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6673893382allegorya story in which people, things and actions represent an idea about life; allegories often have a strong moral or lesson0
6673893383allusiona reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature1
6673901360ambiguitydeliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work2
6673903587analogya comparison of two or more like objects that suggests if they are alike in certain respects, they will probably be alike in other ways as well3
6673906169anecdotea brief account of an interesting incident or event that usually is intended to entertain or to make a point4
6695335475antagonist5
6695335476antihero6
6695335477aphorism7
6695337372bildungsroman8
6695337373characterization9
6695339833colloquialism10
6695339834conceit11
6695339835conflict12
6695339836didactic13
6695341701epigram14
6695341702epigraph15
6695341703epistolary novel16
6695343785extended metaphor17
6695343786fable18
6695343787farce19
6695343788figurative language20
6695346648flashback21
6695346649foil22
6695346650foreshadowing23
6695346651genre24
6695346652hyperbole25
6695348661imagery26
6695348662irony27
6695348663juxtaposition28
6695348722metonymy29
6695351438mood30
6695351439motif31
6695351440narrative32
6695351640oxymoron33

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