10703017988 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds, and starts with the same letter | 0 | |
10703017989 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or object | 1 | |
10703429734 | Canon | A body of books narratives and others texts considered important | 2 | |
10703429735 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. | 3 | |
10703429736 | Epic | A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds of a persons courage/ bravery | 4 | |
10703429737 | epic hero | a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events | 5 | |
10703429738 | Kenning | a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning | 6 | |
10703429739 | Litotes | Understatement using double negatives, a understatement | 7 | |
10703429740 | Foil | A character who acts as a contrast to another character, protagonist (the bad guy) | 8 | |
10703429741 | Hyperbole | Unreal exaggeration to emphasize a real situation | 9 | |
10703429742 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 10 | |
10703429743 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 11 | |
10703429744 | Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. | 12 | |
10703429745 | Caesura | A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line. | 13 | |
10703429746 | Didacticism | teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson. | 14 | |
10703429747 | dichotomy | two-part division | 15 |
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