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Literary terms

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show a comparison of two unlike things without the usage of the words like or as  
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show a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as  
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alliteration   show
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show an extreme exaggeration for the purpose of description  
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show a scene that takes the reader back in time from the current period  
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show a figure of speech that makes reference to a person, event, work of art, etc.  
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cliche   show
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jargon   show
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show a word that imitates the sound associated with the object or action  
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omniscient   show
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show narrator participates in the action, uses 'I'  
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show the narrator tells the story to another character using 'you'  
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objective   show
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third person   show
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show when the narrator focuses on the feelings of only one person  
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third person omniscient   show
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oxymoron   show
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personification   show
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symbolism   show
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show the use of hints or clues to suggest that something will happen  
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bias   show
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show this style may read like you speak. it is a style that may break the rules of grammar. it allows the writer to connect with the reader more easily; it's more friendly.  
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understatement   show
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irony   show
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satire/satirical style   show
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juxtaposition   show
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paradox   show
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show an attempt to influence or change someone's beliefs, attitudes, intentions, or behaviors  
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show when the subject is specialized to things such as computer applications, medical procedures, regulations and it may tell you how to do something  
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show in poetry, it is the repetition of a sounds, syllable, word, phrase, line, stanza, or metrical pattern  
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show the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, most often at the end of a line of a poem or song  
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