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English Regents Terms

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A narrative or description having a second meaning beneath the surface one. A story, fictional or nonfiction, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts.

The repetition at close intervals of initial identical consonant sounds. Or, vowel sounds in successive words or syllables that repeat.

An indirect reference to something with which the reader is expected to be familiar. Allusions are usually literary, historical, Biblical, or mythological.

Assignment of something to a time when it was not in existence, e.g. the watch Merlyn wore in The Once and Future King.

An analogy is a comparison to a directly parallel case. When a writer uses an analogy, he or she argues that a claim reasonable for one case is reasonable for the analogous case.