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Alliteration
The repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of each word.
Allegory
A story within a story.
Allusion
An implied or indirect refrence to something.
Ambiguity
A word, phrase, statement, or idea that can be understood in more than one way.
Antithesis
The exact opposite, or a contrast between two ideas.
Analogy
A comparison between two things.
Anecdote
A super short amusing story that illustrates a real event.
Aphorism
A short statement of a principal or opinion.
Apostrophe
A non living object is addressed as it was a living thing.
Assonance
Repetition of vowels, without repetition of consonants.
Cacophony
Is the combination of words with harsh, and loud sound.
Euphony
Being satisfied with a harmonious sound.
Consonance
The repetition of the same constant sounds in a line of text.
Connotation
Using and looking at words to try different aspects.
Denotation
Is the actual meaning of the word.
Imagery
Visual descriptive language.
Irony
The use of words to express something other than the opposite of the literal meaning.
Dramatic Irony
Understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters.
Paradox
A statement that seems to go against common sense but may still be true.
Pathetic Fallacy
When human feelings overprotect onto inanimate things or animals.
Point of View
Is the writer’s way of deciding who is telling the story.
Narration
The way the story is being told.
Pun
The humours use of a word.
Rhetorical Question
A question that does not require an answer.
Sarcasm
The use of irony to mock or convey.
Satire
Satire is the use of irony, sarcasm, and humour.
Soliloquy
The act of talking to oneself.
Symbol
Anything that represents something else.
Synecdoche
Figure of speech in which a part is made to represent a whole.
Theme
Main subject being discussed in a piece of writing.
Tone
The attitude a character, narrator, or author takes towards a subject.
Understatement
The presentation of something as being less, smaller, or worse than it is.
Diction
The linguistic choices a writer makes to effectively convey an idea.
Diction: Colloquialism
The use of informal, regional, expressions and spellings.
Diction: Jargon
Special words or expressions that belongs to another writer.
Epigraph
Sentence, poem or quotation that belongs to another writer.
Euphemism
Polite and innocuous word used in a place of something more blunt or offensive.
Foil
A foil refers to any two characters who are “opposite of each other”.
Foreshadowing
A foreshadow refers to any time the writer hints towards later events.
Hyperbole
An exaggerated description or statement.
Metaphor
A statement where two object, often unrelated, are indirectly compared to each other.
Metonymy
The replacement of a word by another word that is an attribute or a close association.
Mood
The general atmosphere or emotional complexion.
Simile
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced.
Personification
When an idea on a thing is given human attributes feelings or is spoken of as though humour.
Onomatopoeia
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is narrated.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings
Inference
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning taken from the information provided.
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