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8825293115AllegoryNarrative that is an extended metaphor0
8825293116AlliterationRepetition of the same initial sounds in words that are in a phrase1
8825293117AllusionReference to something famous or well known2
8825293118AnaphoraRepetition of a word or words at the beginning of each sentence3
8825293119AnastropheInversion of normal word order4
8825293120AntiheroProtagonist who lacks heroic qualities5
8825293121ApostropheWhen a speaker directly addresses an inanimate object, or someone who is absent6
8825293122ArchetypeA pattern or the original model that appears in literature7
8825293123AssonanceRepetition of vowel sounds usually inside the word8
8825293124AsyndetonEmission of conjunctions9
8825293125atmosphereThe feeling created by the setting10
8825293126Bildungromancoming of age novel tracing the protagonist to maturity11
8825293127ClicheOverused expression12
8825293128ColloquialLanguage that applies to a region, slang used13
8825293129comic reliefcomic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections.; breaking tension with happiness14

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