 | Repetition | The act of repeating or doing, saying, or erring something again | 3 | |
4739783676 | Point of view | The position of the narrator in relation to the story as indicated by the narrators outlook from which the events are depicted by the attitude toward the character | 4 | |
4739783677 | Tone | The way the author feels about the subject that they are writing about | 5 | |
4739783678 | Similie | A comparison using like or as | 6 | |
4739783679 | Imagery | The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively | 7 | |
4739783680 | Allusion | A brief and indirect reference go a person, place,thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance | 8 | |
4739783681 | Rhyme | Is a repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs | 9 | |
4739783682 | Paradox | It is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly buy may include a latent truth | 10 | |
4739783683 | Dialogue | A literary technique in which writers employ two or more characters to be engaged in conversation with each other | 11 | |
4739783684 | Ambiguity | A word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning | 12 | |
4739783685 | Irony | The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning | 13 | |
4739783686 | Monologue | A prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, especially one dominating or monopolizing a conversation | 14 | |
4739783687 | Rhetorical question | A question that is asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected | 15 | |
4739783688 | Mood | A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions | 16 | |
4739783689 | Denotation | Literal or dictionary meanings of a word | 17 | |
4739783690 | Connotation | The suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing that it explicitly names or describes | 18 | |
4739783691 | Figurative language | Writing that appeals to the senses. It can include metaphors, similes, imagery, etcetera | 19 | |
4739783692 | Understatement | A figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is | 20 | |
4739783693 | Parallel structure | Two or more words, phrases, or clauses that are similar in length and grammatical order | 21 | |
4739783694 | Satire | The use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etcetera | 22 | |
4739783695 | Personification | A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes | 23 | |
4739783696 | Euphemism | A polite, indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or which suggest something unpleasant | 24 | |
4739783697 | Onomatopoeia | The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of a sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss) | 25 | |
4739783698 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech sometimes represented by exclamation "O". A writer or a speaker, using an apostrophe, detaches himself from the reality and addresses an images that character in his speech | 26 | |
4739783699 | Allegory | A figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events | 27 | |
4739783700 | Analogy | A comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it. It aims at explaining that idea or thing by comparing it to something that is familiar | 28 | |
4739783701 | Anecdote | A short and interesting story or an amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point and make readers and listeners laugh | 29 | |
4739783702 | Aphorism | A statement of truth or opinion expressed in concise and witty manner | 30 |
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