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| the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words |
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| an indirect or passing reference |
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| a person who actively opposes or is hostile to something or someone |
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| the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong |
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| the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character |
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| the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction |
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| a phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone |
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| a statement that expresses something as better or worse than it is |
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| a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story |
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| be a warning or indication of the future |
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| exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally |
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| visually descriptive or figurative language |
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| a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning |
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| a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next |
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| reversal of the normal order of words, typically for rhetorical effect |
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| irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning |
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| irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected |
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| irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play |
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| comparison without using 'like' or 'as' |
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| a temporary state of mind or feeling |
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| the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way |
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| the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named |
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| an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect |
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| a figure intended to represent an abstract quality |
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| the narrator's position in relation to the story being told |
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| the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text |
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| the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse |
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| the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices |
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| includes sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste to gauge the reader's interest |
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| the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place |
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| comparison using 'like' or 'as' |
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| a type of rhyme formed by words with similar but not identical sounds |
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| a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing |
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| the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities |
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| the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc. |
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