Literary Devices and Figurative Language Vocabulary (Vocab #2)

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Repetition

The act of repeating, doing, saying, or writing something again

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Parallel structure

Parallel structure, also known as parallelism, is when the same pattern of words or grammatical structure is used within a sentence or in multiple sentences. The use of repetition can create a parallel structure.

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Personification

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something inhuman

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Anaphora

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a successive clause.

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Figurative Language

A type of descriptive language to create meaning in a way that differs from its literal meaning.

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Hyperbole (Form of figurative language)

The figure of speech in which exaggeration is heavily used. Emphasize the magnitude of a situation.

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Symbolism

It is a literary device that uses objects or elements to communicate something beyond their own meaning

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Syntax

Arrangement of words and phrases

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Anadiplosis

A word or group of words located at the end of one clause or sentence is repeated at or near the beginning of the following clause or sentence.

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Extended Metaphor

It is the use of a single metaphor at length in a work of literature. A Metaphor that extends or spans multiple sentences or paragraphs.

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Dichotomy

A division or contrast between two things that are opposite or conflict with each other.

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Call to action

Writing a clear and direct message to elicit a strong response from the readers.

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Paradox

A statement that appears to contradict itself or that is just be true and untrue at the same time.

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Irony

Instance in which some statement or truth is redundant to another statement or truth.

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Common Ground

Two parties that could have the same ideas and opinions as the other party.

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