Literary Terms

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Allegory

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Figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters,figures and events

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Alliteration

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

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Allusion

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A brief & indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical culture or political significance

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Analogy

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A similarity between like feature of two thing on which a comparison be based

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Connotation

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Refers to a meaning that is implied by a word part from the thing it describes

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Denotation

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Precise, literal meaning

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Euphemism

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Refers to polite, indirect expression that replace odds and phrases considered harsh & impolite

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Fallacy

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Display of faulty reasoning that makes an argument invalid

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Forshadowing

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Refers to the use of phrases or words that indicate and hint what will happen without revealing the story

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Harmartia

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Personal error in a protagonists personality which results in a tragic downfall

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the ale of emphasis

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Idiom

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A saying or phrase or fixed expression that conveys a figurative meaning different from the literal meaning

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Imagery

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Formation of mental images,figures or likeness of things

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Irony

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Use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literally meaning

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Juxtaposition

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Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effects

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Metaphor

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Figure Of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true but explains an idea or makes a comparison

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Mood

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The atmosphere of a literary pieces that evokes feelings

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Onomatopoeia

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Formation of a new word from a sound associated with what is named

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech which produces an incongruous seeming self-contradictory effect

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Pathos

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A quality that evokes pity or sadness

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Personification

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Something that is not human I given human like qualities

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Pun

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Play on words that produces a humours effect by using a word that suggest two or more things

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Paradox

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A statement that is self contradictory

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Repetition

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Simple repeating of a word within a sentence

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Rhetorical question

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Is self evident and used for style as an impressive persuasive device. Asked just for effect and requires no answer

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Sarcasm

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The use of irony to mock or convey contempt

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Satire

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The use of irony,sarcasm,ridicule or the like in exposing,denouncing or deriding vice or folly

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Simile

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Makes a comparison showing similarity between two things using the words "like" or "as"

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Symbolism

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Where an object,person or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning