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9886806519AllegoryA story conveying a mening other than the lieral; abstract principles represented by characters or figures.0
9886806520AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds1
9886806521BalladA poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas2
9886806522cacophonyharsh sounds3
9886806523ColloquialismInformal speech4
9886806524DenotationThe dictionary definition of a word5
9886806525Dramatic monologueA poem in which a character delivers a speech explaining his/her feelings,actions or motives.6
9886806526Enjambmentthe continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.7
9886806527Hyperbole (n)Exaggeration8
9886806528PastoralA work of literature dealing with rural life9

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