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7212720991	ambiguity	the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.	0
7212721238	anachronism	a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.	1
7212767678	analogy	a comparison between two things	2
7212767679	anaphora	the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they.	3
7212768326	anastrophe	the inversion of the usual order of words or clauses.	4
7212768816	anthropomorphism	he attributing of human characteristics and purposes to inanimate objects, animals, plants, or other natural phenomena, or to God.	5
7212768817	aphorism	a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it.".	6
7212769172	aside	a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.	7
7212769173	asyndeton	the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.	8
7212770063	catharsis	the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.	9
7212770468	chiasmus	a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form; e.g. 'Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.'.	10
7212770469	cliché	a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.	11
7212771360	climax	the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.	12
7212771872	comic relief	is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.	13
7212772657	context	the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.	14
7212772658	denouement	the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.	15
7212773571	deus ex machina	A plot device dating back to ancient Greek drama when a conflict was resolved through it means that was unrelated to the story	16
7212774398	digression	a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing.	17
7212774754	doppleganger	It refers to a character who physically resembles the protagonist and may have the same name as well.	18
7212774755	double-entendre	a word or phrase open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risqué or indecent.	19
7212775311	epigram	a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.	20
7212775312	epistrophe	the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.	21
7212776707	epithet	an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.	22
7212776708	end stop	An end-stopped line is a poetic device in which a pause comes at the end of a syntactic unit (sentence, clause or phrase); this pause can be expressed in writing as a punctuation mark such as a colon, semi-colon, period or full stop.	23
7212777243	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.	24
7212777875	foil	a character who contrasts with another character —usually the protagonist	25
7212777876	foot	a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables	26
7212778662	frame story	a literary technique that sometimes serves as a companion piece to a story within a story, whereby an introductory or main narrative is presented, at least in part	27
7212778663	kenning	which describe someone or something in confusing detail.	28
7212778664	literal	taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory.	29
7212778665	maxim	simple and memorable line, quote or rule for taking action and leading a good life	30
7212778978	meter	is a unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats.	31
7212779611	metonymy	It is a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated	32
7212779612	parody	produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre).	33
7212780573	polysyndeton	s a literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession,	34
7212780574	prose	written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.	35
7212780575	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.	36
7212781206	rhythm	a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.	37
7212782103	sibilance	a literary device where strongly stressed consonants are created deliberately by producing air from vocal tracts through the use of lips and tongue	38
7212782623	stream of consciousness	a literary style in which a character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in a continuous flow uninterrupted by objective description or conventional dialogue	39
7212783078	understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.	40
7212783564	vernacular	the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.	41
7212783565	verse	writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme.	42
7212784389	voice	the form or a format through which narrators tell their stories.	43
7295607753	Apostrophe	A literary device which consists of a rhetorical pause or digression to address a person (distant or absent) directly	44