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Elements of lit #3

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Where animals or inanimate objects are portrayed in a story as people, such as by walking, talking, or being given arms, legs, facial features, human locomotion or other anthropoid form. Anthropomorphism
Repetition of vowel sounds. Assonance
a mental image that is similar to an auditory perception Auditory image
a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. Cliche
A word that has come into the English language directly from another language. Derivative
For example, we say that the word “telephone” is a Greek _______ because its origin is the Greek combining forms tele–, which means “afar,” “far off,” and –phone, which means “sound”—a telephone carries sound far off. Derivative
A regional variety of a particular language, such as the Gullah dialect, in Charleston, South Carolina. (2) A variation of a standard language that has its own history and is now a codified standard language itself. Dialogue
a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance Direct Metaphor
Extended Image Extended metaphor
Any use of language where the intended meaning differs from the actual literal meaning of the words themselves. Figurative language
The poet makes extensive use of _______, presenting the speaker’s feelings as colors, sounds and flavors. Figurative language
a word or phrase used in a nonliteral sense to add rhetorical force to a spoken or written passage. Figure of speech
Imagery Fresh Images
Language which describes something in detail, using words to substitute for and create sensory stimulation, including visual imagery and sound imagery. Imagery
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