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A story in which characters, events, and settings represent a deeper moral, political, religious, or social meaning.
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The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in nearby words.
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A brief, indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, text, or idea.
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A comparison between two different things used to explain an idea or show a similar relationship.
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A contrast between opposite ideas, often placed in balanced grammatical structure.
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A short, memorable statement that expresses a general truth or observation about life.
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A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person, a dead person, an abstract idea, or an inanimate object.
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The emotional, cultural, or implied meaning of a word beyond its dictionary definition.
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A metaphor that continues across several lines, sentences, paragraphs, or an entire work.
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Nonliteral language used to create stronger meaning, imagery, or emotion.
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Deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.
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A phrase whose meaning cannot be understood literally from the individual words.
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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and helps readers imagine an experience.
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A technique an author uses to create meaning, emphasis, mood, or a particular effect in writing.
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A comparison that says one thing is another in order to suggest a shared quality.
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Referring to something by the name of something closely associated with it, such as “the crown” for a monarchy.
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A word that imitates or suggests a sound, such as buzz, crash, or hiss.
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A phrase that places two contradictory words or ideas together, such as “deafening silence.”
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Repeating a similar grammatical structure to create rhythm, balance, or emphasis.
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Giving human qualities, actions, or emotions to something nonhuman.
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The purposeful reuse of words, phrases, sounds, or ideas for emphasis or effect.
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A question asked to make the audience think or emphasize a point rather than receive an answer.
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A comparison between unlike things using like or as.
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Using an object, character, setting, or action to represent a larger idea or meaning.
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The deliberate selection of words by an author; word choice affects tone, mood, meaning, and audience response.
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