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allegory

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narrative: characters represent deeper truths (hidden)
usually about religious, political or personal issues

people throw rocks at things that shine: people ruin good lives

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anaphora

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the repetition of the same word/phrase in a succession of phrases or sentences

you should’ve said no
you should’ve gone home
you should’ve thought twic

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alliteration

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the repetition of the same sound in the initial position of words

always an angel (never a god)

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allusion

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a form of figurative language in which reference is made to a text, which the writer assumes the other person will recognize.

you were romeo and my daddy said stay away from julliet

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antithesis

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contrast between ideas by placing them together

don’t doubt those who are afraid, be afraid of those who never doubt

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atmosphere

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the pervading feeling created by the story

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round characters

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convincing, these characters may exhibit many different personality traits

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dynamic characters

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undergo some type of change or development

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flat characters

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stereotyped, shallow characters, only exhibit one or two personality traits

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connotations

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the associations attached to a word in addition to its dictionary definition

If I was a child did it matter (i was innocent)

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content

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what the text is about

shade never made anybody les gay

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context

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things outside the text which may shape meaning

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couplet

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two line verse (often rhyming)

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declarative sentence

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a sentence that expresses a statement in a determined way

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deus ex machina

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an artificial device resolving the difficulties of the plot

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dialogue

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language interaction with two or more pariticipants

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euphemism

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a word that replaces a term that is seen as unpleasant

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exclamatory sentence

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a sentence that expresses strong emotions

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exposition

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the first act of a play, to provide the reader with information he needs for the rest of the story

the tennis court was covered up with some tent-like thing

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foreshadowing

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a device which hints or warns of events to happen later in the story, creates a climax

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hyperbole

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exaggeration in order to emphasize a fact or a feeling

i could eat a horse

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verbal irony

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when there is a contrast between what is said and what is happening

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dramatic irony

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when the author shares information with the reader which characters do not know, which shows that a characters reactions could become inappropriate later on

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situational irony

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when a set of circumstances turns out differently from what is expected or considered appropriate

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metaphor

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a description which compares one thing with another which are actually different things

! does not use like or as !

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metonymy

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the use of a closely related term to represent an object with which it is associated

my ride is here (my taxi is here)

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metre

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rhythmic arrangement of syllables in verse, usually acccording to the number of metrical feet in a line

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mode of address

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the point of view of the text (1st person)

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motif

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a recurring subject

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non-standard lexis

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any variety of a word that does not conform to the standard form as used by society

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onomatopoeia

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the use of a word that closely resembles the sound to which it refers

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oxymoron

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the use of apparently contradictory words in a phrase

old news

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parallelism

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the patterning of pairs of sounds, words or structures

did some bird…?
did some force…?

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pathetic fallacy

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when the environment mirrors emotions

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personification

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a form of metaphor in which human characteristics are given to non-humans

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perspective

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the point of view from which a story is told

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repetition

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saying the same thing more than once

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end rhyme

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repetition of similar vowel sounds at the end of a sentence

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internal rhyme

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repetition of similar vowel sounds in two words within one line

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setting

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the time and place where a story takes a place

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simile

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a device which directly compares two things using like or as

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stanza

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the division of line in a poem (a verse)

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superlatives

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a word that emphasizes the extremes

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symbolism

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a device in which a word or phrase represents something else

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themes

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the recurring ideas in a text, the themes is the central idea of a story

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thesis

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the main argument in a non-fiction work expressed in a statement

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tone

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the emotion the text is written (e.g. sarcastic)

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tripling

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listing of three items

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ethos

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persuasive device: ethical appeal, convince the reader of the author’s credibility

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pathos

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persuasive device: emotional appeal, persuade audience by talking into their emotions

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logos

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persuasive device: appeal to logic, means to convince an audience by logic

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adjective

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a word that modifies a noun

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adverb

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a word that modifies a verb

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assonance

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a repetition of the similar stressed sounds

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cacophony

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an unpleasant sound or rhythm that has a jarring effect

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caesura

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a mid line pause in a line of poetry

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collective noun

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a name that refers to a group of nouns

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comment clause

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a commonly occurring phrase in a language

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complex sentence

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a sentence made up of one main and one or more dependent clauses

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compound sentence

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a sentence made up of two main clauses

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consonance

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the repetition of similar final consonant sounds

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ellipsis

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the omission of a part of a sentence (something … another thing)

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enjambment

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run-on lines (not stopping after a full-stop)

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euphony

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the musical effect when words and phrases that create harmonious sounds and rhymes

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fillers

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words used when hesitating in a speech

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imperative sentence

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sentence hat expresses a command

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interrogative sentence

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sentence expressing a question

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juxtaposition

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placing two or more things side by side

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lexical motif

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a group of words joined by similarities

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meiosis

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an deliberate understatement to create a humorous effect

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parataxis

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placing together words or sentences without conjunctions

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polysyndeton

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the use of conjunction between each word or phrase

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preposition

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words that show relationships between nouns

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sibilants

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consonant sounds articulated with a hissing sound

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