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a reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science or popular culture.
Milton and Bacon |
allusion
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the repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure. Bacon
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Parallel structure
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a brief discourse in prose.
Bacon |
essay
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they do not argue or explain but merely make positive statements.
Bacon |
Axiom
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it’s a long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger than life hero who embodies the values of a particular society.
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Epic
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a short allegorical story that teaches a moral or religious lesson about life.
Jesus The Parable of the Good Samaritan. |
Parable
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A poem that mourns the death of a person.
Milton |
Elegy
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An elaborate pageant.
Milton |
Masque
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in a literary work, a moment of sudden insight or revelation that a character experiences.
Conrad |
Epiphany
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