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10960110428AllegoryStory or Poem or Picture that can have a hidden meaning. EX: Political Cartoons0
10960115807AllusionExpression made to call something to the reader attention without being explicit. EX: Different areas cultural background may determine the areas names1
10960123499ApostropheWriter or Speaker backs away from reality and speaks on an imaginary character. EX: Oh, Time, has no will.2
10960131311ConnotationIdea or feeling that relates to another meaning besides its literal one. EX: Illegal3
10960144425DenotationLiterally what the word means. EX: Splash4
10960149945DictionAuthors choice of wording or phrases in their speech/writing. EX: A characters diction may determine their background.5
10960155378EuphemismIndirect word or expression that isn't to blunt but refers to something unpleasant. EX: Pushing Daises6
10960163663ForeshadowingWhen the author hints at an upcoming event or other in the story. EX: East of Eden hints a lot at Cathy murdering people7
10960169971HyperboleExaggerated claims not to be taken literally. EX: Grandparents as old as dirt8
10960174845ImageryUsage of figurative language to help the reader depict an object or scene in a story very well. EX: The counter tops were of polished granite and the lights dimmed very low.9
10960183959IronyFigure of speech where words are used in a way that they mean something else. EX: Silence speaks louder than words10
10960192569MetaphorFigure of speech which makes a hidden comparison between things very different from one another. EX: The papers stacked mountain high.11
10960198070MoodMaking readers feel a certain way through descriptions and words. EX: The people mindlessly grazed to their jobs with no feelings at all12
10960206120SimileFigure of speech that compares two things and shows similarities using the words 'like' or 'as'. EX: The shoes were as expensive as gold13
10960225080MetonymyFigure of speech that replaces names of things names of things like it. EX: The government worries over______.14
10960234560ParadoxStatement that may seem silly but has some truth to it. EX: This statement is false15
10960242595ParodyImitation of a specific writer, or artist, or genre, that exaggerates deliberately for comic like effect. EX: Many people parody music songs16
10960252155Point of ViewAngle at which things are considered by the individual/s in the story. EX: The Lord of the Rings is through Frodo's point of view.17
10960257882PersonificationFigure of speech where a thing is given human like qualities that isn't human. EX: The glass cried out when scratched18
10960267811OnomatopoeiaWord that sounds like it says. EX: POW, POP19
10960270934OxymoronFigure of speech that combines two opposite ideas and creates an effect. EX: Awfully good20
10960276932SatireTechnique used to expose or criticize foolishness or corruption. EX: Having an opinion does not make you right but if your loud enough it does.21
10960284875SymbolismUse of symbols to express certain things in a story. EX: Flags or banners in fantaasty/sc-fi shows or movies22
10960287508SynecdocheLiterary device where something represents the whole or whole for a part. EX: Dough, as in money23
10960291822ToneDevice used to establish authors attitude towards the subject and notify the audience of it. EX: Formal and Informal vocabulary24

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