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Alliteration

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the commencement of two or more stressedsyllables of a word group either with the sameconsonant sound or sound group

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Antagonist

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the adversary of the hero or protagonist of adrama or other literary work

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Climax

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the highest or most intense point in thedevelopment or resolution of something;culmination

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Dramatic Irony

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irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation ofa drama and is understood by the audience butnot grasped by the characters in the play.

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Figurative language

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language that contains or uses figures of speech,especially metaphors.

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Foreshadowing

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to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure

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Hyperbole

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an extravagant statement or figure of speech notintended to be taken literally, as “to wait aneternity.”.

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Imagery

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the formation of mental images, figures, orlikenesses of things, or of such imagescollectively

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Irony

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the use of words to convey a meaning that is theopposite of its literal meaning

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Metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a term or phrase isapplied to something to which it is not literallyapplicable in order to suggest a resemblance, asin “A mighty fortress is our God.”

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Mood

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a state or quality of feeling at a particular time

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Omomatopoeia

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the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk,or boom, by imitation of a sound made by orassociated with its referent.

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oxymoron

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a figure of speech by which a locution producesan incongruous, seemingly self-contradictoryeffect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make hasteslowly.”.

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Paradox

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a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses apossible truth.

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Personification

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the attribution of human nature or character toanimals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions,especially as a rhetorical figure.

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Plot

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the attribution of human nature or character toanimals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions,especially as a rhetorical figure.

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Point of view

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a specified or stated manner of consideration orappraisal; standpoint

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Protagonist

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the leading character, hero, or heroine of adrama or other literary work.

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Simile

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a figure of speech in which two unlike things areexplicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.Compare metaphor.

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Symbolism

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the practice of representing things by symbols, orof investing things with a symbolic meaning orcharacter.

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Theme

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a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, orcomposition; topic:

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tone

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any sound considered with reference to itsquality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:

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Verbal irony

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irony in which a person says or writes one thingand means another, or uses words to convey ameaning that is the opposite of the literal