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alliteration |
-used for poetic effect -a repetition of initial sounds of several words in a group -"I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet." (Frost, "Acquainted with the Night.") |
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allegory |
-where every aspect of the story is representative/symbolic -usually a larger abstract concept or important historical/geopolitical event -"Lord of the Flies" presents a compelling allegory of human nature, illustrating the three sides of the psyche through its sharply-defined main characters. -A form of extended metaphor -characters are often personifications of abstract ideas (i.e. charity, greed, envy, etc.) -A STORY WITH TWO MEANINGS: Literal and symbolic |
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allusion |
-a reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work -Ex: T.S. Elliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" alludes to the biblical figure John the Baptist in the line, "Though I have seen my head (grown slightly bald) brought in upon a platter..." (alluding to decapitation of John) |
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ambiguity |
-a statement which can contain two or more meanings |
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analogy |
-a comparison of two different things that are alike in some way (see 'metaphor and simile') -comparision of two pairs which have the same relationship |
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antecedent |
-grammar -a word, phrase, or clause, usually a sustanive, that is replaced by a proun or other substitute later -"Jane lost a glove,a dn she cannot find it" 'Jane' is the antecedent of 'she' and 'glove' is the antecedent of 'it.'
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logic |
-the conditional element in a proposition |
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anthromorphism |
-where animals or inanimate objects are portrayed in a srory as people -often incorrectly called 'personification' |
