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When the verb of a sentence is in the active voice, the subject is doing the acting, as in the sentence “Kevin hit the ball.” Kevin (the subject of the sentence) acts in relation to the ball. [image] |
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| 1. | a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. |
| 2. | a symbolical narrative: the allegory of Piers Plowman. |
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Alliteration is the use of words beginning with the same letter to achieve a poetical effect. Shakespeare (Macbeth) 'Good things of day begin to droop and drowse.
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a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare. e.g. juliet from romeo and juliet |
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| 1. | a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump. |
| 2. | similarity or comparability: I see no analogy between your problem and mine. |
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a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary. the adversary of the hero or protagonist of a drama or other literary work: Iago is the antagonist of Othello. |
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an event, conclusion, statement, etc., that is far less important, powerful, or striking than expected. a descent in power, quality, dignity, etc.; a disappointing, weak, or inglorious conclusion: After serving as President, he may find life in retirement an anticlimax. |
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| opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction. |
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| a sudden turn from the general audience to address a specific group or person or personified abstraction absent or present. |
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| (of the treatment of subject matter in representational art) pertaining to the relationship of figures or to the arrangement of elements in a scene so as to emphasize the story content of a subject. |
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| an older or obsolete form |
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repetition of the same sound in words close to each other. e.g.Thy kingdom come, thy will be done |
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| a surrounding or pervading mood, environment, or influence: an atmosphere of impending war; a very tense atmosphere |
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