English III Literary Terms
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Allegory
An allegory is a literary device that uses symbolic figures, actions, or events to represent abstract ideas or moral qualities. It is a form of extended metaphor where characters and events have a deeper meaning beyond the literal interpretation.
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Alliteration
Alliteration is a literary device that involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words or phrases. It is often used to create rhythm, emphasize certain words, or add musicality to writing.
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Allusion
An allusion is a figure of speech that refers to a well-known person, event, or literary work, often used to enhance the meaning or depth of a text.
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Ambiguity
A statement which can contain two or more meanings.
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Anadiplosis
The term anadiplosis is a Greek word which means “to reduplicate”. It refers to the repetition of a word or words in successive clauses in such a way that the second clause starts with the same word which marks the end of the previous clause.
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Analogue
A comparison between two similar things. In literature, a work which resembles another work either fully or in part. If a work resembles another because it is derived from the other, the original work is called the source, not an analogue of the later work.
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Anapest
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Anaphora
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Anecdote
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Antagonist
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Antimetabole
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Antithesis
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Aphorism
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Apostophe
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Aside
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Assonance
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Asyndeton
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Autobiography
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Ballad
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Biography
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Blank Verse
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Cacophony/Euphony
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Caesura
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Canto
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Carpe Diem
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Catastrophe
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Characterization
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Chiasmus
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Classicism
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Climax
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Comedy
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Conceit
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Conclusion
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Concrete Poetry
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Conflict
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Connotation / Denotation
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Consonance
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Couplet
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Dactyl
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Dialogue
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Diction
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Dramatic Monologue
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Elegy
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Epic
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Epigraph
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Epithet
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Euphemism
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Exposition
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Fable
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Falling Action
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Farce
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Figurative Language
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Figure of Speech
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Flashback
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Foil
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Foot
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Foreshadowing
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Free Verse
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Genre
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Haiku
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Hyperbole
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Iamb
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Idiom
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Imagery
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Inference
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Irony
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Litotes
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Local Color
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Lyric Poem
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Metaphor
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Meter
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Metonymy
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Mood
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Myth
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Narrative Poem
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Novel
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Ode
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Onomatopoeia
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Oxymoron
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Parable
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Paradox
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Parallel Structure
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Parody
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Passive Voice
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Pastoral
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Pathetic Fallacy
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Personification
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Plot
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Point of View
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Polysyndeton
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Protagonist
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Pun
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Quatrain
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Resolution
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Rhyme
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Rhythm
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Rising
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Romance
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Saga
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Sarcasm
