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Allegory (def and pos)

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noun
any piece of literature where characters, places, or things are all symbols that represent vices or virtues; used to teach a moral lesson

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Allegory (etymology)

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late Middle English: from Old French allegorie, via Latin from Greek allēgoria, from allos ‘other’ + -agoria ‘speaking.

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Alliteration (def and pos)

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noun

occurrence of closely connected words having the same first consonant sound

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Alliteration (etymology)

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early 17th century: from medieval Latin alliteratio(n-), from Latin ad- (expressing addition) + littera ‘letter.’

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Allusion (def and pos)

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noun
brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance; reader should possess enough knowledge to understand the allusion

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Allusion (etymology)

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mid 16th century (denoting a pun, metaphor, or parable): from French, or from late Latin allusio(n-), from the verb alludere

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Ambiguity (def and pos)

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noun

word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning; may lead to confusion or unintended humor

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Ambiguity (etymology)

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late Middle English: from Old French ambiguite or Latin ambiguitas, from ambiguus ‘doubtful’

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Analogy (def and pos)

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noun

a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it; for explaining

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Analogy (etymology)

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late Middle English (in the sense ‘appropriateness, correspondence’): from French analogie, Latin analogia ‘proportion,’ from Greek, from analogos ‘proportionate.’

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Antithesis (def and pos)

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noun
use of contrasting concepts, words, or sentences within parallel grammatical structures; statement with contrasting ideas
Ex: One small step for man, one great leap for mankind.

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Antithesis (etymology)

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late Middle English (originally denoting the substitution of one grammatical case for another): from late Latin, from Greek antitithenai ‘set against,’ from anti ‘against’ + tithenai ‘to place.’

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Colloquial (def and pos)

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adjective

usage of informal or everyday language in literature; similar to slang; used mostly by native speakers

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Colloquial (etymology)

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mid 18th century: from Latin colloquium ‘conversation’ + -al

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Connotation (def and pos)

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noun

meaning implied by a word apart from the word’s actual definition

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Connotation (etymology)

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mid 16th century: from medieval Latin connotatio(n-), from connotare ‘mark in addition’

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Denotation (def and pos)

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noun

literal, or definition, meaning of a word

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Denotation (etymology)

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“indication,” from Late Latin denotationem (nominative denotatio), noun of action from past participle stem of denotare

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Diction (def and pos)

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noun

style of speaking; the words a writer chooses when writing a piece of literature

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Diction (etymology)

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mid 16th century (denoting a word or phrase): from Latin dictio(n-), from dicere ‘to say.’

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Extended Metaphor (def and pos)

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noun

a metaphor that is extended throughout the whole work of literature; can be a direct or implied metaphor

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Extended Metaphor (etymology)

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late Middle English: from Latin extendere ‘stretch out,’ from ex- ‘out’ + tendere ‘stretch.’
late 15th century: from French métaphore, via Latin from Greek metaphora, from metapherein ‘to transfer.’

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Figurative Language (def and pos)

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noun
language that uses figures of speech to be more effective or persuasive
Ex: simile, metaphor, personification

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Figurative Language (etymology)

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Middle English: from late Latin figurativus, from figurare ‘to form or fashion,’ from figura
Middle English: from Old French langage, based on Latin lingua ‘tongue.

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Figure of Speech (def and pos)

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noun

phrase or word having different meanings than its literal meanings; creates vivid rhetorical effects

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Figure of Speech (etymology)

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Middle English (in the senses ‘distinctive shape of a person or thing,’ ‘representation of something material or immaterial,’ and ‘numerical symbol,’ among others): from Old French figure (noun), figurer (verb), from Latin figura ‘shape, figure, form’; related to fingere ‘form, contrive.’

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Genre (def and pos)

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noun

form of literature characterized by similarities in form or style

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Genre (etymology)

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early 19th century: French, literally ‘a kind’

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Imagery (def and pos)

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noun

use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses

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Imagery (etymology)

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Middle English (in the senses ‘statuary, carved images collectively’): from Old French imagerie, from imager ‘make an image,’ from image

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Inference/Infer (def and pos)

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noun

logical deductions are made based on premises assumed to be true

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Inference/Infer (etymology)

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late 16th century: from medieval Latin inferentia, from inferent- ‘bringing in,’ from the verb inferre

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Verbal Irony (def and pos)

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noun

when someone says one thing but means the opposite ; sarcasm

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Verbal Irony (etymology)

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late 15th century (describing a person who deals with words rather than things): from French, or from late Latin verbalis, from verbum ‘word
early 16th century (also denoting Socratic irony): via Latin from Greek eirōneia ‘simulated ignorance,’ from eirōn ‘dissembler.’

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Situational Irony (def and pos)

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noun

describes an occurrence that is the opposite of what is, or was, expected

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Situational Irony (etymology)

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late Middle English (sense 2): from French, or from medieval Latin situatio(n-), from situare ‘to place

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Dramatic Irony (def and pos)

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noun

the audience knows what is going to happen but a character in the literature work doesn’t

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Dramatic Irony (etymology)

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late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek dramatikos, from drama, dramat-

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Personification (def and pos)

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noun

a figure of speech in which a thing – an idea or an animal – is given human attributes

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Personification (etymology)

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early 18th century: from French personnifier, from personne ‘person.

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Point of View (def and pos)

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noun

mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story

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Point of View (etymology)

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translating French point de vue, a loan-translation of Latin punctum visus. Figurative use is from 1760. The Latin phrase was translated into German as Gesichtspunkt.

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Prose (def and pos)

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noun

a form of language that has no formal metrical structure natural flow of speech and simple grammatical structure

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Prose (etymology)

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Middle English: via Old French from Latin prosa (oratio ) ‘straightforward (discourse),’ feminine of prosus, earlier prorsus ‘direct.’

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Repetition (def and pos)

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noun

use of the same term several times to make something clearer

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Repetition (etymology)

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late Middle English: from Old French repeticion or Latin repetitio(n-), from repetere

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Satire (def and pos)

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noun
a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society, by using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule

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Satire (etymology)

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early 16th century: from French, or from Latin satira, later form of satura ‘poetic medley.

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Semantics (def and pos)

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noun

important branch of linguistics that deals with interpretation and meaning of the words, sentence structure, and symbols

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Semantics (etymology)

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mid 17th century: from French sémantique, from Greek sēmantikos ‘significant,’ from sēmainein ‘signify,’ from sēma ‘sign.’

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Symbolism (def and pos)

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noun
use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense

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Symbolism (etymology)

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mid 17th century: from French symbolique or late Latin symbolicus, from Greek sumbolikos

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Theme (def and pos)

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noun

the main idea or underlying meaning of a story; stated directly or indirectly

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Theme (etymology)

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Middle English: via Old French from Latin thema, from Greek, literally ‘proposition’; related to tithenai ‘to set or place

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Thesis (def and pos)

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noun

a statement in a non-fiction or a fiction work that a writer intends to support and prove; found at beginning

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Thesis (etymology)

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late Middle English (sense 3): via late Latin from Greek, literally ‘placing, a proposition,’ from the root of tithenai ‘to place.’

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Tone (def and pos)

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noun

attitude or opinion of the author towards their audience: conveyed through choice of words

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Tone (etymology)

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Middle English: from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Greek tonos ‘tension, tone,’ from teinein ‘to stretch.’

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Transition (def and pos)

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noun

words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs; helps writing flow better

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Transition (etymology)

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mid 16th century: from French, or from Latin transitio(n-), from transire ‘go across.’

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Voice (def and pos)

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noun

form or a format through which narrators tell their stories; author’s writing style or point of view

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Voice (etymology)

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Middle English: from Old French vois, from Latin vox, voc-

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