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3702607767ComplicationBuilds up the conflict0
3702607768DenouementThe resolution1
3702607769AllusionReference to a person, place, thing, or idea of significance2
3702607770AllegoryStory with two meanings, literal and symbolic3
3702607771SuspenseIntense feeling audience goes through while waiting for an outcome4
3702607772IronyContrast with literal and deeper meaning5
3702607773StanzaGroup of lines6
3702607774SpeakerVoice expressing meaning in the poem7
3702607775ToneAttitude towards the subject8
3702607776Formal dictionElevated/high, elegant words, dignified, sophisticated9
3702607777Neutral dictionOrdinary, everyday, standard vocabulary10
3702607778Informal dictionLow, slang, shorthand, dialog11
3702607779SpecificMy dog Eric is...12
3702607780GeneralMy dog is...13
3702607781ConcreteVery specific meanings, very cold day14
3702607782Abstract'Good' is...15
3702607783DenotationWords literal meaning16
3702607784ConnotationWords implied meaning17
3702607785HyperboleExtreme exaggeration18
3702607786OxymoronCombine opposite terms19
3702607787ParadoxSelf contradictory statement that has larger meaning 'fair is foul and foul is fair'20
3702607788SynecdocheUsing a part to signify the whole (new set of wheels)21
3702607789MetonymySubstitute an attribute for the thing itself (Wall Street is a bunch of suits)22
3702661499AnaphoraRepetition of first part of sentence23
3702607790ApostropheCalling out to an imaginary/dead person24
3702607791InvocationCalling out to a God25
3702607792UnderstatementSay less than what is meant26
3702607793WaterRebirth, cleanse27
3702607794LambYouth, Jesus, innocence, purity28
3702607795RoadJourney, life29
3702607796GreenNew, fresh, envy, jealousy, youth, vitality30
3702607797RiverAlways moving, change31
3702607798Overcast skyForeboding, ominous32
3702607799SnakeEvil, temptation33
3702607800WhitePurity, innocence34
3702607801BlackDeath35
3702607802EagleFreedom36
3702607803RedPassion, love, lust, evil37
3702607804Sunrise/sunset or seasonsLife cycle38
3702607805SyntaxArrangement of words in sentence or phrase39
3702607806RefrainWord, phrase, line, lines repeated for effect40
3702607807AsyndetonCommas without conjunctions (x,y,z) makes it faster41
3702607808PolysyndetonConjunctions without commas (x and y and z) makes length42
3702607809AlliterationRepetition of consonant sounds43
3702661500AssonanceRepetition of similar vowel sounds44
3702661501EuphoniousPleasant sounds, MNLS45
3702661502CacaphoniousHarsh, displeasing sounds, KTG46
3703698091Conditional ClauseIf...47
3703698092EllipsesOmission '...'48
3703698093SuperciliousNaughty49
3703698094FawningFlattery50
3703698095DisingenuousNot sincere51
3703698096RancorousMalevolent52
3703698097ArtlessCrafty53
3703698098EuphemismPass away instead of die, take something bad and say it nicely54

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