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7220754509alliterationsame letter/sound at the beginning of a word0
7220754510allegorymetaphor to real world issue or event1
7220755916allusionindirect passing reference2
7220757530anastropheinversion of a usual3
7220761556antagonistbad guy4
7220762775antithesisperson/thing opposite of something/someone5
7220766399apostrophespeech or open addressed to someone (topically dead)6
7220766995archetypetypical example of person/thing7
7220768307assonancerepetition of a vowel8
7220770235blank verseverse without rhyme9
7220770711chiasmuswords repeated in reverse order10
7220777227conceitkind of metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a surprising and clever way11
7220778266connotationidea or feeling12
7220778522consonancerepetition of a consonant sound13
7220780400expositionexplanation of idea/theory14
7220781627rising actionsuspense creator15
7220781950conflictdisagreement/clash16
7220783181climaxmost important/exciting part17
7220786138falling actionaftermath of climax18
7220786525resolutionsolution/worked out19
7220786797denouementresolution20
7220787697end stoppedended with a period, exclamation, or colons as a natural pause21
7220791254enjambmentcontinuation of sentence without pause22
7220791489commentaryexpression or opinion23
7220791913concrete detaildiscrete information24
7220792481thesisstatement to be proven or maintained25
7220792664topic sentencemain idea of a paragraph26
7220792841fictionfake27
7220792843foilcharacter who contrasts with another28
7220793162foreshadowingbe a warning or indication of (a future event)29
7220793677free versepoetry doesnt rhyme or have regular meter30
7220796463hyperboleexaggeration31
7220796597iamb1 short syllable followed by 1 long syllable32
7220796924imagerydescription to portray an image33
7220797344ironyopposite in order to have humor34
7220797612litotesunderstatement by negative of its contrary ( You wont be sorry)35
7220798062metaphornot literally applicable36
7220798377meterrhythm in poetry37
7220798708metonymysubstitution for something (suit=business)38
7220799386onomatopoeiasound association with name ( cuckoo, sizzle)39
7220801644paradoxabsurd statement/proposition40
7220802589personificationgiving human like characteristics to non living items41
7220803028poetic footrhythm42
7220804529protagonisthero43
7220804530similecomparison44
7220804807tonecharacteristic/attitude45
7220804981dictionwords, vocab, etc.46
7220805631detailfeature, fact, item47
7220806044organizationorder48
7220806045point of viewthe position from which something or someone is observed.49
7220807090syntaxsentence structure50
7220809722symbolmark of representation51
7220810221synecdochefigure of speech to represent a whole52
7220818843themesubject to talk about53
7220819319thesisstatement to proven or maintained54
7220819697voltaturn of thought or argument55

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