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| 5227598233 | Symbolism | The use of a concrete object to suggest something else, often an idea but could be a character or event. | 0 | |
| 5227598235 | Personification | Giving humanlike characteristics to something other than a person. | 1 | |
| 5227598237 | Metaphor | A comparison of 2 unlike things. | 2 | |
| 5227598238 | Conceit | An extended metaphor comparison. | 3 | |
| 5227598239 | Simile | Comparison of 2 unlike things using like, as, just so, and than. | 4 | |
| 5227598241 | Hyperbole | Tremendous exaggeration. | 5 | |
| 5227598242 | Allegory | A literary device in which a character, object, or event represents a moral, religious, or even a political principle (like goodness, faith, hope, trust, or communism). | 6 | |
| 5227598243 | Allusion | Describing something by referring to a famous story. Types of Allusion: Biblical, mythical, historical, literary, political, or current pop culture. | 7 | |
| 5227598244 | Apostrophe | A direct address; Often to an inanimate object or to a person dead or not present. | 8 | |
| 5227598245 | Epigram | A witty saying that employs contrast. | 9 | |
| 5227598246 | Oxymoron | Combination of opposite terms in a description that actually are both true in the given situation. | 10 | |
| 5227598247 | Parable | Allegorical story to illustrate a moral. | 11 | |
| 5227598248 | Parody | A work imitating the style of another comedic effect. | 12 | |
| 5227598249 | Aphorism | A concise epigrammatic statement meant to reveal the truth or principle. These become like proverbs when they are widely popular but with an unknown origin. | 13 | |
| 5227598250 | Archetype | The original model from which a story structure, character, theme, or plot is developed from humankind's collective unconscious. | 14 | |
| 5227598255 | Leitmotif or Motif | Image or phrase that occurs repeatedly to unify a work & suggest a theme. | 15 | |
| 5227598256 | Litotes | Making an affirmative point by negating its opposite; a type of understatement (example: "That's not bad" to mean "That's good"). | 16 | |
| 5227598257 | Malapropism | Misuse of a word where a word similar in sound but with a different meaning is used for a humorous effect. | 17 | |
| 5227598258 | Metaphysical Conceit | Unusual extended metaphor of 2 very dissimilar things involving paradox/presents the commonplace in an unusual way. | 18 | |
| 5227598259 | Metonymy | When something is represented by another that is frequently associated with it but not part of it (example: the Monarchy called "a crown"). | 19 | |
| 5227598260 | Synecdoche | Use of a part to represent a whole (example: calling a boat "a sail"). | 20 | |
| 5227598261 | Paradox | A statement that does not seem to be true, but upon closer examination, reveals the truth. | 21 | |
| 5227598265 | Pun | A play on words with similar sound and/or spelling but different meanings OR a play on one's word's multiple meanings. | 22 | |
| 5227598266 | 7 Deadly Sins | EGGSLAP (envy, greed, gluttony, sloth, lechery, anger, and pride - considered the worst because Satan;s fall from grace) | 23 | |
| 5227598267 | Synesthesia | Associating 2 or more senses in the same image description (example: red hot = sight & touch) | 24 | |
| 5229703913 | Litotes | A form of understatement (saying the opposite of what we mean) often ironic or affirmation by saying something negative | 25 | |
| 5229703917 | Juxtaposition | Two or more opposing ideas used together to create a contrast | 26 | |
| 5229703918 | Metonymy | Substitute symbol to represent a whole | 27 | |
| 5229703919 | Synecdoche | Substitute part of whole to represent the whole | 28 | |
| 5229703920 | Allegory | Extended narrative (in poetry or prose) in which the characters and actions - and sometimes the setting - are contrived to make sense on the literal and figurative levels | 29 | |
| 5229703921 | Apostrophe | Address person not present | 30 | |
| 5229703926 | Satire | Subject (usually a human vice) is made fun of or scorned, eliciting amusement, contempt or indignation. Purpose is to provoke change. | 31 | |
| 5229703927 | Euphemism | Uses an inoffensive or more socially acceptable word for something that could be inappropriate or offensive to some | 32 | |
| 5229703928 | Aphorism | Brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth | 33 | |
| 5229703929 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sound within a group of words or lines | 34 | |
| 5229703930 | Consonance | The repetition of the sequence of two or more consonants but with a change in the intervening vowel | 35 | |
| 5229703931 | Parallelism | A pattern of language that create rhythm of repetition combined with some other language of repetition focusing on grammatical structure | 36 | |
| 5229703932 | Ploce | Repeating a word within the same line or clause | 37 | |
| 5229703933 | Anaphora | The deliberate repetition of a word at the beginning of several lines, is used to emphasize an idea. | 38 |
