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| 5973166412 | narration | The telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; one of the four modes of discourse. | 0 | |
| 5973166413 | pacing | the movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another | 1 | |
| 5973166414 | paradox | a statement that seems to contradict itself but that turns out to have a rational meaning Example: "I can resist anything but temptation." -Oscar Wilde | 2 | |
| 5973168225 | metonymy | a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated Example: We must wait to hear from the crown until we make any further decisions. | 3 | |
| 5973168226 | oversimplification | when a writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument | 4 | |
| 5973168344 | parallelism | the technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures by placing them side by side and making them similar in form Example: "...and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." - President Lincoln at Gettysburg | 5 | |
| 5973170312 | mood | similar to tone; the primary emotional attitude of a work; syntax is an important factor | 6 | |
| 5973170313 | oxymoron | a figure of speech composed of contradictory words or phrases | 7 |
