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6932727743	El Conde Lucanor	Don Juan Manuel/ Siglo XIV	0
6932727744	Romance del Rey Moro que Perdió Alhama	Anónimo/ Siglo XV	1
6932727745	Los Presagios	Miguel León Portillo/ Siglo XVI	2
6932727746	Se ha Perdido el Pueblo Mexicatl	Miguel León-Portilla/ SIglo XVI	3
6932727747	Segunda Carta de Relación	Hernán Cortés/ Siglo XVI	4
6932727748	En Tanto que de Rosa y Azucena	Garcilaso de la Vega/ Siglo XVI	5
6932727749	El Lazarillo de Tormes	Anónimo/ Siglo XVI	6
6932727750	Mientras por Competir con Tu Cabello	Luis de Argote y Góngora/ Siglo XVI	7
6932727751	El Ingenioso Hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha	Miguel de Cervantes/ Siglo XVII	8
6932727752	Miré los Muros de la Patria Mía	Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas/ Siglo XVII	9
6932727753	El Burlador de Sevilla y Convidado de Piedra	Tirso de Molina/ Siglo XVII	10
6932727754	Hombres Necios que Acusáis	Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz/ Siglo Siglo XVII	11
6932727755	En Una Tempestad	José María Heredia/ Siglo XIX	12
6932727756	Volverán las Oscuras Golondrinas	Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer/Siglo XIX	13
6932727757	Nuestra América	José Martí/ Siglo XIX	14
6932727758	He Andado Muchos Caminos	Antonio Machado/ Siglo XX	15
6932727759	A Roosevelt	Rubén Darío/ Siglo XX	16
6932727760	El Hijo	Horacio Quiroga/ Siglo XX	17
6932727761	Peso Ancestral	Alfonsina Storni/ Siglo XX	18
6932727762	Las Medias Rojas	Emilia Pardo Bazán/ Siglo XX	19
6932727763	Prendimiento de Antoñito el Camborio en el Camino de Sevilla	Federico García Lorca/ Siglo XX	20
6932727764	San Manuel Bueno, Mártir	Miguel de Unamuno/ Siglo XX	21
6932727765	Balada de los Dos Abuelos	Nicolás Guillén/ Siglo XX	22
6932727766	Walking Around	Pablo Neruda/ Siglo XX	23
6932727767	La Casa de Bernarda Alba	Federico García Lorca/ Siglo XX	24
6932727768	A Julia de Burgos	Julia de Burgos/ Siglo XX	25
6932727769	Borges y Yo	Jorge Luis Borges/ Siglo XX	26
6932727770	El Sur	Jorge Luis Borges/ Siglo XX	27
6932727771	No Oyes Ladrar los Perros	Juan Rulfo/Siglo XX	28
6932727772	Chac Mool	Carlos Fuentes/ Siglo XX	29
6932727773	La Noche Boca Arriba	Julio Cortázar/ Siglo XX	30
6932727774	Mi Caballo Mago	Sabine R. Ulibarri/Siglo XX	31
6932727775	Historia del Hombre que se Convirtió en Perro	Osvaldo Dragún/Siglo XX	32
6932727776	El Ahogado Más Hermoso del Mundo	Gabriel García Márquez/ Siglo XX	33
6932727777	...Y no se lo Tragó la Tierra	Tomás Rivera/ Siglo XX	34
6932727778	La Noche Buena	Tomás Rivera/Siglo XX	35
6932727779	Mujer Negra	Nancy Morejón/ Siglo XX	36
6932727780	Dos Palabras	Isabel Allende/ Siglo XX	37
6932727781	Como la Vida Misma	Rosa Montero/ Siglo XXI	38
6932727782	La Siesta del Martes	Gabriel García Márquez/ Siglo XX	39

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7535990819	Complex, Dense	These two terms carry the similar meaning of suggesting that there is more than one possibilty in the meaning of words	0
7535990820	Conflict	The primary source of tension within a story often divided into four categories	1
7535990821	Conceit	In poetry, conceit doesn't mean stuck up, it refers to a startling or unusual metaphor or to a metaphor developed and expanded upon over several lines	2
7535990822	Connotation	The range of further associations that a word or phrase suggest in addition to the primary dictionary meaning	3
7535990823	Couplet	Pair of lines in verse that form a unit; there are several types, for example, the heroic, open, end-stopped, and most notably, those that appear at the end of Shakespearean sonnets which form the last two lines and rhyme with each other	4
7535990824	Denotation	The accepted meaning of a word	5
7535990825	Denouement	The resolution, solving, undoing of a central "problem" or complications of the story	6
7535990826	Dialect	Variation of punctuation and usage within the standard form of speech; typically based on regional, cultural, or social class differences. Aka vernacular	7
7535990827	Dirge	A song for the dead. It's tone is typically slow, heavy, and melancholy	8
7535990828	Dissonance	The granting of incompatible sounds, similar to cacophony	9
7535990829	Dramatic Irony	When the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not	10
7535990830	Dramatic Monolouge	Speech in which the character speaks to a silent audience of one or more	11
7554761438	Convention	An established practice use by authors of literary works. Involves technique, style, structure, or subject matter; partially essential to poetry and literature, which depend on such conventions as rhyme or the genre conventions of short stories	12
7554761439	Diction	The choice of words used in literary work. The writing can be characterized by such features as archaism, profanity, slang, three expressions or vulgarity	13
7554776450	Consonance	agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.	14

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5304198107	absolute	Minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time	0
5304198108	adage	A proverb, wise saying	1
5304198109	ad hominem argument	An argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue	2
5304198110	allegory	A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions; something which has hidden meaning	3
5304198111	alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	4
5304198112	allusion	A reference to another work of literature, person, or event	5
5304198113	analogy	A comparison to a directly parallel case.	6
5304198114	anaphora	A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences.	7
5304198115	anecdote	A short account of an interesting or humorous incident	8
5304198116	antecedent	A preceding event; a forerunner; a precursor	9
5304198117	antithesis	Direct opposite	10
5304198118	aphorism	A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.	11
5304198119	apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.	12
5304198120	archetype	recurrent symbol etc	13
5304198121	argument	A single assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer	14
5304198122	asyndeton	Commas used (with no conjunction) to separate a series of words, speeds up flow of sentence. X, Y, Z as opposed to X, Y, and Z.	15
5304198123	balanced sentence	A sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast	16
5304198124	bathos	Insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing/speech intended to evoke pity	17
5304198125	chiasmus	A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed ("Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary.")	18
5304198126	cliché	A worn-out idea or overused expression	19
5304198127	climax	Most exciting moment of the story; turning point	20
5304198128	colloquialism	A word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing (y'all, ain't)	21
5304198129	complex sentence	A sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause	22
5304198130	compound sentence	A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions.	23
5304198131	conceit	surprising metaphor	24
5304198132	concrete details	details that relate to or describe actual, specific things or events	25
5304198133	connotation	Associations a word calls to mind.	26
5304198134	cumulative sentence	A sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases (main clause is at the beginning)	27
5304198135	declarative sentence	A sentence that makes a statement or declaration	28
5304198136	deductive reasoning	Descartes, doubt everything and use deductive reasoning. Reasoning based on facts. Combined with empiricism to create scientific method.	29
5304198137	denotation	Dictionary definition	30
5304198138	dialect	A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.	31
5304198139	dialogue	Communication between two or more people	32
5304198140	diction	A writer's or speaker's choice of words	33
5304198141	didactic	A term used to describe fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.	34
5304198142	dilemma	(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem	35
5304198143	dissonance	a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds	36
5304198144	elegy	a sorrowful poem or speech	37
5304198145	ellipsis	Indicated by a series of three periods, the __ indicates that some material has been omitted from a given text.	38
5304198146	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	39
5304198147	epigram	A brief witty poem, often satirical.	40
5304198148	epigraph	a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme.	41
5304198149	epiphany	A moment of sudden revelation or insight	42
5304198150	epitaph	(n.) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone	43
5304198151	epithet	A word or phrase preceding or following a name which serves to describe the character. Ex: Alexander the Great. **Often it is a negative description though!	44
5304198152	eulogy	speech in praise of someone	45
5304198153	euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	46
5304198154	exclamatory sentence	A sentence expressing strong feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark	47
5304198155	expletive	An exclamation or oath, often obscene	48
5304198156	fable	A brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters	49
5304198157	fantasy	A story containing unreal, imaginary features	50
5304198158	figurative language	A word or words that are inaccurate literally but describe by calling to mind sensations or responses that the thing described evokes. Figurative language may be in the form of metaphors or similes, both of which are non-literal comparisons. Shakespeare's "All the world's a stage" is an example of non-literal, figurative language (metaphor, specifically).	51
5304198159	flashback	A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events	52
5304198160	flat character	A character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story	53
5304198161	foreshadowing	A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.	54
5304198162	frame device	a story within a story	55
5304198163	genre	A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.) characterized by a particular form, style, or content.	56
5304198164	homily	A sermon that cites and interprets biblical texts in reference to Jesus.	57
5304198165	hubris	Excessive pride	58
5304198166	hyperbole	purposeful exaggeration for effect	59
5304198167	hypothetical question	a question that raises a hypothesis, conjecture, or supposition	60
5304198168	idiom	A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words	61
5304198169	imagery	Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)	62
5304198170	implication	An idea that is communicated indirectly, through a suggestion or hint	63
5304198171	inductive reasoning	Baconian empiricism. Based speculations on other situations.	64
5304198172	inference	A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience.	65
5304198173	invective	abusive language	66
5304198174	irony	A contrast between expectation and reality	67
5304198175	jargon	Nonsensical talk, specialized language	68
5304198176	juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts	69
5304198177	legend	1. key to map; 2. myth or story	70
5304198178	limerick	A five line poem in which lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.	71
5304198179	limited narrator	a narrator who presents the story as it is seen and understood by a single character and restricts information to what is seen, heard, thought, or felt by that one character	72
5304198180	literary license	deviating from normal rules or methods in order to achieve a certain effect	73
5304198181	litotes	A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite.	74
5304198182	malapropism	the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar	75
5304198183	maxim	A concise statement, often offering advice; an adage	76
5304198184	metaphor	A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared.	77
5304198185	metonymy	A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it	78
5304198186	mood	How the reader feels about the text while reading.	79
5304198187	motif	A recurring theme, subject or idea	80
5304198188	motivation	A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior	81
5304198189	myth	A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.	82
5304198190	narrative	A poem that tells a story.	83
5304198191	narrator	Person telling the story	84
5304198192	non sequitur	(logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises	85
5304198193	omniscient narrator	A narrator who is able to know, see, and tell all, including the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters	86
5304198194	onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	87
5304198195	oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.	88
5304198196	parable	A short tale that teaches a moral; similar to but shorter than an allegory	89
5304198197	paradox	A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.	90
5304198198	parallelism	A literary technique that relies on the use of the same syntactical structures	91
5304198199	paraphrase	(v.) to restate in other words (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in new language	92
5304198200	parody	A humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music	93
5304198201	parenthetical	Explaining the main idea or topic	94
5304198202	pathos	Appeal to emotion	95
5304198203	pedantic	Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules	96
5304198204	personification	1. attributing human qualities to something non-human, 2. acting as an example of	97
5304198205	philippic	A strong verbal denunciation. The term comes from the orations of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedonia in the fourth century.	98
5304198206	plot	Sequence of events in a story	99
5304198207	point of view	the perspective from which a story is told	100
5304198208	polysyndeton	Deliberate use of many conjunctions	101
5304198209	pun	sharp and irritating to the senses	102
5304198210	resolution	End of the story where loose ends are tied up	103
5304198211	rhetoric	effective writing or speaking	104
5304198212	rhetorical question	A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer	105
5304198213	rhetorical devices	Literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression	106
5304198214	riddle	A question requiring thought to answer or understand; a puzzle or conundrum	107
5304198215	romantic	19th century artistic movement that appealed to emotion rather than reason.	108
5304198216	round character	A character who demonstrates some complexity and who develops or changes in the course of a work	109
5304198217	simple sentence	A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause	110
5304198218	solecism	grammatical mistake; blunder in speech	111
5304198219	structure	a thing constructed	112
5304198220	style	A set of formatting options that have been named and saved.	113
5304198221	surrealism	A movement in art emphasizing the expression of the imagination as realized in dreams and presented without conscious control.	114
5304198222	syllepsis	A construction in which one word is used in two different senses; caught a train and a cold	115
5304198223	syllogism	A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.	116
5304198224	symbol	A thing that represents or stands for something else, esp. a material object representing something abstract.	117
5304198225	synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole	118
5304198226	synesthesia	describing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound")	119
5304198227	syntax	Arrangement of words in phrases and sentences	120
5304198228	tautology	UNNECESSARY REPETITION	121
5304198229	tone	A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.	122
5304198230	tragedy	A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character	123
5304198231	trilogy	A group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme	124
5304198232	trite	(adj.) commonplace; overused, stale	125
5304198233	turning point	Climax	126
5304198234	understatement	A statement that says less than what is meant	127
5304198235	usage	The customary way language or its elements are used	128
5304198236	vernacular	Everyday language	129

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8871325585	lassitude	a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy	0
8871328832	licentious	promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters	1
8871333338	muse	to be absorbed in thought	2
8871337361	pecuniary	of, relating to, or consisting of money	3
8871337366	plight	a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation	4
8871342658	presumptuous	failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate	5
8871346478	subversive	seeking or intending to overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established system or institution	6
8871352362	avocation	a hobby or minor occupation	7
8871355225	callous	showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others	8
8871358653	disparity	a great difference	9
9023372838	efficacy	the ability to produce a desired or intended result	10
9023375999	epistle	a letter; a poem or other literary work in the form of a letter	11
9023383523	hospice	a home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill	12
9023387662	impetus	the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly	13
9023391274	moribund	(of a person) at the point of death; (of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor	14
9023396717	vacillate	to alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive	15
9023401336	akin	of similar character	16
9023401338	corroborate	to confirm or give support to	17
9023409290	inexorable	impossible to stop or prevent	18
9023409295	insipid	lacking flavor, lacking vigor or interest	19
9256357819	nefarious	wicked or criminal	20
9256357820	physiognomy	a person's facial features or expressions	21
9256360941	retinue	a group of advisers accompanying a person	22
9256365219	torrid	very hot and dry	23
9256365220	affront	an action or remark that causes outrage	24
9256367222	blasé	unimpressed or indifferent to something	25
9256371228	cajole	to persuade someone or something to do something by flattery	26
9256373628	choleric	bad-tempered or irritable	27
9256376319	magnanimity	great generosity of spirit or money	28
9256376320	encumber	to restrict in such a way that free action is difficult	29
9411384380	feckless	lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible	30
9411386389	impasse	a situation in which no progress is possible; a deadlock	31
9411390454	indolent	wanting to avoid activity; lazy	32
9411399683	lugubrious	looking or sounding sad or dismal	33
9411402609	ribald	referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way	34
9411407729	adulation	obedient flattery; excessive admiration or praise	35
9411411177	censure	to express severe disapproval of someone or something, typically in a formal statement	36
9411416931	dissemble	to conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs; to disguise or conceal	37
9411421275	variegated	having streaks, marks, or patches of a different color or colors	38
9411425294	droll	curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement	39

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6669886795	allegory	story or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning	0
6669886796	alliteration	beginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words	1
6669886797	allusion	indirect of passing reference	2
6669886798	anaphora	repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning	3
6669886799	antagonist	a hostile person who is opposed to another character	4
6669886800	apostrophe	figure of speech used to adresss an imaginary character	5
6669886801	approximate rhyme	words in rhyming pattern that sound alike	6
6669886802	aside	when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage	7
6669886803	assonance	repetition of vowel sounds	8
6669886804	blank verse	poetry written in meter without an ending rhyme	9
6669886807	catharsis	the release of emotions through art (emotional cleanse)	10
6669886808	flat character	story character who have no depth, usually has one personality or characteristic	11
6669886809	round character	character who has complex personality: contradicted person	12
6669886810	dynamic character	changes throughout the story, through major conflict	13
6669886811	static character	person who doesn't change throughout story keeps same personality	14
6669886812	characterization	process of revealing characters personality	15
6669886813	climax	point where conflict hits its highest point	16
6669886814	comedy	drama that is amusing or funny	17
6669886815	conflict	struggle between opposing forces	18
6669886816	connotation	secondary meaning to a word	19
6669886817	consonance	repetition of same consonant in words close together	20
6669886818	couplet	two rhyming lines in a verse	21
6669886819	denotation	the literal meaning of a word	22
6669886823	direct presentation of character	author telling the reader how a character is and what actions it will do further in the story	23
6669886825	dramatic exposition	prose commentaries, to provide background information about the characters and their world	24
6669886826	end rhyme	rhymes occurring at the end of line	25
6669886827	end stopped line	line ending in regular punctuation	26
6669886828	English sonnet	a sonnet rhyming ababcdcdededgg	27
6669886829	epiphany	when a character receives a spiritual insight into they life	28
6669886831	extended figure	A figure of speech sustained or developed through a considerable number of lines or through a whole poem.	29
6669886832	falling action	Events after the climax, leading to the resolution	30
6669886834	figurative language	Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.	31
6669886835	figure of speech	a way of saying something other than the ordinary way	32
6669886836	foot	basic unit in the scansion or measurement of verse , stressed and un stressed syllables	33
6669886837	form	external pattern or shape of a poem	34
6669886838	free verse	Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme	35
6669886839	hamartia	tragic flaw which causes a character's downfall	36
6669886840	imagery	Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)	37
6669886841	indirect presentation of character	the personality of a character is revealed by what he or she does or says	38
6669886842	internal rhyme	A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line	39
6669886843	irony	A contrast between expectation and reality	40
6669886844	verbal irony	A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant	41
6669886845	dramatic irony	Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.	42
6669886846	irony of situation	refers to an occurrence that is contrary to what is expected or intended	43
6669886847	italian sonnet	A sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd	44
6669886850	metaphor	A comparison without using like or as	45
6669886851	meter	A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry	46
6669886852	metonymy	A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it	47
6669886853	motivation	A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior	48
6669886854	narrator	Person telling the story	49
6669886855	octave	8 line stanza	50
6669886856	onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	51
6669886857	hyperbole	A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor	52
6669886858	oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.	53
6669886859	paradox	A contradiction or dilemma	54
6669886860	paraphrase	A restatement of a text or passage in your own words.	55
6669886861	personification	A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes	56
6669886862	plot	Sequence of events in a story	57
6669886863	point of view	The perspective from which a story is told	58
6669886864	omniscient point of view	The point of view where the narrator knows everything about the characters and their problems - told in the 3rd person.	59
6669886865	third person limited point of view	narrator tells the story from only one character's pov	60
6669886866	first person point of view	a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself	61
6669886867	objective point of view	a narrator who is totally impersonal and objective tells the story, with no comment on any characters or events.	62
6669886868	protagonist	Main character	63
6669886869	quatrain	A four line stanza	64
6669886870	rhythm	A regularly recurring sequence of events or actions.	65
6669886871	rhyme scheme	A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem	66
6669886872	rising action	Events leading up to the climax	67
6669886873	sarcasm	the use of irony to mock or convey contempt	68
6669886874	satire	A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.	69
6669886876	sestet	6 line stanza	70
6669886877	setting	The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.	71
6669886878	simile	A comparison using "like" or "as"	72
6669886879	soliloquy	A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage	73
6669886880	sonnet	14 line poem	74
6669886881	stanza	A group of lines in a poem	75
6669886882	stream of consciousness	private thoughts of a character without commentary	76
6669886884	symbol	A thing that represents or stands for something else	77
6669886885	synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa	78
6669886887	tercet	3 line stanza	79
6669886888	terza rima	a verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc.	80
6669886889	theme	Central idea of a work of literature	81
6669886890	tone	Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character	82
6669886891	tragedy	A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character	83
6669886893	understatement	the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis	84
6669886894	verse	A single line of poetry writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme	85

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7220498576	Rhetoric	Rhetoric is the study of effective speaking and writing	0
7220499049	Kairos	the way a given context for communication both calls for and constrains one's speech	1
7220499628	Decorum	A central rhetorical principle requiring one's words and subject matter be aptly fit to each other, to the circumstances and occasion, the audience, and the speaker.	2
7220500658	Audience	those who will hear or read	3
7220501794	Persuasive/Rhetorical Apeals	Reason to believe	4
7220517212	Ethos	persuasive appeal of one's character	5
7220516793	Pathos	appeal to emotion	6
7220516794	Logos	appeal to reason	7
7220516322	Alliteration	Repetition of the same letter or sound within nearby words	8
7220516323	Anaphora	Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines	9
7220515287	Antithesis	Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas	10
7220515288	Asyndecton	The omission of conjunctions between clauses, often resulting in a hurried rhythm or vehement effect	11
7220510743	Epistrophe	Ending a series of lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences with the same word or words	12
7220510352	Hyperbole	Rhetorical exaggeration	13
7220509732	Irony	Speaking in such a way as to imply the contrary of what one says, often for the purpose of derision, mockery, or jest	14
7220508495	Litotes	Deliberate understatement, especially when expressing a thought by denying its opposite	15
7220508496	Metonymy	Reference to something or someone by naming one of its attributes	16
7220507969	Oxymoron	Placing two ordinarily opposing terms adjacent to one another	17
7220507345	Paradox	A statement that is self-contradictory on the surface, yet seems to evoke a truth nonetheless	18
7220507087	Parallelism	Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses	19
7220506504	Polysyndeton	any question asked for a purpose other than to obtain the information the question asks	20
7220505823	Rhetorical Question	any question asked for a purpose other than to obtain the information the question asks	21
7220504863	Sarcasm	Use of mockery, verbal taunts, or bitter irony	22
7220504864	Synecdoche	A whole is represented by naming one of its parts or vice versa.	23
7220504614	Zeugma	term describing when one part of speech governs two or more other parts of a sentence	24

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7616044338	Extended Metaphor	a detailed metaphor, often extending over a number of lines/sentences	0
7616044339	Foil	a contrasting character who helps illuminate the protagonist, like a metallic foil under a diamond	1
7616044340	Hyperbole	overstatement to make a point, either direct or ironical	2
7616044341	In Medias Res	a work that starts "in the middle of things," usually characterized by flashbacks that explain how the events of the work began.	3
7616044342	Juxtaposition	the placing of two disparate elements, words, characters, etc., next to one another for the purposes of contrast or comparison.	4
7616044343	Litotes ("lid - uh -tees")	a kind of irony, the assertion of something by the denial of its opposite (examples: "not bad," "this is no small matter," "she was not supremely happy," "he was not unmindful of it").	5
7616044344	Metonymy	"substitute naming"; when an associated idea names the item (e.g., "the pen is mightier than the sword" for "the dissemination of thought through writing is more influential in the long-term than the use of violence can ever be")	6
7616044345	i.e.	Latin for "id est," meaning "that is"; used to clarify or give more information	7
7616044346	e.g.	Latin for "exempli gratia," meaning "for example"; used to give examples of something	8
7616044347	Motif	a recurrent thematic element, either a word, image, symbol, object, phrase, or action.	9
7616044348	Muse	in general, the source of artistic inspiration. Originally, the Muses were the nine daughters of Zeus that presided over the classical arts and sciences: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (love poetry, lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (sacred poetry), Terpsichore (dancing and singing), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy).	10
7616044349	Parable	a species of allegory in which a moral or religious lesson is encapsulated in a short tale	11
7616044350	Repose	Verb - to be kept in a certain place Noun - a state of rest	12
7616044351	Lurid	Adj - Unpleasantly harsh; shocking, sensational	13
7616044352	Languid	Adj - slow-moving; weak, fatigued	14
7616044353	Superfluous	Adj - unnecessary; more than enough	15
7616044354	Sagacity	Noun - wisdom	16
7616044355	Vulgar	Adj - lacking sophistication; referring to obscene matters; of the common masses	17
7616044356	Placid	Adj - calm; not upset	18
7616044357	Tremulous	Adj - shaking or quivering slightly; timid or nervous	19
7616044358	Odious	Adj - repulsive	20
7616044359	Pallor	Noun - an unhealthy pale appearance	21
7616044360	Abyss	Noun - a deep chasm; a gulf between two things	22
7616044361	Stolid	Adj - calm, dependable, not excitable	23
7616044362	Condescend	Verb - to show feelings of superiority; to do something in an arrogant way	24
7616044363	Wistful	Adj - having a feeling of regretful longing	25
7616044364	Prostrate	Adj. - lying stretched out with one's face on the ground Verb - to lay face down on the floor; or, to be reduced to such a position	26
7616044365	Remonstrate	Verb - to make a protest against something	27
7616044366	Palpable	Adj - able to be touched or felt; intense	28
7616044367	Vex	Verb - to annoy someone, especially with trivial matters	29
7616044368	Amiable	Adj - friendly, easy-going	30
7616044369	Perplex	Verb - to confuse someone	31
7677841269	Countenance	n.,"face"; v., "to accept as possible"	32
7677845875	Profound	adj., "deep"; used both literally and figuratively	33
7677847881	Manifest	adj., "obvious"; v., "to demonstrate"	34
7677850130	Serene	adj, "calm"	35
7677853167	Sublime	adj., "awe-inspiring"	36
7677856694	Prodigious	adj., "abundant"	37
7677861378	Singular	adj., "remarkable"	38
7677863601	Clamor	n., "loud noise"; v., "to shout"	39
7677866433	Visage	n., "face"	40
7677868424	Abate	v., "to become less intense"	41
7677871516	Allude	v., "to reference something"	42
7677874080	Grotesque	adj., "gross, weird, unusual"	43
7677876476	Undulate	v., "to make a wavy motion"	44
7677879659	Acute	adj., "intense" OR "insightful"	45
7677883251	Vivid	adj., "lifelike"	46
7677885476	Venerate	v., "to honor"	47
7677887980	Exquisite	adj., "deeply beautiful"	48
7677890874	Melancholy	adj., "depressed"	49
7677893706	Incredulous	adj., "in disbelief of something"	50
7677895191	Traverse	v., "to travel across"	51
8083507150	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent/imaginary person or personified abstraction; "Death, be not proud."	52
8083511743	Allegory	A work in which everything stands for something else	53
8083513944	Colloquial	The use of slang in writing, usually creates an informal tone	54
8083606362	Didactic	Works designed to teach or instruct some moral or ethical lesson.	55
8083608748	Paradox	an apparently bizarre or contradictory statement or circumstance that proves to be true upon reflection (example: "I can resist everything except temptation" - Oscar Wilde)	56
8083611822	Synecdoche	a specific kind of metonymy in which a part of a thing stands for the whole: "all hands on deck" meaning "every person on deck"	57
8083613659	Unreliable Narrator	a narrator who displays attitudes toward the story, or judgments about it, markedly different from those we know or assume to belong to the author.	58
8083615774	Ambiguity	When something can mean more than one thing at once, or when an author leaves something open to interpretation.	59
8083624011	Archaism	Intentional use of an older or obsolete form ("methinks it's time for lunch.")	60
8083625972	Epithet	When someone has a nickname that tells something about them (for instance: "Richard the Lion-Hearted")	61
8083630553	Portent	n., a sign or warning that something bad is going to happen	62
8083632629	Peremptory	adj., saying or doing something in a rudely commanding way	63
8083634675	Somber	adj., gloomy; dark or dull in color	64
8083637949	Importune	verb, to ask persistently for something	65
8083640739	Audible	adj., able to be heard	66
8083642692	Expostulate	verb, to express strong disagreement	67
8083644653	Subtle	adj., delicately complex or understated	68
8083646385	Tangible	adj., perceptible by touch	69
8083648363	Vivacious	adj., attractively lively and spirited	70
8083658741	Despondent	adj., in low spirits from loss of hope or courage	71
8083661057	Doleful	adj., expressing sorrow; mournful	72
8083663167	Pervade	verb, (of an influence, feeling, or quality) to be present throughout	73
8083665304	Pensive	adj., engaged in deep thought	74
8083667681	Apprehension	noun, anxiety that something bad will happen	75
8083667682	Procure	verb, to obtain something through effort	76
8083680353	Abject	adj., either intense or maximum; or, completely without pride	77
8083682454	Austere	adj., strict, comfortless	78
8083684724	Magnanimous	adj., very generous or forgiving	79
8083686978	Oppress	verb, to keep someone in subservience or hardship	80
8083689162	Oblique	adj., slanting, diagonal	81
8567718100	Ignominy	noun, public shame or disgrace	82
8567720868	Eccentric	adj., something that is unconventional and slightly strange	83
8567727683	Resolute	adj., admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering	84
8567729952	Articulate	adj., showing the ability to speak fluently; v., to express something coherently	85
8567731192	Furitive	adj., attempting to avoid attention, secretive	86
8567732957	Fain	archaic adverb, means "willingly," as in "he would fain get a little rest"	87
8567736644	Genial	adj., friendly and cheerful	88
8567837131	Mien	noun, pronounced "mean"; a person's look or manner	89
8567840425	Affect	verb, to have an effect (noun) on something	90
8567842176	Billow	noun, a large undulating mass of something, typically clouds, smoke, or steam; verb, to fill with air and swell outward	91
8567843901	Confound	verb, to cause confusion in someone; or, to confuse one thing for another	92
8567845832	Wan	adj., of a person's complexion, giving the appearance of illness or exhaustion	93
8567847969	Indolent	adj., lazy	94
8567873064	Maxim	noun, a short statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct	95
8567875002	Reproach	verb, to address someone in a tone of disapproval or disappointment	96
8567877725	Morose	adj., sullen and ill-tempered	97
8567888947	Latter	denoting the second-mentioned of two things; or, occuring nearer to the end of something than to the beginning	98
8567889177	Conjure	verb, to call upon something supernatural to appear	99
8567891904	Retort	verb, to say something in answer to a remark, typically in a witty fashion	100
8567894006	Antipathy	noun, a deep-seated feeling of dislike	101
9037453588	Animated	adj., filled with activity, vigor, or spirit	102
9037538351	Alacrity	n., speed or quickness	103
9037580604	Vestige	n., a trace of something that is disappearing or that no longer exists	104
9037583065	Verdure	n., lush green vegetation	105
9037586017	Adjacent	adj., next to or adjoining something else	106
9037589000	Rebuke	n., an expression of sharp disapproval or criticism; v., to express strong disapproval or criticism	107
9037602705	Zenith	n., the time at which something is at its most powerful; the point in the sky directly above an observer	108
9037605435	Inexorable	adj., impossible to stop or prevent	109
9037605439	Livid	adj, furiously angry; as a color, dark bluish gray	110
9037610908	Din	n., a loud and prolonged noise	111
9037619381	Dilate	v., to make or become wider, larger, or more open	112
9037622041	Fortnight	n., two weeks	113
9037624534	Abash	v., to cause to feel embarrassed or ashamed	114
9037627179	Profane	adj., not respectful of religion; v., to treat something with irreverence	115
9037630323	Imperious	adj., arrogant and domineering	116
9037633928	Conjecture	n., an opinion; v., to form an opinion	117
9037637505	Impute	v., to attribute something to someone	118
9037639861	Appellation	n., a name or title	119
9037655031	Pendantic	adj., overly concerned with minute details	120
9037667074	Saturnine	adj., of a person, slow and gloomy; of a place, dark and mysterious	121

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8691186397	Polar molecule	A molecule with possible charges on possible ends.	0
8691186398	Hydrophilic	Water-loving.	1
8691186399	Hydrophobic	Water-fearing.	2
8691186400	Hydrogen bond	Hydrogen ion is attracted to a negatively charged atom on a neighboring molecule.	3
8691186401	Cohesion	The attraction of water molecules to each other.	4
8691186402	Surface tension	Cohesive forces are strong enough to make water act as though there is a thin "skin" on its surface.	5
8691186403	Adhesion	The attraction between particles of different substances.	6
8691186404	Carbohydrates	Molecules that provide a source of quick energy or short-term stored energy.	7
8691186405	Lipids	Molecules that provide a source of long-term energy, insulation, and hormones.	8
8691186406	Saturated fatty acid	Long carbon-hydrogen chains with all single bonds between carbon atoms.	9
8691186407	Unsaturated fat	Long carbon-hydrogen chains with at least one double bond between carbon atoms.	10
8691186408	Glycerol and fatty acids	Make up lipids.	11
8691186409	Fats, oils, and waxes	Examples of lipids.	12
8691186410	Polysaccharide	Polymer of carbohydrates	13
8691186411	Monosaccharide	monomer of carbohydrates	14
8691186412	Lipid structure		15
8691186413	Monosaccharide structure		16
8691186414	Polysaccharide structure		17
8691186415	Phospholipid structure		18
8691186416	Covalent bond	sharing electrons between two atoms	19
8691186417	Low density as a solid	solid H2O (ice) is able to float on liquid H2O (water)	20
8691186418	High heat capacity/specific heat	water requires a lot of energy gain/loss in order to change temperature	21
8691186419	Examples of polysaccharides	cellulose, glycogen, starch	22
8691186420	Examples of monosaccharides	glucose, fructose, galactose	23
8691186421	Disaccharide	a carb made of two monosaccharides (ex: glucose + galactose = lactose)	24
8691186422	Disaccharide structure		25
8691186423	Dehydration synthesis	removing a water molecule to build polymers	26
8691186424	Hydrolysis	adding a water molecule to break down polymers	27
8691186425	Monomer	smallest unit of a macromolecule; building blocks	28
8691186426	Polymer	many small units bonded together; large molecule	29

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