Literary Terms

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alliteration

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the repetition of the same or similar sonsonant sounds in words that are close together (tounge twister)

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allusion

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a reference to someone or somthing that is known from history, literature, religion, etc

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analogy

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a comparison made between two things to show how alike they are

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anaphora

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a figure of speech in which a word or group of words is repeated, usually at the beginning of successive sentecnces or lines of verse

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apostrophe

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a technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object, idea, or a person who is either dead or absent

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concrete poem

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a poem in which the words are arranged on a page to suggest a visual reresentation of the subject

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conceit

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an extended metaphor that compared two disimilar things in several ways

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enjambment

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the continuation of a line without pause from one line to the next

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internal rhyme

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rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry or within consecutive lines

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metaphor

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figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using specific works such as like, as, than, or resembles

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onomatopoeia

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the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning (buzz)

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refrain

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a word, phrase, line, or group of lines repeated for effect, several times in a poem

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slant rhyme

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a rhyming sound that is not exact

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sonnet

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14 line poem

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synesthesia

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the joining of one sensory image with another image that appeals to an unrelated sense

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allegory

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everything in it is meant to represent somthing

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alliteration

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when every word begins with the same consinent

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anagram

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taking a sentence and rearange to components later

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anthropomorphism

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taking an inanimate object and making it tino a character

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antithesis

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balancing out writing

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aphorism

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a brief consice statement of the truth

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connotation

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cultural or contextual meaning of a word

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epithet

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a phrase that consistantly comes before someones name

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euphony

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pleasent sounding

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hyperbole

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exaggeration or serious or comic effect

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internal rhyme

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rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry

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inversion

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flipping the word order

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motif

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a reacurring image, word, or phrase on a document

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negative capability

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readers ability to exist within doubt to see if the text is worth it

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oxymoron

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two opposite terms and combining them for new meaning

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paradox

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statement that seems fake but really has truth

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satire

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use of literature used to expose or reveal human fails

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stream of consciousness

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an attempt approximate

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synecdoche

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a part of the item comes to represent the whole

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syntax

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word order

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ambiguity

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word or expression that has more than one meaning

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dystopia

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a utopia gone sour

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elegy

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a poem that mourns the death of someone or thing

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epic

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long narrative poem on serious subject, centers upon hero or supernatural person

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persona

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maks the speaker adopts

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utopia

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an attempt at a perfect society

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stock

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type of character

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dynamic

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character changes

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static

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character remains the same