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Literary Elements
These are the important literary elements every 9th grader should know
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9th Grade
12/08/2011

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Allegory
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A story the has both a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning in which the character(s) or object(s) often embody abstract ideas.
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Alliteration
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THe repetition of the beginning of two or more adjacent words usually the repetition of an initial consonant sound
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Allusion
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A reference within a literary wort to another work of literature,art, or real event. The reference is often brief and implied, and the author assumes that the reader will be familiar with reference.
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Analogy
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A comparison the explains or describes one subject by pointing out its similarities to another subject; often an extended comparison.
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Anaphora
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repeating the beginning phrase in successive sentences or clauses
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Antagonist
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A character or force in conflict with the main character.
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Apostrophe
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A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person, a dead person, or personified quality. (e.g. Oh,Fate, why do you treat me so?)
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Archetype
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A model image, person, or theme that recurs in stories and myths throughout throughout history and literature.
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Assonance
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repetition os vowel sounds within non rhyming words
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Autobiography
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A form of nonfiction in which a person tells his or her own life's story
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Biography
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A form of nonfiction in which a writer tells about the life of another person.
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Character
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A person, animal, or a natural force representing a person in a literary work.
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Characterization
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The act of creating and developing a character.
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