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_1. 1. Alliteration: Repetition of the same or similar constrant sounds
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Rhetoric: Art of effective communication, especially persuasive discourse.
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_1. 1. Alliteration: Repetition of the same or similar constrant sounds
Rhetoric: Art of effective communication, especially persuasive discourse.
3. 3. Pun: A "play on words" based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words that sound alike but mean different things.
4. 4. Paradox: A statement that appears self-contradictory, but that reveals a kind of truth.
Parody: A work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer's style
6. 6. Metaphor: A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without the use of such specific words of comparison as like, as, than, or resembles.
7. 7. Indirect Characterization: The author reveals to the reader what the character is like by describing how the character looks and dresses, by letting the reader hear what the says, by revealing the character's private thoughts and feelings, by revealing the characters effect on other people (showing how other characters feel or behave toward the character), or by showing the character in action. Common in modern literature.
8. 8. Diction: A speaker or writer's choice of words
_ 9. Foil: A character who acts as contrast to another character. Often a funny side kick to the dashing hero, or a villain contrasting the hero.
0. Hyperbole: A figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect. "If I told you once, I've told you a million times...."
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