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7553967295AllegoryCharacter or story elements used to represent a hidden meaning0
7553967296Allusiondirect or indirect reference to something commonly known, event, book, etc. "chocolate was her achilles heel"1
7553967297Antecedentword or phrase to which a pronoun refers (jim gave dad HIS glove)2
7553967298AphorismStatement of general truth or moral principle (actions speak louder than words)3
7553967299ApostropheFigure of speech using imaginary person or personified abstraction. Can also use personification (roll on blue ocean)4
7553967300ClauseIndependent, or dependent. Contains subject and verb.5
7553967301DictionAuthors word choice/style6
7553967302Euphemism"Good speech" less offensive word substitute (instead of "corpse" "umearthly remains")7
7553967303HyperboleFigure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect (MANY died, power out everywhere, national tragedy etc.)8
7553967304InferenceA conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning9
7553967305Metaphorcomparison of two unlike things not using like or as10
7553967306Metonymy"Changed label" name of object is changed to something closely resembling it11
7553967307Parodya work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner12
7553967308Personificationthe giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea13
7553967309point of viewThe perspective from which a story is told, first and third14
7553967310ProseRefers to fiction and nonfiction. The way we speak "statements"15
7553967311rhetorical questionA question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.16
7553967312Satireusing humor to expose something or someone to ridicule. (Sarcasm, foolishness, ex: SNL)17
7553967313SimileA comparison using "like" or "as"18
7553967314SyllogismA form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them. (All dogs have 4 legs. Rover is a dog. Rover had 4 legs)19
7553967315SymbolismAnything that represents itself and stands for something else. Natural, conventional, and literary. (Love, an eagle, etc.)20
7553967316SyntaxWay author chooses to join words into phrases or sentences. Sentence structure(ppl who text on their phones while watching a movie are very annoying)21
7553967317ThemeThe central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life22
7553967318UnderstatementA statement that says less than what is meant. Opposite of hyperbole. (Its pretty flooded.)23

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