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| extended metaphor between two seemingly dissimilar things |
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| figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to compare two things |
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| figure of speech or trope through which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else, thus making an implicit comparison |
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| assigning lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects |
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| a trope in which a part of something is used to represent a whole |
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| use of an aspect of something to represent a whole |
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| technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object, an idea, or a dead/absent person |
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| an indirect statement that is substituted to avoid bluntness |
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| a play on the meaning of words |
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| an indirect reference often to another text or a historical event |
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| word pictures that appeal to the senses vs. facts that are more precise |
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| concrete item that stands for itself and something else |
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| symbol that occurs often enough in literature so that it is easily recognized (pattern, plot, character, etc.) |
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| use of a word in such a way as to convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning of the word |
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| What is someone speaking/writing about? |
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| When and why is someone speaking/writing? |
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| the environment in which something exists |
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| vantage point from which author chooses to write |
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| change position, form, direction, character |
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| the speaker's attitude towards a subject or audience |
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