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A direct or indirect reference to something which is commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.
What is allusion?
100
Diction
What is word choice?
100
She sells sea shells by the seashore.
What is Alliteration?
100
The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literacy work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's diction.
What is atmosphere?
100
The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
What is narrative?
200
A figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question and then answers the question.
What is hyperbole?
200
Ambiguity
What is multiple meanings, either intentional or not, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.
200
Jumbo shrimp
What is oxymoron?
200
Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.
What is figurative language?
200
A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.
What is onomatopoeia?
300
The contrast between what is stated and what is really meant. The difference between what appears to be and what is actually true.
What is irony?
300
Euphemism
What is a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept.
300
The sound of wind was howling in my ears and the sea, a deep blue, waving back and forth.
What is imagery?
300
A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substitutes for that of another closely associated with it.
What is metonymy?
300
The major category into which a literary work fits.
What is genre?
400
The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences.
What is syntax?
400
Colloquial
What is the use of slang or informalities in speech or writing?
400
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Neil Armstrong
What is antithesis?
400
A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.
What is parody?
400
To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.
What is inference?
500
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout the work.
What is extended metaphor?
500
Theme
What is the central idea or message of a work?
500
Just as a sword is a warrior's weapon, the pen is the weapon of the writer.
What is analogy?
500
A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.
What is paradox?
500
An adjective that describes words, phrases or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic or bookish.
What is pedantic?