The emotional atmosphere of work

The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning

The word choices made by a writer

A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical

The repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words

The presentation of material in such a way that the reader is ready 4 later

Language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, imagery, etc)

Intentional exaggeration to create an effect

The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms

An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is unpleasant

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Mood
A major category or type of literature
The emotional atmosphere of work
A story or narrative account
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Irony
The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning
A concise statement often offering advice an adage
An intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack
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Diction
The word choices made by a writer
The implied or associative meaning of a word
The literal meaning of a word
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Allusion
A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical
A statement of the meaning or main point of literary work
A comparison of Two different things that are similar in some way
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Alliteration
A statement un which Two apposing ideas are balanced
A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident
The repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words
A statement of the meaning or main point of a literary work
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Foreshadowing
A sermon or a moralistic lecture
A major category or type of literature
The presentation of material in such a way that the reader is ready 4 later
A story or narrated account
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Figurative language
A formal speech praising a person who has died
Language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, imagery, etc)
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
A brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying
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Hyperbole
A sermon or a moralistic lecture
The emotional atmosphere of a work
Intentional exaggeration to create an effect
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Parallelism
A real or fictional episode, a division of an act in a play
The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms
A humorous imitation of a serious work
A play on words
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Euphemism
A brief story that leads to moral, using animals as characters
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is unpleasant
An interjection to lead emphasis, sometimes a profanity

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