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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.

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Allegory

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A story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities.

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Allusion

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A reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science etc.

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Ambiguity

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A technique by which a writer deliberately suggests two or more different and sometimes conflicting meanings in a work.

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Analogy

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A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike.

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Aphorism

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A brief cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.

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Appositive

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A noun or noun phrase that renames or adds identifying information to a noun it immediately follows.

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Antecedent

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The noun to which a pronoun refers.

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Apostrophe

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A technique be which a writer addresses an inanimate object, idea, or dead/ absent person.

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Clause

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A group of related words that contains a subject and predicate.

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Clichè

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A word or phrase often a figure of speech, that has become lifeless because of overuse.

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Colloquial/ Colloquialism

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A word or expression appropriate to informal conversation but not usually suitable for academic or business writing.

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Conceit

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An elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different.

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Connotation

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The associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a work or phrase.

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Diction

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A speaker or writers choice of words

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Dependent Clause

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A group of words that includes a subject and verb but is subordinate to an independent clause in a sentence.

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Abstract Language

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Language describing ideas and qualities rather than observable things.

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Annotation

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A note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram.

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Antithesis

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A contrast it opposition between two things.

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Atmosphere

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Creates an emotional situation that surrounds the reader.

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Attitude

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Authors feelings towards the subject.

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Concrete Detail or Language

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Words that are specific and describe using senses.

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Denotation

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Literal or primary meaning of a word in contrast to the feelings or ideas the word suggests.

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Didactic

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Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

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Equivocation
The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth.
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Euphemism
Mild or indirect word substituted for a word too harsh while referring to something unpleasant.
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Extended Metaphor
A comparison between two things that extends over multiple lines.
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Figurative Language
Uses words or expressions with a meaning different from literal interpretation.
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Genre
A category of literature
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Gerund
The -ing form of a verb that functions as a noun.
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Hyperbole
Figure of speech that used and incredible exaggeration or overstatement.
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Imagery
The use of language to evoke a picture or sensation.
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Inference/ Infer
Deduce from evidence and reasoning rather than from statements.
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Invective
Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
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Inversion
The reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase.
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Irony
A discrepancy between appearances and reality.
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Loose Sentence
A sentence that begins with the main idea.
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Metaphor
Compares two unlike things without usual comparison words (like or as).
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Mood
Inducing a particular feeling or state of mind.
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Motif
A distinctive feature or dominant idea in a literary composition.
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Narrative
The form of discourse that tells about a series of events.
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Non Sequitor
Literary device used for comedic purposes and has a lack of meaning to the point of confusion.
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Onomatopoeia
The use of sound that echoes their senses.
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Oxymoron
Combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
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Paradox
A statement that appears self-contradictory, but reveals a kind of truth.
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Parallel Structure
Repetition of words or phrases with similar grammatical structures.
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Parody
A work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer style.
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Pedantic
An adjective that describes words phrases or general tone that is overly academic
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Periodic Sentence
A sentence that ends with the main idea
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Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings thoughts and actions or attitudes
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Point of View
The vantage point from which the writer tells a story
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Predicate
The verb and it's related birds in a clause or sentence and expresses what the subject does.
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Prose
Written in ordinary language
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Refute
To prove something to be wrong
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Repetition
Recurrence of something already written or said
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Rhetoric
Effective or persuasive speaking or writing
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Sarcasm
The use of irony to mock or convey contempt
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Satire
A type of writing that ridicules people or institutions to bring about change
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Semantics
The meaning of the word phrase sentence or text
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Simile
A comparison between two unlike things using like or as than or resembles
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Stream of Consciousness
A style of writing the portrays the inner workings of the characters mind
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Style
The distinctively in which a writer uses language
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Subordinate Clause
A clause dependent on the main clause in a sentence
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Syllogism
An instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn
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Symbol
A person place or thing that has meaning in it's self and stands for something more than itself
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Synecdoche
A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole
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Syntax
The order or arrangement of words in a sentence
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Theme
The insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work
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Thesis
A statement or theory that's put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved
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Tone
The attitude a writer takes toward the subject the characters or the audience
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Transition
A word or words the aids coherence in writing by showing the connections between ideas
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Understatement
Statement this is less than what is meant
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Voice
The attributes of a verb that indicates whether it's subject is active or passive.
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Wit
Elements in literary work that is designed to cause amusement or laughter

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