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ALLEGORY

an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances




Example: Crucible




Sentence: Arthur Miller uses allegory in The Crucible.

APHORISM

a short pithy instructive saying




Example: Harry Potter




Sentence: J. K. Rowling uses aphorism to signal that the end of the movie is near.

APOSTROPHE

address to an absent or imaginary person




Example: The Tell Tale Heart




Sentence: Edgar Allan Poe uses apostrophe in The Tell Tale Heart.

BOMBAST

pompous or pretentious talk or writing




Example: The Mark of Athena




Sentence: Rick Ridoran uses large amounts of bombastwhen comparing the Greeks to the Romans in The Mark of Athena.

ELEGY

a mournful poem; a lament for the dead




Example: The Attic and the Pendulum




Sentence: Edgar Allan Poe presents his elegy as he recites the death of his dear cat.

EPIGRAPH

an engraved inscription; a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing




Example: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire




Sentence: J. K. Rowling uses an epigraph in the beginning of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to signal to the readers what will happen.

EPITHET

descriptive word or phrase; a defamatory or abusive word or phrase




Example: Green Eggs and Ham




Sentence: "Sam I am!"





GROTESQUE

distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; ludicrously odd




Example: Dead Space




Sentence: All the creatures are ugly and grotesque.

JUXTPOSITION

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); a side-by-side position




Example: The Art of History




Sentence: There are many comparisons between events in The Art of History.

METAPHYSICAL

highly abstract and overly theoretical




Example: Big Bang Theory




Sentence: Raja make repeated theories on Dark Matter to Nelson.

PARADOX

a statement that contradicts itself




Example: The Awakening




Sentence: "I can but I can't."

PASTORAL

of or relating to a pastor; suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene; used of idealized country life

SATIRE

witty language used to convey insults or scorn




Example: Halo




Sentence: Lt. Johnson uses satire towards Kaboose through the novel.



SOLILOQUY

dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections




Example: Their Eyes are Watching God




Sentence: Zora give a soliloquy to the man that she apparently loves.

REALISM

the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth




Example: Huckleberry Finn




Sentence: Mark Twain uses an extensive amount of realism when showing Huck's life throughout his adventure.