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Allegory

A thing that represents an abstract concept

Anachronism

Something that is out of its appropriate period

Anaphora

Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of sentences

Archetype

Character type often found in literature

Cacophony

Rough sounding words

Colloquialism

Informal words (gonna, wanna, y'all)

Deus ex Machina

Plot device where a problem is suddenly solved with unexpected intervention

Didactic

Negative connotation, primary purpose is teaching

Dramatic Irony

When the audience is aware of critical information that the characters are not

Elegy

Poem about death, loss, mourning

Epigram

Paradoxical saying

Ethos

Appeal based on character of the speaker

Genre

Major category of literature

Hyperbole

Intentional exaggeration to create an effect

Hubris

Excessive amount of pride or arrogance

Figurative Language

Simile, metaphor, imagery

Limited Narrator

Narrator who presents the story as seen and understood by a singular character

Logos

Appeal based on logic or reason

Metonymy

Figure of speech where an object or idea takes the place of another that has a close association

Mood

Emotional atmosphere of a work

Narrative

Story

Onomatopoeia

Word that imitates the sound it represents

Oxymoron

Two words that contradict are joined together

Paradox

Statement that appears contradictory but makes sense on closer inspection

Pathos

Appeal based on emotion of the audience

Personification

Nonliving thing is given living attributes

Prose

Fiction or nonfiction writing, writing that is not poetry

Rhetoric

Analyzing how an author gets their argument across

Situational Irony

What happens is different from what is expected to happen

Stream of Consciousness

Continuous flow of thoughts of a person