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| 6714053240 | allegory | a story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface | 0 | |
| 6714057941 | alliteration | the repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem | 1 | |
| 6714060269 | allusion | a reference to a person, place or events meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea | 2 | |
| 6714063648 | analogy | the comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things | 3 | |
| 6714068149 | anecdote | a brief narrative often used to illustrate an idea or make a point | 4 | |
| 6714072137 | annotation | a comment or explanation attached to a text or image | 5 | |
| 6714075809 | antithesis | opposition or contrast of ideas by means of grammatical arrangement of words, clauses or sentences ( Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.) | 6 | |
| 6714083317 | assonance | the repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words | 7 | |
| 6714087316 | caricature | a grotesque or exaggerated likeness of striking qualities in persons or things | 8 | |
| 6714091097 | cliche | anything that has become trite or commonplace through overuse | 9 | |
| 6714100231 | complex sentence | a sentence containing one or more dependent clauses in addition to the main clause, as When the bell rings (dependent clause), walk out (main clause). | 10 | |
| 6714103567 | didactic | teaching a moral lesson | 11 | |
| 6714112628 | dramatic irony | a circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than the character | 12 | |
| 6714114346 | epithet | an adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing; can also be used to apply to vulgar or profane exclamations | 13 | |
| 6714117508 | euphemism | a mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term (pass away) | 14 | |
| 6714119194 | evocation | a calling forth | 15 | |
| 6714120645 | expose | a factual piece of writing that reveals weaknesses, faults, or other shortcomings | 16 | |
| 6714123224 | expressionism | a technique of distorting objects and events in order to represent them as they are perceived by a character in a literary work | 17 | |
| 6714126717 | extended metaphor | a series of comparisons between two unlike objects | 18 | |
| 6714129269 | hyperbole | overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect | 19 | |
| 6714138207 | loose sentence | a sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences (subject - verb - object) | 20 | |
| 6714139499 | metaphor | a figure of speech that compares unlike objects | 21 | |
| 6714143262 | Metaphorical allusion | is a metaphor referring to a particular person, place, or thing | 22 | |
| 6714146375 | metonymy | a figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated (The White House says .....) | 23 | |
| 6714150957 | mixed metaphor | the use in the same expression of two or more metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined, as in "The president will put the ship of state on its feet.". | 24 | |
| 6714153863 | metaphysical | a term describing poetry that uses elaborate conceits, expresses the complexities of love and life, and is highly intellectual | 25 | |
| 6714156875 | myth | an imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society | 26 | |
| 6714159427 | onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sounds suggests suggests their meaning | 27 | |
| 6714160966 | oxymoron | a term of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect (loud silence) | 28 | |
| 6714164526 | parable | a story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived | 29 | |
| 6714167906 | paradox | a statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true | 30 | |
| 6714170783 | parody | an imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject | 31 | |
| 6714183299 | parallel structure | Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level. The usual way to join parallel structures is with the use of coordinating conjunctions such as "and" or "or." Mary likes hiking, swimming, and bicycling. | 32 | |
| 6714186810 | parallel syntax | the repetition of. words, phrases, and clauses, used in a concise manner, to emphasize a point | 33 | |
| 6714189377 | pedantic | overly concerned about minute details | 34 | |
| 6714191890 | personification | a figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics | 35 | |
| 6714195577 | Pun | a humorous play on words, using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings | 36 | |
| 6714197750 | relative clause | Relative clauses are clauses starting with the relative pronouns who*, that, which, whose, where, when. They are most often used to define or identify the noun that precedes them. | 37 | |
| 6714200073 | saga | a long historical, episodic narrative ofter focusing on a single hero, family, or group | 38 | |
| 6714203921 | simile | figurative comparison using like or as | 39 | |
| 6714205284 | stream of consciousness | a style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind | 40 | |
| 6714209217 | subordinate clause | (or dependent clause) is a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought. (which is unheard of) | 41 | |
| 6714212733 | understatement | a restrained statement that departs from what could be said; a studied avoidance of emphasis or exaggeration, often to create a particular effect | 42 |
