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| 10554046436 | Abstract | typically complex, discusses intangible questions like goo and evil, and seldom uses examples to support its points | 0 | |
| 10554052725 | Academic | Dry and theoretical writing. Sucking life out of. | 1 | |
| 10554055574 | Accent | In poetry, refers ro stressed portion of a word | 2 | |
| 10554059375 | Aesthetic | Uses as an adjective meaning "appealing to the senses" | 3 | |
| 10554061478 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters represent abstract ideas; a symbolic representation | 4 | |
| 10554068838 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 5 | |
| 10554070599 | Anachronism | something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred | 6 | |
| 10554072416 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 7 | |
| 10554073440 | Anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event. | 8 | |
| 10554076842 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 9 | |
| 10554078525 | Anthropomorphism | attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object | 10 | |
| 10554082705 | Anticlimax | a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events | 11 | |
| 10554084789 | Antihero | A protagonist (main character) who is markedly unheroic: morally weak, cowardly, dishonest, or any number of other unsavory qualities. | 12 | |
| 10554088522 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 13 | |
| 10554088523 | Apostrophe | address to an absent or imaginary person | 14 | |
| 10554090123 | Archaism | The use of deliberately old-fashioned language. | 15 | |
| 10554094189 | Aside | a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage | 16 | |
| 10554095402 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 17 | |
| 10554098724 | atmosphere | The emotional tone or background that surrounds a scene | 18 | |
| 10554108149 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 19 | |
| 10554111581 | Ballad | Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form. | 20 | |
| 10554113296 | Black Humor | The use of disturbing themes in comedy. | 21 | |
| 10554116367 | Bombast | speech or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning | 22 | |
| 10554118970 | Burlesque | a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor | 23 | |
| 10554121193 | Cacophony | harsh, jarring noise | 24 | |
| 10554122976 | Cadence | rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words | 25 | |
| 10554125220 | Canto | A main division of a long poem | 26 | |
| 10554127811 | carricature | drawing, imitation, or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities or defects | 27 | |
| 10554129816 | Catharsis | an emotional or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal | 28 | |
| 10554131798 | Chorus | In Greek drama, the group of citizens who stand outside the main action on stage and comment on it. | 29 | |
| 10554134126 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 30 | |
| 10554135503 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 31 | |
| 10554137940 | Connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 32 | |
| 10554139321 | Consonnance | Repetition of consonant sounds | 33 | |
| 10554141936 | Couplet | Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme | 34 | |
| 10554144135 | Decorum | conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior | 35 | |
| 10554145843 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 36 | |
| 10554147654 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 37 | |
| 10554149782 | Dirge | a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | 38 | |
| 10554151126 | Dissonance | harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds, do not go together | 39 | |
| 10554154769 | Doggerel | badly written or trivial verse, often with a singsong rhythm | 40 | |
| 10554156565 | Dramatic Irony | (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play | 41 | |
| 10554158267 | Dramatic Monologue | when a single speaker in literature says something to a silent audience | 42 | |
| 10554162614 | Elegy | a formal poem presenting a meditation on death or another solemn theme | 43 | |
| 10554164226 | Enjambment | the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. | 44 | |
| 10554165451 | Epic | A long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society | 45 | |
| 10554168002 | Epitaph | (n.) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone | 46 | |
| 10554169088 | Euphemism | a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. | 47 | |
| 10554171543 | Euphony | any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds | 48 | |
| 10554173301 | Farce | A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose. | 49 | |
| 10554187120 | Feminine Rhyme | latter two syllables of first word rhyme with latter two syllables of second word (ceiling appealing) | 50 | |
| 10554191466 | Foil | a character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another | 51 | |
| 10554193924 | Foot | the basic unit of rhythmic measurement in a line of poetry | 52 | |
| 10554196679 | Foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot | 53 | |
| 10554199928 | Free Verse | unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern | 54 | |
| 10554203507 | Gothic Novel | A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action | 55 | |
| 10554205774 | Hubris | excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy | 56 | |
| 10554207811 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 57 | |
| 10554209248 | Interior Monologue | Narrative technique that records a character's internal flow of thoughts, memories, or ideas | 58 | |
| 10554211918 | Inversion | the reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase | 59 | |
| 10554216135 | Irony | A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. | 60 | |
| 10554219429 | Lampoon | to ridicule with satire | 61 | |
| 10554221244 | Lyric | of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way) | 62 | |
| 10554223437 | masculine rhyme | final syllable of first word rhymes with final syllable of second word (scald recalled) | 63 | |
| 10554231027 | Melodrama | A form of cheesy theater in which the hero is very, very good, the villain mean and rotten, and the heroine oh-so-pure. | 64 | |
| 10554232101 | Metaphor | A comparison without using like or as | 65 | |
| 10554234688 | Metonym | A word that is used to stand for something else that it has attributes of or is associated with. | 66 | |
| 10554234689 | nemesis | the protagonist's archenemy or supreme and persistent difficulty | 67 | |
| 10554236633 | Objectivity | an impersonal presentation of events and characters | 68 | |
| 10554238405 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 69 | |
| 10554239444 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 70 | |
| 10554241306 | parable | A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson | 71 | |
| 10554242962 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 72 | |
| 10554244684 | Parallelism | the use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical form | 73 | |
| 10554246723 | parody | a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner | 74 | |
| 10554248447 | pastoral | A work of literature dealing with rural life | 75 | |
| 10554250670 | pathos | Appeal to emotion | 76 | |
| 10554252281 | persona | the speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing | 77 | |
| 10554254120 | personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 78 | |
| 10554254121 | plaint | a poem or speech expressing sorrow | 79 | |
| 10554255509 | Protagonist | Main character in a story | 80 | |
| 10554256908 | pun | a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. | 81 | |
| 10554258453 | refrain | The repetition of one or more phrases or lines at definite intervals in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza | 82 | |
| 10554260113 | requiem | A song of prayer for the dead. | 83 | |
| 10554262240 | rhapsody | an intensely passionate verse or section of verse, usually of love or praise | 84 | |
| 10554263811 | rhetorical question | a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered | 85 | |
| 10554265131 | satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. | 86 | |
| 10554266623 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 87 | |
| 10554268321 | Soliloquy | in drama, a character speaks alone on stage to allow his/her thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience | 88 | |
| 10554269505 | Stanza | a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem | 89 | |
| 10554272385 | stock characters | standard or cliched character types: the drunk, the miser, the foolish girl, etc. | 90 | |
| 10554274732 | subjectivity | a personal presentation of events and characters, influenced by the author's feelings and opinions | 91 | |
| 10554276668 | subjunctive mood | A grammatical situation involving the words "if" and "were," setting up a hypothetical situation. | 92 | |
| 10554278475 | summary | a brief statement or account of the main points of something. | 93 | |
| 10554279819 | symbolism | A device in literature where an object represents an idea. | 94 | |
| 10554281588 | theme | Central idea of a work of literature | 95 | |
| 10554281589 | thesis | the primary position taken by a writer or speaker | 96 | |
| 10554282832 | tragic flaw | the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall | 97 | |
| 10554285022 | travesty | (n.) a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; (v.) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion | 98 | |
| 10554286901 | truism | a way-too-obvious truth | 99 | |
| 10554288947 | utopia | an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect | 100 | |
| 10554290837 | zeugma | When a word is used with two adjacent words in the same construction, but only makes literal sense with one of them | 101 |
