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| 4291720999 | personification | Figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics | 0 | |
| 4291721000 | metaphor | A comparison without using like or as | 1 | |
| 4291721001 | simile | A comparison using like or as | 2 | |
| 4291722283 | hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 3 | |
| 4291722284 | understatement | A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker says less than what he or she means; the opposite of exaggeration | 4 | |
| 4291722285 | irony | A contrast between expectation and reality | 5 | |
| 4291722286 | allusion | A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance | 6 | |
| 4291722287 | oxymoron | A figure of speech consisting of two apparently contradictory terms | 7 | |
| 4291723410 | paradox | A figure of speech or statement that seems contradictory but actually contains a hidden truth | 8 | |
| 4291723411 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it | 9 | |
| 4291723412 | synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 10 | |
| 4291724787 | onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents | 11 | |
| 4291724788 | rhyme | Repetition of sounds at the end of words | 12 | |
| 4291724789 | alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds | 13 | |
| 4291724790 | assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 14 | |
| 4291725941 | consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds | 15 | |
| 4291725942 | meter | A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry | 16 | |
| 4291725943 | blank verse | Unrhymed iambic pentameter | 17 | |
| 4291725944 | free verse | Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme | 18 | |
| 4291726786 | enjambment | A run-on line of poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next | 19 | |
| 4291726787 | petrarchan | A sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd | 20 | |
| 4291726788 | shakespearean | A fourteen line poem with a specific rhyme scheme | 21 | |
| 4291729920 | trochee | A stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable | 22 | |
| 4291729921 | dactyl | One accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables | 23 | |
| 4291729922 | anapest | Two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable | 24 | |
| 4291729923 | spondee | Two stressed syllables in a row | 25 | |
| 4291731568 | diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 26 | |
| 4291758363 | tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 27 | |
| 4291763950 | novel | A long work of fiction | 28 | |
| 4291763951 | short story | A brief work of fiction | 29 | |
| 4291765119 | essay | A brief examination of a subject in prose, usually expressing a personal or limited view of the topic | 30 | |
| 4291765121 | speech | A talk or public address | 31 | |
| 4291765122 | narrative | Tells a story | 32 | |
| 4291765123 | choice of detail | Specific examples that contribute to the piece's major theme(s), significant items mentioned | 33 | |
| 4291766115 | point of view | The perspective from which a story is told | 34 | |
| 4291766116 | syntax | Sentence structure | 35 | |
| 4291767446 | action verb | A verb that expresses either physical or mental activity | 36 | |
| 4291767447 | imperative | A command | 37 | |
| 4291767448 | adjective | A word that describes a noun | 38 | |
| 4291768354 | adverb | A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb | 39 | |
| 4291768355 | appositive | A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun | 40 | |
| 4291768356 | prepositional phrase | Includes a preposition, a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of that object | 41 | |
| 4291769761 | infinitive phrase | Phrases that begin with an infinitive (to + simple form of the verb) | 42 | |
| 4291769762 | participle | A verb that can be used as an adjective | 43 | |
| 4291769763 | exclamation | An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling | 44 | |
| 4291771380 | coordinating conjunction | Connects two or more independent clauses; for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so | 45 | |
| 4291771381 | subordinating conjunction | Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; since, before, unless, however | 46 | |
| 4291771382 | conjunctive adverb | An adverb used as a connecting word between two independent clauses in a compound sentence | 47 | |
| 4291773104 | infinitive | A verb form, usually preceded by "to," that is used as a noun, adjective, or adverb | 48 | |
| 4291773105 | comma splice | Two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma | 49 | |
| 4291774128 | stream of consciousness | A style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind. | 50 | |
| 4291775892 | flashback | A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events | 51 | |
| 4291775893 | foreshadowing | A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader | 52 | |
| 4291778003 | periodic sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end | 53 | |
| 4291780378 | loose sentence | A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows | 54 | |
| 4291780379 | anaphora | Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences | 55 | |
| 4291781937 | antithesis | A balancing of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses | 56 | |
| 4291781938 | inverted syntax | A sentence constructed so that the predicate comes before the subject | 57 | |
| 4291781939 | negation | The contradiction or denial of something | 58 | |
| 4291781940 | climactic order | The order in which items are arranged in sequence according to their importance, with the most important one last | 59 | |
| 4291786911 | anti-climactic order | The order in which items are arranged in backward sequence according to their importance, with the most important one first | 60 | |
| 4291786912 | figurative language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 61 | |
| 4291786913 | first person | "I" and "Me" standpoint. Personal perspective. | 62 | |
| 4291786914 | second person | Told from the reader's point of view, using "you" | 63 | |
| 4291786915 | third person omniscient | Point of view in which an all-knowing narrator who is privy to the thoughts and actions of any or all characters | 64 | |
| 4291786916 | third person limited | Narrator sees the world through only one characters eyes and thoughts. | 65 | |
| 4291786917 | third person subjective | Narrator is outside the story and acts only as a reporter | 66 | |
| 4291786918 | third person objective | The narrator is an outsider who can report only what he or she sees and hears. This narrator can tell us what is happening, but he can't tell us the thoughts of the characters. | 67 | |
| 4291786919 | unreliable narrator | A narrator whose account of events appears to be faulty, misleadingly biased, or otherwise distorted | 68 | |
| 4291788100 | descriptive | Giving details about; illustrating; explaining | 69 | |
| 4291788101 | expository | Explanatory | 70 | |
| 4291788102 | persuasive | Convincing | 71 | |
| 4291791827 | authorial intent | The point the author wants to get across, the intended moral of the story | 72 | |
| 4291795933 | sensory images | Words and phrases that create vivid sensory images for the reader that may be visual or appeal to the other four senses of smell, hearing, taste, touch | 73 | |
| 4291795934 | apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love | 74 | |
| 4291796758 | ad hominem | An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack | 75 | |
| 4291803080 | rhetorical question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 76 | |
| 4291805822 | noun clause | A subordinate clause used as a noun | 77 |
