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| 11343866132 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. |  | 0 |
| 11343866133 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds |  | 1 |
| 11343866134 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event |  | 2 |
| 11343866135 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. |  | 3 |
| 11343866136 | Analogy | comparison |  | 4 |
| 11343866137 | Anaphora | One of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences. |  | 5 |
| 11343866138 | Anecdote | A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. |  | 6 |
| 11343866139 | antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. |  | 7 |
| 11343866141 | Aphorism | a concise statement of a truth or principle |  | 8 |
| 11343866142 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. It is an address to someone or something that cannot answer. The effect is to give vent to or display intense emotion, which can no longer be held back: |  | 9 |
| 11343866144 | Atmosphere | The emotional tone or background that surrounds a scene |  | 10 |
| 11343866146 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. |  | 11 |
| 11343866147 | Colloquial | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing |  | 12 |
| 11343866148 | Coherence | the quality of being logical and consistent |  | 13 |
| 11343866149 | Conceit | a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor |  | 14 |
| 11343866150 | Connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests |  | 15 |
| 11343866151 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion attitude, or color. |  | 16 |
| 11343866153 | Diction | word choice |  | 17 |
| 11343866154 | Didactic | intended for instruction; instructive |  | 18 |
| 11343866157 | Euphemism | From the Greek for "good speech," these are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. Ex. Saying "passed away" instead of "died" is a euphemism. |  | 19 |
| 11343866158 | Exposition | Background information presented in a literary work. |  | 20 |
| 11343866159 | Extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout the work. |  | 21 |
| 11343866160 | Figurative language | writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally |  | 22 |
| 11343866161 | Figure of speech | a device used to produce figurative language |  | 23 |
| 11343866162 | Generic conventions | describes traditions for each genre |  | 24 |
| 11343866163 | Genre | a major category or type of literature |  | 25 |
| 11343866164 | Homily | This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. |  | 26 |
| 11343866165 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.. |  | 27 |
| 11343866167 | Imagery | language that appeals to the senses |  | 28 |
| 11343866168 | Inference | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning |  | 29 |
| 11343866169 | Invective | an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attach using strong, abusive language. |  | 30 |
| 11343866170 | Irony/ironic | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. |  | 31 |
| 11343866173 | Loose sentence | a type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by wdependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. |  | 32 |
| 11343866174 | Metaphor | A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. |  | 33 |
| 11343866175 | Metonymy | A term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name." |  | 34 |
| 11343866176 | Mood | The first meaning is grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude. |  | 35 |
| 11343866177 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. |  | 36 |
| 11343866178 | Onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. |  | 37 |
| 11343866179 | Oxymoron | From the Greek for "pointedly foolish," an oxymoron is a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. |  | 38 |
| 11343866180 | Paradox | A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. |  | 39 |
| 11343866181 | Parallelism | the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. |  | 40 |
| 11343866182 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. |  | 41 |
| 11343866183 | pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. |  | 42 |
| 11343866184 | Periodic sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. |  | 43 |
| 11343866185 | Personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea |  | 44 |
| 11343866188 | Predicate nominative | a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject |  | 45 |
| 11343866189 | Prose | Any writing that is not poetry |  | 46 |
| 11343866190 | Repetition | Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis |  | 47 |
| 11343866191 | Rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively | 48 | |
| 11343866192 | Rhetorical modes | exposition, description, narration, argumentation |  | 49 |
| 11343866194 | Sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt |  | 50 |
| 11343866195 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. |  | 51 |
| 11343866196 | Semantics | Meaning of words and sentences |  | 52 |
| 11343866197 | Style | A basic and distinctive mode of expression. | | 53 |
| 11343866198 | Subject complement | The name of a grammatical unit that is comprised of predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives. |  | 54 |
| 11343866199 | Subordinate clause | Like all clauses, this word group contains both a subject and a verb it does not express a complete thought. |  | 55 |
| 11343866200 | Syllogism | From the Greek for "reckoning together, " a syllogism |  | 56 |
| 11343866201 | Symbolism | anything that represents itself and stands for something else |  | 57 |
| 11343866203 | Syntax | Sentence structure |  | 58 |
| 11343866204 | Theme | Central idea of a work of literature |  | 59 |
| 11343866205 | Thesis | the primary position taken by a writer or speaker |  | 60 |
| 11343866206 | Tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character |  | 61 |
| 11343866207 | Transition | (n.) a change from one state or condition to another |  | 62 |
| 11343866208 | Understatement | A statement that says less than what is meant | 63 | |
| 11343866209 | Undertone | attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece |  | 64 |
| 11343866210 | Wit | intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights |  | 65 |
| 11343966533 | Zeguma | use of a word in two different senses at the same time |  | 66 |
| 11343971172 | unreliable narrator | a narrator whose credibility has been seriously compromised |  | 67 |
| 11343974662 | Anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause |  | 68 |
| 11343981539 | point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |  | 69 |
| 11343981540 | predicate adjective | follows a linking verb and describes the subject |  | 70 |
| 11343984277 | Trope | a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression |  | 71 |
| 11344002153 | predicate adjective | follows a linking verb and describes the subject |  | 72 |
