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Symbolism

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A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

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Mood

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How the reader feels about the text while reading.

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Adept syn

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proficient

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Metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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parallel structure

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the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures

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Allusion

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A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

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figurative language

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writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally

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Irony

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the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

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Allegory

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a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

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Hyperbole

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exaggeration

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Preposition

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shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in a sentence

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Personification

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A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

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Pathos

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emotional appeal

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Foreshadowing

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A warning or indication of a future event

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Motif

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A recurring theme, subject or idea

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Fable

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A brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters

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prepositional phrase

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a modifying phrase consisting of a preposition and its object.

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds

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Onomatopoeia

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the use of words that imitate sounds

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Ellipsis

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three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation

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querulous syn

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petulant, irritable

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Soliloquy

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A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage

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Simile

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A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

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Consonance

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Repetition of consonant sounds

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Imagery

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Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

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Pun

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a humorous play on words

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Ethos

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Ethical appeal

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Analogy

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A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

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anecdote

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a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

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Hubris

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excessive pride or self-confidence

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Logos

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logic

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Thesis

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the main idea of a piece of writing

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Tone

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A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.

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Anaphora

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repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines

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Paradox

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a contradiction or dilemma

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Understatement

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A statement that says less than what is meant

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