| 6799932628 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically. | | 0 |
| 6799932629 | Antecedent | Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | | 1 |
| 6799932630 | Antithesis | Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism. | | 2 |
| 6799932631 | Aphorism | a short, proverbial saying of general truth | | 3 |
| 6799932632 | Apostrophe | when a character in a literary work speaks to an object, an idea, or someone who doesn't exist as if it is a living person | | 4 |
| 6799932633 | Colloquialism (colloquial) | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. | | 5 |
| 6799932634 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor. | | 6 |
| 6799932635 | Euphemism | a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive | | 7 |
| 6799932636 | Homily | This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | | 8 |
| 6799932637 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | | 9 |
| 6799932638 | Metonymy | figure of speech in which something is represented by another that is related to it; WHOLE STANDS FOR PART | | 10 |
| 6799932639 | Anaphora | The exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines
or sentences. | | 11 |
| 6799932640 | Pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish | | 12 |
| 6799932641 | Prose | one of the major divisions of genre; refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms | | 13 |
| 6799932642 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words. | | 14 |
| 6799932643 | Syllogism | A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. | | 15 |
| 6799932644 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole. | | 16 |
| 6799932645 | Synesthesia | When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another. | | 17 |
| 6799932646 | Apologia | A written or spoken defense of one's beliefs and actions. | | 18 |
| 6799932647 | Epigram | A brief witty statement. | | 19 |
| 6799932648 | Digression | The use of material unrelated to the subject of a work. | | 20 |
| 6799932649 | Ellipsis | The omission of a word or several words. | | 21 |
| 6799932650 | Ad Hominem | Attacking a speaker's character instead of to their argument. | | 22 |
| 6799932651 | Anachronism | A person, scene, event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era. | | 23 |
| 6799932652 | Didactic | Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information to teach a lesson usually in a dry, pompous manner. | | 24 |
| 6799932653 | Fallacy | An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information. | | 25 |
| 6799932654 | Hubris | Excessive pride that often brings about one's fall. | | 26 |
| 6799932655 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of words | | 27 |
| 6799932656 | Litotes | A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity. | | 28 |
| 6799932657 | Paradox | A statement or idea that seems contradictory but is in fact true. | | 29 |
| 6799932658 | Non Sequitur | A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before. | | 30 |
| 6799932659 | Anecdote | A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. | | 31 |
| 6799932660 | Jargon | Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group. | | 32 |
| 6799932661 | Taciturn | Not talking much, reserved; silent, holding back in conversation. | | 33 |
| 6799932662 | Dogmatic | Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true. | | 34 |
| 6799932663 | Pernicious | Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. | | 35 |
| 6799932664 | Bellicose | Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight. | | 36 |
| 6799932665 | Voracious | Craving or consuming large quantities of food. | | 37 |
| 6799932666 | Zealous | Having or showing zeal. | | 38 |
| 6799932667 | Tacit | Understood or implied without being stated. | | 39 |
| 6799932668 | Innuendo | An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one. | | 40 |
| 6799932669 | Lackadaisical | Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed. | | 41 |
| 6799932670 | Consecrate | Make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose. | | 42 |
| 6799932671 | Chiasmus | A type of parallelism in which elements are reversed. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." | | 43 |
| 6799932672 | Loose | A sentence in which the subject and verb come at the front of the sentence. | | 44 |
| 6799932673 | Petulant | Childishly sulky or bad-tempered. | | 45 |
| 6799932674 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence in which the subject and verb come toward the end of the sentence. | | 46 |
| 6799932675 | Exhort | Strongly encourage or urge someone to do something. | | 47 |
| 6799932676 | Cloistered | Kept away from the outside world; sheltered. | | 48 |
| 6799932677 | Sarcasm | Caustic, bitter language--iterally means "to tear the flesh." | | 49 |
| 6799932678 | Independent Clause | A complete sentence. | | 50 |
| 6799932679 | Dependent Clause | Includes a subordinate conjunction, such as because, while, etc. | | 51 |
| 6799932680 | Allusion | A reference to something (e.g., a book, a movie, an historical event) that is presumed to be well known to the audience. | | 52 |
| 6799932681 | Satire | A work that pokes fun human vices and follies in order to call attention to a larger problem. | | 53 |
| 6799932682 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | | 54 |
| 6799932683 | Coup de Grace | The "death blow"--the culminating event in a bad situation. | | 55 |
| 6799932684 | Coup d'Etat | Literally "blow to the state"--a violent overthrow. | | 56 |
| 6799932685 | Faux Pas | A social misstep or inappropriate action. | | 57 |
| 6799932686 | Laissez-Faire | Literally "allow to do"--letting things run their natural course; hands off. | | 58 |
| 6799932687 | En Masse | In a body as a whole; as a group. | | 59 |
| 6799932688 | Proprietary | Characteristic of an owner of property; constituting property. | | 60 |
| 6799932689 | Propriety | The quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs. | | 61 |
| 6799932690 | Imminent | About to happen. | | 62 |
| 6799932691 | Eminent | Famous, outstanding, distinguished. | | 63 |
| 6799932692 | Ego | According to Freud, the decision-making component of personality that operates according to the reality principle. | | 64 |
| 6799932693 | Superego | According to Freud, that facet of the psyche that represents the internalized ideals and values of one's parents and society | | 65 |
| 6799932694 | Id | Literally the "It"--our base impulses, driven by selfishness and greed, for example. | | 66 |
| 6799932695 | Hamartia | A character's error in judgment that contributes to one's downfall. | | 67 |
| 6799932696 | Orwellian | The manipulation of language and ideas to control and obstruct the truth. | | 68 |
| 6799932697 | Autonomos | Independent, self-governing, not under the control of something or someone else. | | 69 |
| 6812477418 | Polemic | an aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others; generally do not concede that opposing opinions have any merit | | 70 |
| 6812482060 | Ambivalent | having mixed feeling about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action | | 71 |
| 6812489637 | Explicit | fully and clearly expressed, spelled out with no room for confusion | | 72 |
| 6812495151 | Denotation | dictionary definition of a word | | 73 |
| 6812495152 | Asyndeton | the intentional omission of conjunctions between coordinate words, phrases, or clauses | | 74 |
| 6812499087 | Overstatement/Hyperbole | deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or to produce a comic or ironic effect | | 75 |
| 6812501791 | Juxtaposition | placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences | | 76 |
| 6812504656 | Analogy | a comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things; often uses something simple or familiar to describe something complex or unfamiliar | | 77 |
| 6812506634 | Parenthesis | insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence; MUST be in the middle of a sentence, not at the end | | 78 |
| 6812509355 | Polysyndeton | the deliberate use of multiple conjunctions between coordinate words, phrases, or clauses | | 79 |
| 6812513182 | Antimetabole | repetition of words in reverse order | | 80 |
| 6812515375 | Epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the ends of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences | | 81 |
| 6812517800 | Visceral | obtained through instinct rather than from reasoning or observation; gut feeling | | 82 |
| 6812538800 | Scheme | artful syntax; a deviation from the normal order of words | | 83 |
| 6812561923 | Verbal | verb forms which act as another part of speech in a sentence (participle, gerund, infinitive) | | 84 |
| 6812565049 | Gerund | form of a verb that ends in -ing and functions as a noun | | 85 |
| 6812567244 | Participle | form of a verb that functions as an adjective (-ing, -ed) | | 86 |
| 6812572270 | Coordinating Conjunction | connects equal words or word groups (FANBOYS) | | 87 |
| 6812574301 | Dependent Word (relative pronoun, subordinating conjunction) | provides necessary transition between two ideas in a sentence (indicates time, place, or cause and effect relationship); reduces importance of the clause it introduces, so readers know the main clause is more important | | 88 |
| 6812576167 | Infinitive | base form of a verb with "to", usually functions as a noun but can also function as an adjective or adverb | | 89 |
| 6812579620 | Preposition | relates a noun or pronoun that appears with it to another word in the sentence | | 90 |
| 6813109838 | Aesthetic | the study or philosophy of beauty in art, literature and nature | | 91 |
| 6813112278 | Ambiguity | having more than one meaning, used in verbal, written, and nonverbal communication | | 92 |
| 6813117250 | Antihero | a protagonist who is particularly graceless, inept, stupid, or dishonest | | 93 |
| 6813123485 | Archetype | a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology | | 94 |
| 6813127642 | Bildungsroman | a coming of age novel, the story of a person's development | | 95 |
| 6813131209 | Canon | an accepted list of literary works commonly taught in schools and universities | | 96 |
| 6813134416 | Catharsis | a moral and spiritual cleansing you receive when watching a protagonist overcome great odds to survive | | 97 |
| 6813138432 | Concrete | opposite of abstract, tangible, quantifiable | | 98 |
| 6813142357 | Confidant (male)/ Confidante (female) | A person who partakes little in the action, is very close to the protagonist, and hears all of the intimate secrets of the protagonist | | 99 |
| 6813146058 | Controlling Image | an image or metaphor which runs throughout the work | | 100 |
| 6813149169 | Crisis | The point of the highest clash | | 101 |
| 6813156208 | Cumulative Sentence | an independent clause followed by subordinate clauses or phrases that supply additional detail | | 102 |
| 6813158927 | Deductive | reasoning from the general to the specific | | 103 |
| 6813161219 | Deus Ex Machina | it applies to anytime the hero is saved by a miraculous or improbable event, literally "God in the machine," this is a Greek idea from when the gods would come on stage to rescue the hero, | | 104 |
| 6813169845 | Dystopia | An imaginary world which was constructed to be perfect yet failed. Present tendencies are carried out to their intensely unpleasant end | | 105 |
| 6813172096 | Elegiac | mournful over what has passed or been lost; often used to describe tone | | 106 |
| 6813174440 | Epiphany | a sudden understanding or realization which prior to this was thought of or understood | | 107 |
| 6813179041 | Expository | a mode of writing which is used to explain something | | 108 |
| 6813186946 | In Medias Res | this is starting a story in the middle of the action -- the first part will be revealed later; meaning "in the midst of things," | | 109 |
| 6813192735 | Inductive | reasoning from the specific to the general | | 110 |
| 6813195202 | Inversion | a sentence in which the verb precedes the subject | | 111 |
| 6813198317 | Kitsch | shallow flashy art designed to have a mass appeal | | 112 |
| 6813203830 | Microcosm | representing an entire idea through a small situation or conflict | | 113 |
| 6813210403 | Motif | a simple device that serves as a basis for an expanded narrative, it is a recurring feature in the work | | 114 |
| 6813212886 | Nominalizaton | turning a verb or adjective into a noun | | 115 |
| 6813215418 | Objective | a tone of fairness and even discussion of a subject, it usually suggests that there is distance between the author and the subject being discussed. Be careful, this tone can also be cold and impersonal. | | 116 |
| 6813217884 | Oxymoron | a self‐contradictory combination or words | | 117 |
| 6813223332 | Persona | the speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing | | 118 |
| 6813226677 | Plagiarism | literary theft -- using someone's ideas and style and passing the off as your own | | 119 |
| 6813231704 | Predicate Adjective | an adjective in the predicate which modifies the subject of the sentence, the predicate adjective must follow a linking verb, and "tall" is an adjective modifying the subject "She". | | 120 |
| 6813234189 | Predicate Nominative | a noun in the predicate which renames the subject, It must follow a linking verb. Ex. He is President. "President" renames the subject. | | 121 |
| 6813239910 | Major and minor premise | two parts of a syllogism: the concluding sentence of a syllogism takes its predicate from the major premise. Major premise: All mammals are warm‐blooded. Minor premise: All horses are mammals. Conclusion: All horses are warm‐blooded. | | 122 |
| 6813243627 | Propaganda | A negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present information | | 123 |
| 6813249082 | Spatial | the distance between characters, ideas, and things within the story. Careful, a character can be close physically to a person, but emotionally distant. | | 124 |
| 6813251346 | Subjective | expressing in a personal manner your convictions, beliefs, and ideas; likely to be emotional. | | 125 |
| 6813253197 | Subplot | a secondary story within a story, | | 126 |
| 6813255598 | Synopsis | a summary of the main points of a story or essay | | 127 |
| 6813258883 | Synthesis | the joining of two or more ideas, arguments, abstracts to create a new idea, argument, or product | | 128 |
| 6813261431 | Tenor and Vehicle | terms used when referring to a symbol: the abstraction; the physical thing or person | | 129 |
| 6813264326 | Transcendental | reliance upon conscience and intuition, a form of idealism, romanticism | | 130 |
| 6813266110 | Trope | artful diction; the use of language in a non-literal way; also called a figure of speech | | 131 |
| 6813269220 | Utopia | a perfect world | | 132 |
| 6813271118 | Zeugma | a construction in which one word (usually a verb) modifies or governs two or more words in a sentence; often in different, sometimes incongruent ways | | 133 |
| 6813280640 | Idiom | an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements | | 134 |
| 6820203264 | Analogy | Explaining something complex by comparing it to something more simple. | | 135 |
| 6820203265 | Argument | The combination of reasons, evidence, etc that an author uses to convince an audience of their position; Too comprehensive a concept for a single example! In effective rhetoric, every phrase serves to further build the argument. | | 136 |
| 6820203266 | Aristotelian appeals | Three different methods of appealing to an audience to convince them—ethos, logos, and pathos. | | 137 |
| 6820203267 | Attitude | The writer's personal views or feelings about the subject at hand;Difficult to convey in a short example, but something like "the deplorable state of this school" would convey that the author has a negative attitude towards the school. | | 138 |
| 6820203268 | Audience | Who the author is directing his or her message towards | | 139 |
| 6820203269 | Compare and contrast | Discussing the similarities and differences between two things to some persuasive or illustrative purpose; "Hybrid cars have a much smaller carbon footprint than traditional midsize vehicles." | | 140 |
| 6820203270 | Connotation | The implied meaning of a word; words can broadly have positive, negative, or neutral connotations. | | 141 |
| 6820203271 | Context | The extra-textual environment in which the text is being delivered. If I am delivering a congratulatory speech to awards recipients, the immediate context might be the awards presentation ceremony; the broader context might be the purpose or significance of the awards themselves. | | 142 |
| 6820203272 | Counterargument | The argument(s) against the author's position. | | 143 |
| 6820203273 | Deductive reasoning | If all planets orbit a star, and Theta II is a planet, then it must orbit a star. | | 144 |
| 6820203274 | Denotation | The literal, dictionary-definition meaning of a word. | | 145 |
| 6820203275 | Diction | The style of language used; generally tailored to be appropriate to the audience and situation; You might say "What's up, loser?" to your little brother, but you would probably say "How are you doing today?" to your principal. | | 146 |
| 6820203276 | Ethos | Setting up a source as credible and trustworthy. "Given my PhD in the subject and years of experience in the field" is an appeal to ... | | 147 |
| 6820203277 | Evidence | The information presented meant to persuade the audience of the author's position; If I were arguing that Anne is a good student, I might reference her straight-A report card and her 1500 SAT score as pieces of . | | 148 |
| 6820203278 | Figurative language | The use of language in a non-literal way; i.e. metaphor, simile, etc. "The sky's like a jewel box tonight!" | | 149 |
| 6820203279 | Genre | The specific type of work being presented. | | 150 |
| 6820203280 | Imagery | Any descriptive language used to evoke a vivid sense or image of something; includes figurative language. "The water was a pearl-studded sea of azure tipped with turquoise." | | 151 |
| 6820203281 | Implication | When something is suggested without being concretely stated. "Watch your wallet around Paul," implies that Paul is a thief without coming out and saying "Paul is a thief." | | 152 |
| 6820203282 | Inductive reasoning | Making a generalization based on specific evidence at hand.All of the planets in this solar system orbit a star, so all planets probably orbit stars. | | 153 |
| 6820203283 | Irony | At the most basic sense, saying the opposite of what you mean; also used to describe situations in which the results of an action are dramatically different than intended. | | 154 |
| 6820203284 | Juxtaposition | "There they stood together, the beggars and the lords, the princesses and the washerwoman, all crowding into the square." | | 155 |
| 6820203285 | Logos | Appealing to someone's sense of concrete facts and logic. Citing peer-reviewed scientific studies is an appeal to . | | 156 |
| 6820203286 | Occasion | The reason or moment for writing or speaking. | | 157 |
| 6820203287 | Organization | How the different parts of an argument are arranged in a piece of writing or speech. | | 158 |
| 6820203288 | Pathos | An Aristotelian appeal. Involves appealing to someone's emotions. Animal shelters ads with pictures of cute sad animals and dramatic music are using . | | 159 |
| 6820203289 | Purpose | The author's persuasive intention. | | 160 |
| 6820203290 | Repetition | Re-using a word or phrase repeatedly for effect or emphasis. "We run, and we run, and we run, like rats on a wheel." | | 161 |
| 6820203291 | Rhetoric | The use of spoken or written word (or a visual medium) to convey your ideas and convince an audience. | | 162 |
| 6820203292 | Rhetorical triangle | The relationship between the author, the audience, the text/message, and the context. The author communicates to the reader via the text; and the reader and text are surrounded by context. | | 163 |
| 6820203293 | Speaker | The persona adopted by the author to deliver his or her message; may or may not actually be the same person as the author. Similar to the difference between author and narrator in a work of fiction. | | 164 |
| 6820203294 | Style | The author's own personal approach to rhetoric in the piece; similar to voice. We might say the Taylor Swift's songwriting is straightforward and emotive. | | 165 |
| 6820203295 | Symbolism | Using a symbol to refer to an idea or concept. | | 166 |
| 6820203296 | Syntax | The way sentences are grammatically constructed. | | 167 |
| 6820203297 | Synthesis | Combining sources or ideas in a coherent way in the purpose of a larger point. | | 168 |
| 6820203298 | Themes | Overarching ideas or driving premises of a work; leaving behind a legacy, moving into the great unknown, becoming an adult, and changing the world. | | 169 |
| 6820203299 | Tone | The use of stylistic devices to reveal an author's attitude toward a subject. Only a narrow distinction from attitude. The phrase "the deplorable state of this school" reveals a negative attitude, but the word choice of "deplorable" is part of the author's tone. | | 170 |
| 6820203300 | Voice | An author's unique sound. Similar to style. Think of the way that you can recognize a pop singer on the radio without hearing who it is first. | | 171 |
