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Praxis 0043 Secondary English
literary devices
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09/19/2008

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allusion
Definition
a figure of speech that makes a reference or representation of or to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art.

"a brief reference, explicit or indirect, to a person, place or event, or to another literary work or passage".[1] It is left to the reader or hearer to make the connection (Fowler); an overt allusion is a misnomer for what is simply a reference. An Allusion is an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication.

In a freer informal definition allusion is a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication.
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ambiguity
Definition
where a word, term, notation, sign, symbol, phrase, sentence, or any other form used for communication, is called ambiguous if it can be interpreted in more than one way.
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dialogue
Definition
a reciprocal conversation between two or more entities
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diction
Definition
refers to the writer's or the speaker's distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression
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figurative language
Definition
words in figurative expressions connote additional layers of meaning

Figurative language or speech contains images
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imagery
Definition
descriptive language that evokes sensory experience
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stream of conciousness
Definition
seeks to portray an individual's point of view by giving the written equivalent of the character's thought processes, either in a loose interior monologue, or in connection to his or her actions
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parody
Definition
a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, or author, by means of humorous or satiric imitation
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literal language
Definition
words in literal expressions denote what they mean according to common or dictionary usage
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juxtaposition
Definition
when the author places two themes, characters, phrases, words, or situations together for the purpose of comparison, contrast, or rhetoric.
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allegory
Definition
a figurative mode of representation conveying a meaning other than the literal
Aesop - fables
E.A. Poe - Masque of Red Death
C.S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia
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