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7202396613Repitionthe repeating of a word or phrase within a poem or a prose piece to create a sense of rhythm0
7202396614Allegorystory or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events...1
7202396615Ironya discrepancy between appearances and reality2
7202397365Metaphora figure of speech that makes a comparison between tow unlike things (does not use like or as)3
7202397366Similiea comparison of two unlike things (uses like or as)4
7202401091Symbola person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something5
7202401092Allusionreference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, etc6
7202401611RomanticismNature and love were major themes; gothic literature also was written during this period7
7202403587Foreshadowthe use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot8
7202407106Free Versepoetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme9
7202426451Imagerythe use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation10
7202427369Tonethe attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work, the characters in it, or the audience11

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