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Lit Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Diction | A writer choice of words |
| Connotation | The meaning of a word beyond its literal meaning |
| Denotation | The literal meaning |
| Contrast | |
| Perspective | How speakers understand their circumstances |
| Syntax | The arrangement of words |
| Anaphora | A deliberate repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of a verse |
| Antithesis | Direct oppositions |
| Parallelism | Repetition of a grammatical form |
| Allusion | A reference to an event, person, place, etc. |
| Apostrophe | When someone absent or dead is addressed as if it was alive and could reply. |
| Conceit |