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      <title>AP Lit Annotated Glossary by Shelbie Freeman</title>
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      <pubDate>2025-05-15 17:13:58 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>1. Allegory</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically moral or political ones.</p><p><br/></p><p>Example: <em>Lord of the Flies </em>by William Golding is a novel that reveals a hidden idea about human nature and society and its potential to end in savagery.</p><p><br/></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 15:49:19 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>2. Allusion</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: An allusion is a figure of speech that makes an indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work. It's a way to add layers of meaning and evoke a specific feeling or association with the audience.</p><p><br/></p><p>Example: Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay" in an example as it is a poem about the fleeting nature of beauty.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 15:53:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>3. Anaphora</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses<strong>. </strong>Anaphora is a rhetorical device that involves repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. This repetition can create emphasis, rhythm, and a strong emotional impact.</p><p><br/></p><p>Example: Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have A Dream" Speech as he repetitively says "I have a dream..."</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 15:55:14 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>4. Apostrophe</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: a punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers.</p><p><br/></p><p>Example: Photo above.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 15:59:48 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>5. Antithesis</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: a direct contrast between two things.</p><p><br></p><p>Example: "For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil" from 1 Timothy 6:10 in the Bible.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:03:12 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>6. Diction</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.</p><p><br/></p><p>Example: <em>To Kill a Mockingbird </em> by Harper Lee uses both formal and informal diction through the language choices the characters make to show their age.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:06:07 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>7. Dramatic Irony</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.</p><p><br/></p><p>Examples: <em>Romeo and Juliet </em>by William Shakespeare uses dramatic irony as the audience knows Juliet is not actually dead while Romeo does not know which leads to his death.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:09:18 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>8. Enjambment</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: the continuation of a phrase or sentence from one line to the next without any punctuation. Commonly used in poems.</p><p><br/></p><p>Example: photo above.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:11:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>9. Foil</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: A foil character is essentially the opposite of the main character in some way.&nbsp;</p><p><br/></p><p>Example: Dr. Frankenstein and his monster with their vast difference in characteristics.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:13:35 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>10. Imagery</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: a descriptive writing style that paints pictures in the reader's mind using vivid language, appealing to their 5 senses.</p><p><br></p><p>Example: The grass was a vibrant green with red flowers scattered through the field. Behind it a red and orange sky lit the area. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:16:17 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>11. Juxtaposition</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: to put two contrasting things side by side to highlight their similarities and differences.</p><p><br/></p><p>Example: a shiny new car parked next to a broken down rusted car.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:18:49 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>12. Metaphor</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: a figure of speech that implicitly compares two unrelated things, typically by stating that one thing is another.</p><p><br/></p><p>Examples: "She has a heart of gold." "He is a couch potato." "Life is a highway."</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:21:01 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>13. Motif</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: a recurring theme, image, symbol, or idea that is repeated throughout a story to reinforce a central theme or message. </p><p><br/></p><p>Example: the color red is often used to represent anger, passion, or blood while yellow is often happiness, energy, or caution.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:23:20 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>14. Paradox</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: a statement that seems contradictory or absurd but upon closer examination reveals a deeper truth or insight.</p><p><br/></p><p>Example:<strong> "</strong>I must be cruel only to be kind." from Hamlet. This emphasizes paradoxical nature of actions that seem cruel but are intended to be kind.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:25:37 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>15. Personification</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: the action of giving an inhuman object human like abilities.</p><p><br/></p><p>Examples: "The sun smiled at me." "The wind whispered." "The trees danced in the wind."</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:27:12 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>16. Simile</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: a figurative language used to compare to things using "like" or "as."</p><p><br/></p><p>Examples: "Busy as a bee." "Fits like a glove."</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:29:26 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>17. Symbolism  
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: using objects, characters, or events to represent something beyond their literal meaning.</p><p><br/></p><p>Example: Crowns show power, red roses mean love, snakes mean evil, etc.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:32:10 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>18. Syntax  
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: the arrangement of words and phrases in a sentence to create meaningful and grammatically correct structures.</p><p><br/></p><p>Example: photo above.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:33:50 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>19. Theme</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: the main idea or underlying message of a story, poem, or other literary work.</p><p><br/></p><p>Examples: Coming of age, power, revenge, identity, etc.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-06-03 16:35:30 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>20. Tone</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Definition: an author's attitude towards the subject matter they're writing about, as expressed through their language and style.</p><p><br/></p><p>Example: Formal, optimistic, dry, inspiration, humorous, etc. </p>]]></description>
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