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The repetition of sounds especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
Alliteration
A director indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known such as an event Book place or work of art
Allusion
The multiple meanings either intentional or unintentional of the word phrase sentence or passage
Ambiguity
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them
Analogy
The word phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun
Antecedent
A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle
Aphorism
A figure of speech that directly addresses and absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction such as liberty or love
Apostrophe
The emotional nod created by the entirety of the literary work established partly by the setting and partly by the authors choice of objects that are described
Atmosphere
A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb
Clause
The use of slang or informalities and speech or writing
Colloquial/colloquialism
A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects
Conceit
The nonliteral associated meaning of the word: the implied, suggested meaning
Connotation
The strict, literal dictionary definition of the word
Denotation
Related to style, diction refers to the writers word choices especially with regard to their correctness clearness and effectiveness
Diction
From the Greek didactic literally means teaching. Didactic words have the primary aim of teaching or instructing especially the teaching of moral and ethical principles
Didactic
From the Greek for “good speech”, euphemisms are more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept
Euphemism
A metaphor developed at great lengths occurring frequently in or throughout a work
Extended metaphor
Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid
Figurative language
A device used to produce figurative language
Figure of speech
Describes traditions for each genre.
Generic conventions
The major categories into which a literary work fits. The basic divisions of literature are pros, poetry, and drama.
Genre
This term literally means “sermon”, but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.
Homily
A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
Hyperbole
The sensory details or figuratively would use describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions
Imagery
To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
Inference/infer
And emotionally violent/verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language
Invective
The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what happens to be and what is actually true.
Irony/ironic
A type a sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.
Loose sentence/non-periodic sentence
A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity.
Metaphor
A term from the Greek meaning changed label or substitute name, metonymy is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
Metonymy
The prevailing atmosphere or emotional or other work. Setting, tone, and events can affect the mood. Mood is similar to tone and atmosphere.
Mood
The telling of the story or an account of an event or series of events
Narrative
A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
Onomatopoeia
From the Greek for pointedly foolish, an oxymoron is a figure of speech where in the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
Oxymoron
A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or so or opposed to commonsense but upon closer inspection contain some degree of truth or validity
Paradox
Also referred to as parallel construction or parallel structure, this term comes from Greek root meaning beside one another.
Parallelism
A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
Parody
And adjective that describes words, phrases, or the general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.
Pedantic
The opposite of loose intense, a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
Periodic sentence
A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by and doing them with human attributes or emotions
Personification
In literature, the perspective from which a story is told. There are two types of general divisions. One is first person and the other is third person
Point of view
One type of subject complement- an adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows the linking verb
Predicate adjective
The second type of subject complement’s – a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject
Predicate nominative
One of the major divisions of genre, pros refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all it’s forms, because they are written in ordinary language and most closely resemble everyday speech
Prose
The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element or language, such as sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence,or grammatical pattern
Repetition
From the Greek four or raider, this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively eloquently and persuasively
Rhetoric
This flexible term describes a variety, the conventions, and the purposes of major kinds of writing. There are four major rhetorical modes exposition, argumentation, description, and narration.
Rhetorical modes
From the Greek meaning to tear flush, sarcasm involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or going to kill someone or something.
Sarcasm
Oh work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions to reform or ridicule
Satire
The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, there connotations, and their relation to one another
Semantics
The consideration of style has two purposes: (one) in a valuation of the some of the choices and author makes and blending diction, syntax, figured it language, and other literary devices. (Two) classification of authors to a group and comparison to similar authors
Style
The word or clause that follows a linking verb and compliments, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either one renaming it or two describing it
Subject complement
Like all clauses, this word group contains both a subject and a verb but unlike the independent clause the subordinate clause cannot stand alone, it does not express a complete thought.
Subordinate clause
From the Greek for reckoning together, a syllogism is a deductive system of formal logic that presents to premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion
Syllogism
Generally anything that represents itself and stands for something else
Symbol/symbolism
The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences
Syntax
The central idea or message of the work, the inside it offers into life
Theme
In expository writing, the thesis statement is the sentence group of sentences that directly expresses the authors opinion, purpose, meaning, or position.
Thesis
Similar to mood, tone describes the authors attitude toward his material, the audience, or both.
Tone
A word or phrase that links different ideas. Used especially, although not exclusively , in expository and argumentative writing, transitions like effectively signal a shift from one idea to another
Transition
The ironic minimizing of fact, presents something as less significant than it is
Understatement
In modern language, intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. This type of statement is humorous, while suggesting the speaker’s verbal power in creating ingenious and perceptive remarks.
Wit
The device of using character and or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning
Allegory
