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| 8823217921 | Allusion | reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture. An indirect reference to something. | 0 | |
| 8823234779 | Connotation | the associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase, in addition to its strict dictionary definition. | 1 | |
| 8823242260 | Foil | a character who acts as a contrast to another character. often a funny side kick to the dashing hero, or a villan contrasting the hero. | 2 | |
| 8823258654 | Hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect. | 3 | |
| 8823266984 | Foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot. | 4 | |
| 8823272414 | Irony | a discrepancy between appearances and reality. | 5 | |
| 8823281364 | Juxtaposition | a poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit. Also a form of contrast by which writers call attention to dissimilar ideas, images, or metaphors. | 6 | |
| 8823304395 | Simile | a figure of speech that makes an explicitly comparison between two unlike things, using words such as like, as, than, or resembles. | 7 | |
| 8823312922 | Symbol | a person, place, thing, or event that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself. | 8 | |
| 8823320791 | Tone | the attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work, the characters in it, or the audiences, revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization. | 9 |
