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Allegory
- An abstract represented through an object
- ex: Seeds in "Salesman"
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Allusion
A literarty reference
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Antecedent
A preceeding circumstance
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Connotation
A suggested feeling of a word, not exactly the definition
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Denotation
The exact definition
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Euphemism
A nicer way of putting something
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Hyperbole
- Exaggeration
- The Best thing ever
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Imagery
Diction or language that creates an image
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Figurative Language
Analgous
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Irony
- If we were all made of iron
- If our guns shot healing salves that cured all wounds
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Satire
Mocking or parodying for a storytelling purpose
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Point of View
1st person, 3rd person, etc.
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Parallelism
Similarity in sentence structure
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Syntax
Word Choice and placement
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Oxymoron
- Contradictory terms used in conjunction
- There are absolutely no absolutes
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Paradox
This sentence is false
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Style
A form or type of writing
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Syllogism
- All A is C
- All B is A
- So all B is C
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Aphorism
- A terse statenment containing a truth
- Haste makes waste
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Colloquialism
Simpleton speak
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Juxtaposition
Putting two different things side by side for comparison or for another point
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Loose Sentence
Main clause is followed by subordinates
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Tragedy
Story where a noble stature falls from grace due to a flaw
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Fate
Was it all meant to happen, or was it because of the flaw?
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Fatal Flaw
- Macbeth's greed
- The weakness that beats the hero
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Noble Stature
Having power, suggested by iambic pentameter
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Raven
A common omen of death
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Dramatic Irony
The characters think one thing, we know the truth
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Aside
A separate speech to say what a character is feeling
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Soliloquy
A much longer aside
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Atmoshpehre
the m00d or tone ok a literary work
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