https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu en-us 2017-01-04 15:09:56 UTC 2026-03-15 19:33:46 UTC hello@padlet.com lukehausr18 https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145279583 a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
Example: You're a regular Einstein. (allusion to a historical figure)]]> 2017-01-04 15:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145279583 lukehausr18 https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145497130 a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.]]> 2017-01-05 15:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145497130 lukehausr18 https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145498753 a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. ]]> 2017-01-05 15:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145498753 lukehausr18 https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145499698  the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
Example: I looked in the mirror and saw how dark the circles under my brown eyes had become.]]> 2017-01-05 15:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145499698 lukehausr18 https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145505080 a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
Example: The ghost of Hamlet's father tells Hamlet about how he was betrayed and murdered in his sleep by Claudius. He wants Hamlet to take revenge for him by killing Claudius.

]]> 2017-01-05 15:22:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145505080 lukehausr18 https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145507846 a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. 
Example: i'm so hungry i could eat a horse]]> 2017-01-05 15:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145507846 lukehausr18 https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145699531 visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. 
Example: “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear;” (Romeo and Juliet)]]> 2017-01-06 15:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145699531 lukehausr18 https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145702014 the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. 
Example: “All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
they have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,” (As You Like It)]]> 2017-01-06 15:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145702014 lukehausr18 https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145703773 the action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter. 
Example: “They’re a rotten crowd,” I shouted across the lawn. “You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together…..” (The Great Gatsby)

]]> 2017-01-06 15:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145703773 lukehausr18 https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145705991 a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. 
Example: Claudius: “…But now, my cousin Hamlet, and my son…” Hamlet: “A little more than kin, and less than kind." (Hamlet]]> 2017-01-06 15:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lukehausr18/m9tvljfjwcyu/wish/145705991