English

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Onomatopoeia

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using words that imitates the sound they denote. 
example : Ding Dong, Hiss, Murmur.

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Allusion

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passing reference or indirect mention.
example : A ‘Pearl Harbor’ sneak-attack.

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Atmosphere

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mood of feeling of a place. 
example : happy, sad, uptight.


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Antagonist

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opposition of the good guy in the story. 
example : joker in batman.

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Dramatic Irony

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the viewers/listeners/ readers know something the characters do not.
example : In a movie when there is spooky music we know something bad is going to happen but the character in the movie does not know this and can not hear the music. 


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Simile

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the resemblance between different things using like or as. 
example : the water is like the sun. 


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Metaphor

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comparison of the things without using like or as. 
example : life is a journey, 


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Pun

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play on words, on different senses of the same word or on the similar sense or sound of different words. 
example : time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. 


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Irony

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creates a contrast between what is said and what is meant. 
example : he is as smart as dish soap.

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Idiom

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two or more words that mean something other than the literal meanings.
example : every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes little difficult to get it to the mint. 


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Hyperbole

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extravagant exaggeration.
example : i am so hungry i could eat a horse. 


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proverb

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embody some advice or commonly believed fact. 
example : honesty is the best policy, you can’t teach old dog new tricks. 


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Pathetic Fallacy

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attributing human feelings to inanimate objects.
example : the friendly sun.


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Imagery

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the use of words to paint a picture. 
example : Hey eyelashes were like the legs of a black widow spider and brushed against my cheek as soft as a baby’ breath.

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Alliteration

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when two or more words in a poem begin with the same letter or sound. 
example : Dressy Daffodils. 


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mood

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the writer’s attitude towards the subject. 
example : life is full of misery, loneliness and suffering .


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allegory

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signify a meaning that is not literal. 
example : life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you will get. 


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protagonist

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the main character ( the good guy ) 
example : batman 


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satire

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is the use of humor or sarcasm to criticize. 
example : children coming of age to learn that the real world is just as crude as middle school. 


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personification

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inanimate object is giver human qualities. 
example : the clouds were dancing in the sky. 


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oxymoron

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words of the same meaning are side by side. 
example : the building is a little big and pretty ugly.

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tone

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an attitude or emotion the author is feeling. 
example : grateful, sad, mad.


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analogy

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extended metaphor. 
example : the stray dog was a lot like my ex-husband; it showed up whenever it wanted to, it didn’t look like it had bathed in weeks, and it would disappear every time i got used to it being around.


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symbol

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a person, place, action, or thing that represents something other then itself. 
example : red octagon for the stop sign.