Lit Terms Unit 1
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| alliteration | beginning several neighboring words with the same sound.
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| allusion | reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing.
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| antithesis | to place structurally parallel words, phrases, or clauses side by side for the purpose of contrast.
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| apostrophe | a form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate, as if animate.
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| assonanace | repetition of accented vowel sounds in a series of words.
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| consonance | repetition of a consonant sound within a series of words.
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| details | facts revealed by the author or speaker.
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| diction | word choice.
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| figures of speech | an imaginative comparison between seemingly unlike things (simile, metaphor, personification.)
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| flashback | a scene that interrupts the action to show a previous event.
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| foreshadowing | the use of hints or clues to suggest future action.
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| hyperbole | a deliberate exaggeration.
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| imagery | language used to produce an image in a reader’s mind. It appeals to the senses.
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| irony | something unexpected.
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| metaphor | a comparison stating one thing "is" another.
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