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| 7740740565 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. | 0 | |
| 7740740566 | Allegory (story) | A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself. | 1 | |
| 7740740567 | Alliteration | The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words | 2 | |
| 7740740568 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. | 3 | |
| 7740740569 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 4 | |
| 7740740570 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them | 5 | |
| 7740740571 | Antithesis | The opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite. | 6 | |
| 7740740572 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. | 7 | |
| 7740740573 | Apostrophe | A prayer like figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction such as liberty or love. | 8 | |
| 7740740574 | Atmosphere | The emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described. | 9 | |
| 7740740575 | Caricature | A verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics. | 10 | |
| 7740740576 | Chiasmus | a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form; e.g. | 11 | |
| 7740740577 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects | 12 | |
| 7740740578 | Didacticism | Have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles. | 13 | |
| 7740740579 | Euphemism | A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept | 14 | |
| 7740740580 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 15 | |
| 7740740581 | Figurative Language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 16 | |
| 7740740582 | Litotes | A figure of speech which employs an understatement by using double negatives or, in other words, positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite expressions. | 17 | |
| 7740740583 | tautology | The saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style | 18 | |
| 7740740584 | Figure of Speech | A device used to produce figurative language. | 19 | |
| 7740740585 | Generic conventions | Describes traditions for each genre. | 20 | |
| 7740740586 | Genre | The major category into which a literary work fits | 21 | |
| 7740740587 | Homily | Any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 22 | |
| 7740740588 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. | 23 | |
| 7740740589 | Imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. | 24 | |
| 7740740590 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 25 | |
| 7740740591 | Irony | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true. | 26 | |
| 7740740592 | Metaphor | A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. | 27 | |
| 7740740593 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. | 28 | |
| 7740740594 | Mood | The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. | 29 | |
| 7740740595 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 30 | |
| 7740740596 | onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. | 31 | |
| 7740740597 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox | 32 | |
| 7740740598 | Paradox | A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. | 33 | |
| 7740740599 | Parallelism | Refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. | 34 | |
| 7740740600 | Malapropism | A word humorously misused | 35 | |
| 7740740601 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 36 | |
| 7740740602 | Pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish | 37 | |
| 7740740603 | Personification | A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions. | 38 | |
| 7740740604 | Point of view | The perspective from which a story is told. | 39 | |
| 7740740605 | Prose | Refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms | 40 | |
| 7740740606 | Repetition | The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language such as sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern | 41 | |
| 7740740607 | Sarcasm | Involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something | 42 | |
| 7740740608 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. | 43 | |
| 7740740609 | Style | An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and others. | 44 | |
| 7740740610 | Symbol/Symbolism | Anything that represents itself and stands for something else | 45 | |
| 7740740611 | Theme | The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life. | 46 | |
| 7740740612 | Tone | Describes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both. | 47 | |
| 7740740613 | Understatement | The ironic minimizing of fact | 48 | |
| 7740740614 | Wit | Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights | 49 |
