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8815909494AllegoryA narrative in which all elements are symbolic. The narrative is an extended metaphor. Ex: Fables, parables, Wizard of Oz...0
8815909495AlliterationThe repetition of the first sound in successive words within a line. Ex: Mrs. Moon makes mad meatloaf!1
8815909496AllusionA reference in a literary work used to call something to mind without saying it explicitly. Biblical, historical, mythological, literary, cultural. Ex: Some universities are like Sodom and Gomorrah and kids fall victim to those vices.2
8815909497AnaphoraRepetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines. Ex: My love is divine, my love is miraculous, yet my love is dangerous.3
8815909498AnastropheInversion of the normal word order. Ex: Fought well he did.4
8815909499AntiheroA protagonist who lacks the attributes of a heroic figure (as nobility, courage, morality, or action). Ex: Walter White, Victor Frankenstein, Willy Loman.5
8815909500ApostropheTurning from one audience to the other, most often addressing an abstraction, an inanimate object, or the absent.6
8815909501ArchetypeA typical character, an action or a situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature. The model or pattern for others. Ex: the mother figure, the hero, a dark castle7
8815909502AssonanceRepetition of vowel sounds preceded and followed by different consonant sounds. Ex: I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless.8
8815909503AsyndetonThe omission of normally occurring conjunctions (FANBOYS) while keeping grammar correctness. Ex: I came, I saw, I conquered.9
8815909504AtmosphereThe general feeling of a work created by setting or objects. Ex: A dark graveyard on Halloween-=spooky.10
8815909505BildungsromanA novel that traces the maturation (morally/physically/spiritually) of a protagonist. A "coming of age" novel. Ex: The Kite Runner, Harry Potter series11
8815909506ClicheAn expression that is so overused that it's meaning is distorted or considered invalid. Ex: YOLO, don't judge a book by it's cover12
8815909507ColloquialWords/expressions that are more suitable for speech and conversation rather than formal writing Ex: What's good? I wasn't born yesterday13
8815909508Comic ReliefThe relief from tension caused by the introduction of a comic element (witty dialogue, humorous actions) . Ex: Porter scene in Macbeth, nurse in Romeo and Juliet14
8815909509AP LiteratureYour favorite class.15
8815938814We Were the Mulvaneys, remember us?Judd16
8815944264How people misuse beautiful things!Corinne17
8815955378So this is how it will be revealed to me: by a stranger.Corinne18
8815960130Daddy I'm so sorry.Marianne19
8815990695If nothing can cause such tears, what might something someday go?Abelove20
8816012924One day at a time! You'll see!Whit21
8816019698I can hear dad laughing, can't you? Oh, this is funny somehow.Corinne22
8816028487I think it's cruel for that poor bird to be caged his entire life...Marianne23
8816037494Chance follows design.Patrick24
8816060598Shivering with excitement I stood at my window staring down at the deer.Judd25
8816080794Why didn't you tell me? As soon as we got in the car?Patrick26
8816092521Sable & I fell in love with the property. Love at first sight!Corinne27
8816191526Dad! How can you call him dad? He's a selfish man!Patrick28

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