story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea or generalization about life; allegories often have a strong moral or lesson.

“This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings [. . .] This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land,”

Parallelism ,or Parallel Structure,

“Alice ran into the room, into the garden, and into our hearts.”

“Brutus: Peace! Count the clock. Cassius: The clock has stricken three.”

brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

“Vampire Sucks” parodies and pokes fun at “Twilight” which was a film adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s novel “Twilight”.

Something there is that doesn’t love a wall. That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun;

Inversion, also known as anastrophe,

“To me alone there came a thought of grief: A timely utterance gave that thought relief, And I again am strong: The cataracts blow their trumpets from the steep;”

Rhetorical shift or turn

“She felt tired and unexpectedly peaceful. Now the coldness that, under Aunt Beast’s ministrations, had left her body had also left hermind. She looked toward her father and her confused anger was gone and she felt only love and pride. . . ‘It has to be

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Literary terms #1

Term	Definition
Allegory	story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea or generalization about life; allegories often have a strong moral or lesson.
Anaphora	“This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings [. . .] This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land,”
Parallelism ,or Parallel Structure,	“Alice ran into the room, into the garden, and into our hearts.”
anachronism	“Brutus: Peace! Count the clock. Cassius: The clock has stricken three.”
allusion	brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
parody	“Vampire Sucks” parodies and pokes fun at “Twilight” which was a film adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s novel “Twilight”.
Blank verse	Something there is that doesn’t love a wall. That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun;
Inversion, also known as anastrophe,	“To me alone there came a thought of grief: A timely utterance gave that thought relief, And I again am strong: The cataracts blow their trumpets from the steep;”
Rhetorical shift or turn	“She felt tired and unexpectedly peaceful. Now the coldness that, under Aunt Beast’s ministrations, had left her body had also left hermind. She looked toward her father and her confused anger was gone and she felt only love and pride. . . ‘It has to be
John Cena	A wonderful Human

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