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Allegory- a work that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

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Allegory- a work that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

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Example: Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory for the Communist Revolution despite being about animals on a farm.

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Allusion-a reference to something that is indirect or not explicit

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Allusion-a reference to something that is indirect or not explicit

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Example: If someone calls someone a Scrooge they are making an allusion to "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

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Anaphora-the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

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Anaphora-the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

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Example: The song "Every Breath You Take" by The Police has uses anaphora in the line, "every breath you take, every move you make, every bond you break, every step you take."

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Apostrophe-a figure of speech in which something is addressed that isn't capable of responding

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Apostrophe-a figure of speech in which something is addressed that isn't capable of responding

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Example: O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

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Antithesis- a contrast between two things done through the use of parellelism

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Antithesis- a contrast between two things done through the use of parellelism

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Example: To be or not to be, that is the question.

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Diction-the choice and use of words in writing

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Diction-the choice and use of words in writing

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Example: Large or uncommon words are often used in pieces of writing to change the tone and meaning of the work

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Dramatic Irony- A device in which the audience understands or knows something the character's do not.

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Dramatic Irony- A device in which the audience understands or knows something the character's do not.

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Example: In a horror movie the audience may know the location of the antagonist while the main characters do not.

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Enjambment- A poetic device where one sentence carries over to the next line without any punctuation.

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Enjambment- A poetic device where one sentence carries over to the next line without any punctuation.

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Example: From T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" April is the cruelest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.

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Foil-A character that serves to highlight the traits of another character through contrast

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Foil-A character that serves to highlight the traits of another character through contrast

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Example: Tom Sawyer is a foil to Huck Finn as Tom's personality is a lot more adventurous and imaginative than Huck's skeptical, careful personality.

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Example: The sky flashed with the fluorescent light of the lightning.

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juxtaposition- two thing being placed together for the effect of contrast

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juxtaposition- two thing being placed together for the effect of contrast

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Example: Someone in formal clothes next to a person in casual clothes.

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Metaphor-a comparison to something without using like or as

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Metaphor-a comparison to something without using like or as

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Example: Saying something was "a piece of cake" is a metaphor

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Motif-a prominent feature or idea in literature

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Motif-a prominent feature or idea in literature

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Example: In Huck Finn there is a motif of freedom from slavery

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Paradox- An idea or thing that is contradictory to itself yet true at the same time

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Paradox- An idea or thing that is contradictory to itself yet true at the same time

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Example: The phrase less is more is a paradox

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Personification- Figurative language that makes non-human thing have human traits

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Personification- Figurative language that makes non-human thing have human traits

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Example: The wind howled and screamed through the trees

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Simile- A comparison between two things using like or as

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Simile- A comparison between two things using like or as

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Example: The lamp was as bright as the sun

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symbolism- the use of imagery and/or objects that represent larger ideas

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symbolism- the use of imagery and/or objects that represent larger ideas

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Example: In "To Kill a Mockingbird," the mockingbird symbolizes innocence.

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Syntax-the arrangement of words and phrases to form a well constructed sentence

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Syntax-the arrangement of words and phrases to form a well constructed sentence

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Example: The dog perked its ears up

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Theme- the main idea or set of ideas that a work revolves around

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Theme- the main idea or set of ideas that a work revolves around

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Example: The theme of Huck Finn is freedom, and right vs wrong

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Tone- the way an author writes to convey a certain mood or atmosphere

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Tone- the way an author writes to convey a certain mood or atmosphere

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Example: an informal tone would be " Hey guys, want to watch a movie later"