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| Using characters or story elements as symbols. |
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| Repetition of sounds (especially consonants) in two or more neighboring words. |
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| Direct reference to an outside piece of work. |
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| Unclear, multiple meanings. |
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| Comparison between two things. |
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| Short summary, often humorous, used to make a point. |
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| A person or force that works against the protagonist. |
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| The word referred to by the pronoun. |
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| Words or sentences set in direct contrast to each other. |
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| Repetition of vowel sounds. |
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| A brief statement with a moral truth (author known.) |
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| When someone addresses an unpresent person or thing. |
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| The tone of a work. Often foreshadows. |
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| Author's account of own life. |
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| Story of life written by someone else. |
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| Exaggeration of people, especially physical or character traits. |
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| Reveals characters and their personalities. |
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| Reversal of order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases. |
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| The use of slang or informalities in writing. |
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| An analogy between dissimilar objects. |
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| The non-literal associated meaning. |
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| The resolution of a play or story, what is learned at the end. |
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| Works that teach, typically a moral or ethical principle. |
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| Usually a long narrative poem in an elevated style following a hero. |
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| A very short, often comic, poem that ends with a deep meaning. |
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| Short poem or verse written in memory of someone. |
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| A word or phrase used in the place of someone's name, often a characteristic. |
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| Appeal to character, a moral element that determines action rather that emotions. |
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| More agreeable ways to put something. |
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| A metaphor that is used throughout a work. |
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