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6301736984iambA metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one0
6301752495metonymyA figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea1
6301766570synecdocheA figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole, "All hands on deck"2
6301775437allegoryA work that functions on a symbolic level3
6301788599oxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase4
6301801435anaphorarepetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning5
6301804850assonancerepetition of vowel sounds6
6301813347consonancerepetition of same consonant in words close together7
6301818840denouementfinal outcome of the story8
6301827352epiphanywhen a character receives a spiritual insight into they life9
6301833021hamartiatragic flaw which causes a character's downfall10
6301837692paradoxA contradiction or dilemma11
6301846440sonnet14 line poem12
6301850277synesthesiaDescribing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound")13
6301852716anapestA metrical pattern of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable14
6301862232cacophonyHarsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage of a literary work15
6301877224deus ex machinaA character who untangles, resolves, or reveals the key plot of a work16
6301885831enjambmentA technique in poetry that involves the running on of a line or stanza17
6301892934euphonyThe pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work18
6301903097parableA story that operates on more than one level and usually teaches a moral lesson19

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