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Metaphor
Comparison of two seemingly unlike things
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Simile
Comparison using like or as
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Personification
Characteristics of humans given to non-humans
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Allusion
Reference to well-known being or event
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Symbol
Is what it is and something more
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Archetype
Recurrent image that touches collective subconscious
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Motif
Recurrent image, idea, or theme in specific piece of literature
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Tragedy
Starts good, gets bad, hero destroyed
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Comedy
Starts bad, gets good, hero triumphs
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Satire
Improving human conditions through exaggeration, comedy
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Novel
Extended fictional narrative
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Parody
Ridicule of a serious work by exaggerated imitation
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Short Story
Brief fictional narrative in prose
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Essay
Prose discussion of a limited topic
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Myth
Traditional story explaining natural phenomena or cultural practice
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Didactic Literature
Seeks to instruct
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Atmosphere
Effect of physical environment
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Tone
Author's or speaker's attitued
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Conflict
Interplay of opposing forces
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Epiphany
Sudden awareness
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Flashback
Device to suppply background
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Foreshadowing
Hints at coming events
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Denouement
Resolution, outcome replicating thought
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