Literary Terms

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Foreshadowing

Hinting at future events

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Allusion

Reference to another work or idea

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Hyperbole

Exaggeration

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Pun

A play on words

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Metaphor

A direct comparison

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Simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"

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Oxymoron

Two contradictory terms

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Personification

Giving human qualities to non-humans

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Theme

Central idea/message

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Extended Metaphor

A metaphor that continues over several lines

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