| Term | Definition |
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| allegory | a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. |
| alliteration | is the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words. |
| allusion | is a brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or ficticious, or to a work of art. |
| analogy | is the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. |
| antagonist | is the main opponent of the main character in a work of literature. |
| hyperbole | is a type of figurative language. is an exaggeration |
| irony | the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning |
| satire | a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack. |
| paradox | A statement that appears to contradict itself but is true |
| onomatopoeia | is a word that imitates the sound it represents. |
| oxymoron | is putting two contradictory words together. hot ice, cold fire, wise fool, sad joy, eloquent silence, |
| metaphor | are a way to describe something NOT using "like" or "as" |
| idiom | is a natural manner of speaking to a native speaker of a language |
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