8987048139 | Allegory | A work with both a literal and symbolic level of meaning *Characters often represent ideas EXAMPLE: Narnia- Biblical Allegory | 0 | |
8987061925 | Allusion | A reference to an event or person in history or literature often adds significance or depth to a character or a text EXAMPLE: Finding Nemo's "Here's Brucy" recalls "Here's Johnny" to mind | 1 | |
8987099961 | Antithesis | Direct Opposite EXAMPLE: Marlin and Gill are father figures to Nemo Marlin has scars of loss, but Gill has physical scars | 2 | |
8987136035 | Apostrophe | A poem directed to a non- verbal entity as if that entity could reply EXAMPLE: Dear moon, | 3 | |
8987152961 | Archetype | Universal symbol *transcends time and culture EXAMPLE: Apple = Temptation Snake = Deception | 4 | |
9060442183 | Aside | When a character directly addresses audience *characters do not hear | 5 | |
9060486449 | *god from the machine Dues ex machine | Used to describe a miraculous or other wise unbelievable or unrealistic ending | 6 | |
9060496837 | Diction | Writers choice of words *diction dictates tone | 7 | |
9060562277 | Enjambment | End punctuation in the middle of the line of poetry and a new sentence of poetry begins | 8 | |
9060582180 | Epiphany | movement of sudden intellectual awakening (revelation) | 9 | |
9060663175 | Epistolary novel | Novel that is told through a series of letters | 10 | |
9060672923 | Euphemism | Pleasant way of saying something unpleasant EXAMPLE: Passing away | 11 | |
9060702736 | Euphony | Pleasant enjoyable sounds | 12 | |
9062098678 | Foil | 13 |
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