Literary terms A-F

Question 0

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Alliteration

Question 1

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

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Allegory

Question 2

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

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Allusion

Question 3

Multiple meaning

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Ambiguity

Question 4

Analogy is a cognitive process of transferring information or meaning from a particular subject to another particular subject, or a linguistic expression corresponding to such a process. Maya photos and similes are tools used to draw an analogy. Therefore analogy is more extensive and elaborate than either a smilie or a metaphor

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Analogy.

Question 5

Is a short and interesting story or an amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point and make the readers and listeners laugh .Ancedotes can include an extensive range of tales and stories in fact it is a short description or an account of any event that makes the readers laugh to brood over the topic presented for the purpose

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Ancedotes

Question 6

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another.

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Antecedent

Question 7

Antithesis emphasizes the idea of phrases and clauses are similar in order to draw the attention of the listeners or readers.liter al meaning opposite is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a constraining effect.

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Antithesis

Question 8

A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principal

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Aphorism

Question 9

A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction such as liberty or love

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Apostrophe

Question 10

the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.

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Asyndeton

Question 11

The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work established partly by the setting

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Atmosphere

Question 12

A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb

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Clause

Question 13

The use of slang or I formalities in speech or writing

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Colloquial

Question 14

A fanciful expression usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects

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Conceit

Question 15

The non-literal associative meaning of a word

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Connotation

Question 16

The strict literal dictionary definition of the word devoid of any emotion attitude or color

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Denotation

Question 17

Referring to the style diction refers to the writers word choices especially with regard to their correctness,clearness,or effectiveness

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Diction

Question 18

From the Greek literally meaning teach

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Didactic

Question 19

the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.

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Epistrophe

Question 20

From the Greek for “good speech” a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept

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Euphemism

Question 21

A metaphor developed at great length occurring frequently in or thought a work

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Extended metaphor

Question 22

Anecdote

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is a short and interesting story or an amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point and make readers and listeners laugh. Anecdotes can include an extensive range of tales and stories. In fact, it is a short description or an account of any event that makes the readers laugh or brood over the topic presentation for the purpose.

Question 23

An analogy

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is a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it. It aims at explaining that idea or thing by comparing it to something that is unfamiliar. Metaphors and similes are tools used to draw an analogy. Therefore, analogy is more extensive and elaborate than either a simile or a metaphor. Consider the following example: “Structure of an atom is like a solar system. Nucleus is the sun and electrons are the planets revolving around their sun.”

Question 24

Antihesis

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literal meaning opposite, is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect. Antihesis emphasizes the idea of contrast by parallel structures of the contrasted phrases or clauses, i.e. the structures of phrases and clauses are similar in order to draw the attention of the listeners or readers. For example:
“Setting foot on the moon may be a small step for man but a giant step for mankind.”
The use of contrasting ideas, “a small step” and “a giant step”, in the sentence above emphasizes the significance of one of the biggest landmarks of human history.

Question 25

Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literary meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivd

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Figurative language

Question 26

A device used to produce figurative language

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Figure of speech