English vocab

A piece of information used as evidence or as part of a report or news article

A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs

A relationship between actions or events that one or more are the result of the other or others

Successive verbal constructions in poetry that correspond in grammatical structure

Comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness

Relating to or using analysis or logical reasoning

A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one

The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed

The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence

The state of forming a complete and pleasing whole, especially in an artistic context

A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead

An act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong

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

Rhetorical or literary figure when words, or concepts are repeated in reverse or modified form

The quality of being logical and consistent

The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex

A collection of sentences which all relate to one main idea or topic

The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions

A characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs

A pithy observation that contains a general truth

The repetition of the sound of a vowel in stressed syllables near enough to each other

The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc

A term to describe the technique as a device to resolve the plot of tragedies

A punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers

Use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition

A collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine

The quality of forming a unified whole

Word or expression used to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something awful or shameful

An omission of a passage in a book, speech, or film

A quality that evokes pity or sadness

word or phrase that's not formal or literary, typically used in ordinary or familiar convo

Consider (something) theoretically or separately from something else

A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie

A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

A temporary state of mind or feeling

The action of enlarging upon or adding detail to a story or statement.

Adjective or description expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned

The regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something

Given to expressing divergent or opposite views

A means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

A contrast or opposition between two things

The principle of reason and judgment, associated with the animus

An expression to call something without mentioning it explicitly; An indirect reference

Story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral

Description of a person/thing in which aspects are exaggerated to create a comedic/gross effect

Intended to explain or describe something

The recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity