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4739783672RhetoricThe art of spekaing or writing effectively0
4739783673DictionThe style of spelling of writing as dependent upon choice of words1
4739783674SyntaxThe study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language2
4739783675RepetitionThe act of repeating or doing, saying, or erring something again3
4739783676Point of viewThe 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 character4
4739783677ToneThe way the author feels about the subject that they are writing about5
4739783678SimilieA comparison using like or as6
4739783679ImageryThe formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively7
4739783680AllusionA brief and indirect reference go a person, place,thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance8
4739783681RhymeIs a repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs9
4739783682ParadoxIt is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly buy may include a latent truth10
4739783683DialogueA literary technique in which writers employ two or more characters to be engaged in conversation with each other11
4739783684AmbiguityA word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning12
4739783685IronyThe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning13
4739783686MonologueA prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, especially one dominating or monopolizing a conversation14
4739783687Rhetorical questionA question that is asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected15
4739783688MoodA literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions16
4739783689DenotationLiteral or dictionary meanings of a word17
4739783690ConnotationThe suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing that it explicitly names or describes18
4739783691Figurative languageWriting that appeals to the senses. It can include metaphors, similes, imagery, etcetera19
4739783692UnderstatementA figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is20
4739783693Parallel structureTwo or more words, phrases, or clauses that are similar in length and grammatical order21
4739783694SatireThe use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etcetera22
4739783695PersonificationA figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes23
4739783696EuphemismA polite, indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or which suggest something unpleasant24
4739783697OnomatopoeiaThe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of a sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss)25
4739783698ApostropheA 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 speech26
4739783699AllegoryA figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events27
4739783700AnalogyA 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 familiar28
4739783701AnecdoteA short and interesting story or an amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point and make readers and listeners laugh29
4739783702AphorismA statement of truth or opinion expressed in concise and witty manner30

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