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Literary Analysis
Clep Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allegory | A narrative in which literal meaning corresponds clearly and direc |
| Alliteration | The repetition of similar sounds, usually consonants, at the beginning of words. For example, Robert Frost’s poem “Out, out—” contains the alliterative phrase “sweet scented stuff.” |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of words, such as “pop,” “hiss,” and “boing,” that sound like the thing they refer to. |
| Oxymoron | The association of two contrary terms, as in the expressions “same difference” or “wise fool.” |
| Personification | The use of human characteristics to describe animals, things, or ideas. |
| Simile | A comparison of two things through the use of “like” or “as.” The title of Robert |
| Allusion | a figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art, either directly or by implication. |
| protagonists | the main character in a story, novel, drama, or other literary work, the character that the reader or audience empathizes with. |
| Satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn. |
| Pathos | A quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow. |
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