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14660333786Allusionmythological0
14660333787Analogysimilar in some way1
14660333788Anaphorarepetition; consecutive lines or sentences2
14660333789Apostrophedirectly addresses3
14660333790Archetypea detail, image, or character type4
14660333791Asyndetonwithout conjunctions5
14660333792Clichefreshness has worn off6
14660333793Dictionword choices made by a writer7
14660333794dilemmaDecide between two equally attractive or equally unattractive alternatives8
14660333795EpiphannySudden revelation or insight9
14660333796figurative languageFigures of speech10
14660333797frame deviceA story within a story11
14660333798Hubrisexcessive pride, arrogance; downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy12
14660333799Imagerycreate vivid images that appeal to one of the senses13
14660333800Ironyopposite of their literal meaning14
14660333801Juxtapositionside by side; a comparison or contrast15
14660333802Motifstandard theme, element, or dramatic situation16
14660333803Paradoxcontradictory statement that contains some truth17
14660333804Pathosprompts the reader to feel pity18
14660333805Polysyndetonfor rhetorical effect19
14660333806Puna play on words20
14660333807Romanticreflects the characteristics of Romanticism21
14660333808SceneA real or fictional episode; a division of an act in a play22
14660333809Structurethe arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work23
14660333810Stylethe combination of distinctive features of a literary work24
14660333811Symbolused to represent something else25
14660333812Syntaxarranged into sentences26
14660333813Themecentral idea of a work27
14660333814Thesisprimary position28
14660333815Toneattitude29
14660333816Tragedyprotagonist; significant struggle; ends in ruin or destruction30
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