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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of close words. ex Sweet white wine

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Allusion

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Reference to a historical person or event. Ex David and Goliath

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech based on exaggeration. Ex it’s so cold polar bears are wearing coats

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Metaphor

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Implied comparison. When one object is spoken as if it were another. NO like or as. Ex he is a snake

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Onomatopoeia

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Fitting the sound to the meaning. Ex Buzz Pow Bang

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech in which two different words are combined. Ex bitter sweet love

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Personification

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Giving life or personality to otherwise lifeless objects. Ex the flowers danced

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Pun

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A play on words; used in such a way that a word is used in two different applications. Ex the farmer was outstanding in his field

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Simile

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The direct comparison of two things using like or as. Ex he ran like the wind

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Theme

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Subject/topic+comment on that topic= theme

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Conflict

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Struggle between two opposing forces, ideas, or beliefs

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Internal conflict

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Man vs self

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External conflicts

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Man vs man
Man vs nature
Man vs supernatural

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Point of views

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First person- main character talks
Third person limit- narrarator knows thought of only main character
Third person omniscient- narrator knows all thoughts of every one

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Foreshadowing

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A device which hints or warns of events to happen in future

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What is logic?

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A process of thinking where we use fact or past experience to reach a reasonable conclusion