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| 8735283225 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 0 | |
| 8735283226 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 1 | |
| 8735283227 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 2 | |
| 8735283228 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 3 | |
| 8735283229 | Anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause | 4 | |
| 8735283230 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 5 | |
| 8735283231 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 6 | |
| 8735283232 | Anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event. | 7 | |
| 8735283233 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. | 8 | |
| 8735283234 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction. | 9 | |
| 8735283235 | Atmosphere | The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work | 10 | |
| 8735283236 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 11 | |
| 8735283237 | Colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 12 | |
| 8735283238 | Coherence | A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible. | 13 | |
| 8735283239 | Conceit | A fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor between dissimilar objects. | 14 | |
| 8735283240 | Connotation | The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. | 15 | |
| 8735283241 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color. | 16 | |
| 8735283242 | Diction | Related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. | 17 | |
| 8735283243 | Didactic | From the Greek, didactic literally means "teaching." Didactic works have the primary aim of teaching or instructing moral or ethical principles. | 18 | |
| 8735283244 | Epistrophe | The opposite of anaphors, repetition at the END of successive clauses. | 19 | |
| 8735283245 | Euphemism | From the Greek for "good speech," euphemisms are more agreeable terms for a generally unpleasant concept | 20 | |
| 8735283246 | Exposition | In essays, one of the four chief types of composition. The purpose is to explain something. Sometimes establishes a tone or setting. | 21 | |
| 8735283247 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 22 | |
| 8735283248 | Figurative Language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning | 23 | |
| 8735283249 | Figure of speech | A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things. | 24 | |
| 8735283250 | Generic Conventions | This term describes traditions for each genre. These conventions help to define each genre; for example, they differentiate an essay and journalistic writing or an autobiography and political writing. | 25 | |
| 8735283251 | Genre | The major category into which a literary work fits. | 26 | |
| 8735283252 | Homily | Any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 27 | |
| 8735283253 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. | 28 | |
| 8735283254 | Imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions | 29 | |
| 8735283255 | Infer | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. | 30 | |
| 8735283256 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 31 | |
| 8735283257 | Irony | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. | 32 | |
| 8735283258 | Loose Sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. | 33 | |
| 8735283259 | Metaphor | A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other. | 34 | |
| 8735283260 | Metonymy | A term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name," it is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for another that is closely associated with it. i.e. "The White House says" | 35 | |
| 8735283261 | Mood | The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. Setting, tone, and effect can affect the mood. | 36 | |
| 8735283262 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 37 | |
| 8735283263 | Onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. | 38 | |
| 8735283264 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. i.e. "jumbo shrimp" | 39 | |
| 8735283265 | Paradox | A statement that appears to be contradictory but upon closer inspection contains some validity. | 40 | |
| 8735283266 | Parallelism | The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words to give structural similarity. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness." | 41 | |
| 8735283267 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect or ridicule. i.e. Saturday Night Live | 42 |
