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4788920635MetonymyWhen a general word symbolizes a large idea such as the "the press" mean many people0
4788920636AllusionAllude to another work of literature1
4788925249Eludeevade2
4788925686AllegoryWhen a story teaches a moral truth3
4788926244symbolismwhen something stand for something else, that's more universal4
4788927553metaphorlife is a box of chocolates; comparison to show meaning5
4788930440extended metaphora comparison that goes throughout the entire piece6
4788931193denouementFrench for the end7
4788931630oxymorontwo words that are opposites/ used to describe something8
4788932619romanticisma literary movement focusing on nature and ideal worlds9
4788933567apostrophespeaking to someone absent or dead10
4788934305assonancea rhyme pattern in which the middle of the line rhymes with the end11
4788935095alliterationrepeating consonants sounds12
4788938105cacophonya harsh composition of sounds in poetry13
4788938733conceitan elaborate metaphor in poetry14
4788939781enjambmentlines of poetry that run together to create affect15
4788941152dictionspeech patterns of an area16
4788941872colloquialismquaint area sayings that outsiders may not fully get17
4788943262genretype18
4788943928foiltwo characters whose personality traits play off the other to show strengths and weaknesses19
4788944970lamentgrieve20
4788945856pathosa type of love containing pity21
4788946338satireextreme sarcasm usually to show a social problem22
4788947564suspension of disbeliefan author's ability to make the reader believe impossible situations can be real23

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