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allegory

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taking something abstract, for example a concept or an idea, and give it form, convey it with things that are easier to present, to represent something complex in a simpler way

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alliteration

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when words are used in quick succession and begin with sounds belonging to the same sound group

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allusion

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the poet uses a reference, refers to something, illusion presupposes that the reader is going to know what the poet is talking about

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analogy

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a comparison showing how two seemingly different entities are alike

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anastrophe

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an alteration of the logical order of words, specifically with the order of adjective and noun, they change places

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anthropomorphism

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completely humanized animals

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archetype

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the ultimate edition/ optimate version of something, most recognizable of its kind

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assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds

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asyndeton

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poet leaves out some conjunctions that would normally be there, maintaining the grammatical accuracy

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authorial intrusion

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author stepping away from the text and speaking out/ addressing the reader

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cacophony

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usually, a lot of consonants close together, subjective, to make it sound more harsh, cacophonous

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caesura

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a dramatic pause, an unexpected pause, for emphasis, to separate two parts, the poet wants us to stop and think or prepare

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connotation

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associations that we feel, have for words, that go beyond the literal meaning

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consonance

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repetition of consonant sounds

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denotation

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the literal meaning of something

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enjambment

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when a line runs into the next line, and they don’t function on their own

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enveloping structure

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type of repetition where the beginning and the end are the same, of a line, stanza, poem

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epithet

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describing a place, thing, person in such a way to make its characteristics more prominent

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euphemism

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using a more mild, less aggressive expression than the original one

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euphony

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usually, a lot of vowels close together, pleasant sounding, subjective

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flashback

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interruption of the chronological sequence, events from the past

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foreshadowing

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using certain words/ hints to predict something that is going to happen

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hyperbaton

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any kind of alteration of the logical order of the words

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hyperbole

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an exaggeration, using words to overemphasize the basic statement

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imagery

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words, phrases, that help the reader visualize things internally, achieved through vivid descriptions

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internal rhyme

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rhyme that occurs within a single line of verse, or between internal phrases across multiple lines

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inversion

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alteration of the logical order of words, dealing specifically with the order of the subject, verb and objects

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irony

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the implied meaning is different from the literary meaning

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juxtaposition

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putting things parallel to one another to highlight the contrast between them and to compare them (Satan – God, Voldemort – Harry)

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litotes

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understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary

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metaphor

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ascribing meaning or identity to one subject by way of another

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metonymy

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not using the actual/ literal word for something, but instead using a word that is closely linked to it

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mood

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As a literary device, mood refers to the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story

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motif

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can be anything (images, phrases, structural devices…) that is a distinctive repeating feature or idea in a literary work

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negative capability

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the ability to perceive and recognise truths beyond the reach of consecutive reasoning

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onomatopoeia

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mimicking sounds, can be direct mimicking or with words that sound like what we are describing (howl, whisper, grunt)

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oxymoron

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to take and put two contradictions together to create a new expression

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paradox

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closely related to oxymoron, but grander, it has a deeper level of meaning that isn’t always revealed at first glance

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parallelism

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Parallelism is the repetition of grammatical elements in a piece of writing to create a harmonious effect

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personification

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human traits/characteristics ascribed to inanimate objects, phenomena, animals (the raging wind)

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point of view

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determines the angle from which the reader approaches the story, it influences him

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polysyndeton

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using more conjunctions than needed

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portmanteau

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taking 2 or more words and joining them together in order to create an entirely new word

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pun

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a play upon words; using a word in a manner that suggests two or more possible meanings

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rhyme scheme

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the pattern of sounds that repeats at the end of a line or stanza.

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setting

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the time, place and mood of the events of the story

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simile

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comparison of two entities using comparative conjunctions

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stanza

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a group of lines within a poem, usually set off from others by a blank line

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symbol

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a relatively simple image stands for a more complex concept, the relation between the symbol and the meaning has to be permanent

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synecdoche

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a specific type of metonymy, has two subtypes
pars pro toto - using a part of something to represent the whole
totum pro parte - the whole representing the part of it

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synaesthesia

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used to perform conflation of the senses

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theme

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the main subject, the base summary of the story

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understatement

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to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is

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willing suspension of disbelief

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an intermediate state where one puts on hold the belief that the situation is not real

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