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| LOGIC | the process of reasoning |
| LOGICAL FALLACY | a mistake in reasoning |
| METAPHOR | a direct comparison between dissimilar things |
| METONYMY | a figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea (The pen is mightier than the sword) |
| MONOLOGUE | a speech given by one character |
| MOTIF | the repetition or variations of an image or idea in a work used to develop theme or characters. |
| NARRATOR | the speaker of a literary work. |
| ONOMATOPOEIA | words that sound like the sound they represent (hiss, gurgle, pop) |
| OXYMORON | an image of contradictory terms (bittersweet, pretty ugly, jumbo shrimp) |
| PACING | the movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another. |
| PARABLE | a story that operates on more than one level and usually teaches a moral lesson. |
| PARODY | a comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original. It can be utterly mocking or gently humorous. It depends on allusion and exaggerates and distorts the original style and content. |
| PATHOS | the aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience. An appeal to emotion that can be used as a means to persuade. |
| PEDANTIC | a term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing. It is scholarly and academic and often overly difficult and distant. |
| PERIODIC SENTENCE | presents its main clause at the end of the sentence for emphasis and sentence variety. Phrases, dependent clauses precede the main clause. |
| PERSONIFICATION | the assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts. |
| PERSUASION | a type of argument that has as its goal an action on the part of the audience. |
| PLOT | a sequence of events in a literary work. |
| POINT OF VIEW | the method of narration in a literary work. |
| PUN | a play on words that often has a comic effect. Associated with wit and cleverness. |
