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4825988433AlliterationUse for poetic effect, a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group0
4825988434AllusionA reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work.1
4825988435DictionAn author's choice of words; diction affects the speaker's tone2
4825988436ImageryA device in which the poet or author uses words and phrases to create "mental images" for the reader3
4825988437MetaphorA type of figurative language in which one thing is applied to a different kinds of a object4
4825988438OnomatopoeiaA device in which the sound of word echoes of imitates the sound it represents.5
4825988439SimileA type of figurative language in which one thing is compared to a different kind of object, concept, or experience using like, as, resembles, than.6
4825988440SymbolAn object or action in a literary work that means more than of itself, that stands for something beyond itself; a metaphor, especially an extended one that runs throughout an entire poem, for example, can be symbolic.7
4825988441PersonificationA type of metaphor in which an abstract concept, animal or inanimate object is treated as though it has human qualities8
4825988442ToneThe author's attitude about his/her subject or theme9

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