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| 4856738048 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface | 0 | |
| 4856738049 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds | 1 | |
| 4856739206 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art | 2 | |
| 4856741207 | Ambiguity | Uncertain or indefinite; subject to more than one interpretation | 3 | |
| 4856775473 | Anapest | Two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable | 4 | |
| 4856775474 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences | 5 | |
| 4856777250 | Antecedent | The noun to which a later pronoun refers. | 6 | |
| 4856818423 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order. | 7 | |
| 4856826479 | Antithesis | Direct opposite | 8 | |
| 4856843340 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 9 | |
| 4961089188 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction. | 10 | |
| 4961099256 | Archetype | A recurring symbol, character, landscape, or event found in myth and literature across different cultures and eras. | 11 | |
| 4961110031 | Aside | A device in which a character in a drama makes a short speech which is heard by the audience but not by other characters in the play | 12 | |
| 4961114256 | Asyndeton | Leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses. | 13 | |
| 4961138886 | Cacophony | Harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds | 14 | |
| 4961156025 | Caesura | A strong pause within a line of verse. | 15 | |
| 4961161579 | Connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 16 | |
| 4961168498 | Colloquial | conversational; informal language | 17 | |
| 4961175271 | Consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds | 18 | |
| 4961197770 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 19 | |
| 5107699471 | Diction | Word choice | 20 | |
| 5107711362 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 21 | |
| 5107715227 | Elegy | A poem of mourning, usually about someone who has died. | 22 | |
| 5107726631 | Ellipsis | in a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods | 23 | |
| 5107728687 | Epic | A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds | 24 | |
| 5107733585 | Epigram | A brief witty statement. | 25 | |
| 5107741237 | Epiphany | A moment of sudden revelation or insight | 26 | |
| 5107743589 | Euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound | 27 | |
| 5107745282 | Existentialism | A philosophy based on the idea that people give meaning to their lives through their choices and actions | 28 | |
| 5107750176 | Exposition | A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances. | 29 | |
| 5196032287 | Fable | A brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters | 30 | |
| 5196055924 | Fairy tale | a fictional tale, marked by fantasy and magic, often appealing to the imagination | 31 | |
| 5196058118 | Falling action | Events after the climax, leading to the resolution | 32 | |
| 5196080483 | Figurative language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 33 | |
| 5196101209 | Foil | A character who contrasts and parallels the main character in a play or story. | 34 | |
| 5196106647 | Foreshadowing | A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader. | 35 | |
| 5196116744 | Gothic | Genre of fiction, characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque | 36 | |
| 5196149795 | Hubris | Excessive pride or self-confidence | 37 | |
| 5196156243 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 38 | |
| 5196167019 | Imagery | Language that appeals to the senses | 39 | |
| 5196188515 | Irony | A contrast between expectation and reality | 40 | |
| 5196200013 | Litotes | A type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite | 41 | |
| 5196206068 | Metaphor | An implied comparison between two dissimilar things | 42 | |
| 5196234029 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it | 43 | |
| 5196257519 | Monologue | A long speech given by one person | 44 | |
| 5357232174 | Myth | a traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events | 45 | |
| 5357233875 | Narrative | A poem that tells a story | 46 | |
| 5357246693 | Novel | A long fictional narrative written in prose, usually having many characters and a strong plot. | 47 | |
| 5357251820 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 48 | |
| 5357254740 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech consisting of two apparently contradictory terms | 49 | |
| 5357261317 | Paradox | A seemingly contradictory statement that nonetheless expresses a truth | 50 | |
| 5357267230 | Paraphrase | A restatement of a text or passage in other words. | 51 | |
| 5357270614 | Parallelism | The repetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns. | 52 | |
| 5357284556 | Personification | A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics | 53 | |
| 5357363180 | Point of View | The perspective from which a story is told | 54 | |
| 5434608624 | Polysyndeton | repetition of conjunctions | 55 | |
| 5434620771 | Prose | written or spoken language, without metrical structure | 56 | |
| 5434630507 | Protagonist | The central character in a work of literature | 57 | |
| 5434645705 | Pun | A humorous play on words | 58 | |
| 5434682707 | Realism | A 19th century artistic movement in which writers and painters sought to show life as it is rather than life as it should be | 59 | |
| 5434688510 | Repetition | Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis | 60 | |
| 5434691921 | Rhyme | Repetition of similar sounds | 61 | |
| 5434702323 | Rising Action | Events leading up to the climax | 62 | |
| 5434720776 | Sarcasm | The use of irony to mock or convey contempt; the opposite of what is meant | 63 | |
| 5434745045 | Satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. | 64 | |
| 5611644479 | Scansion | the analysis of verse to show its meter | 65 | |
| 5611653363 | Setting | The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs. | 66 | |
| 5611657909 | Simile | A comparison of two things using like or as | 67 | |
| 5611676361 | Soliloquy | A dramatic speech, revealing inner thoughts and feelings, spoken aloud by one character while alone on the stage. | 68 | |
| 5611739547 | Style | The author's creative choices regarding language, syntax, and tone. | 69 | |
| 5611790928 | Symbolism | The use of something concrete to represent something more abstract. | 70 | |
| 5611818853 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole. | 71 | |
| 5611859182 | Synesthesia | Describing one kind of sensation in terms of another, "a loud color", "a sweet sound" | 72 | |
| 5611887160 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences. | 73 | |
| 5611895826 | Theme | The writer's message about life or human nature. | 74 | |
| 5611919760 | Tone | The writer's attitude toward the audience, a subject, or a character. | 75 | |
| 5611955306 | Tragedy | A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character. | 76 | |
| 5611959615 | Tragic Flaw | A weakness or limitation of character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero. | 77 | |
| 5611980585 | Voice | A writer's unique use of language that allows a reader to perceive a human personality in his or her writing. | 78 | |
| 5611991787 | Zeugma | The use of a word to modify two or more words, but used for different meanings. "He closed the door and his heart on his lost love" | 79 |
