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Ariel Francis AP English
Ms. Hurder 5th period
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English
12th Grade
04/30/2009

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Term
Allegory
Definition
A story in which characters, things and events represent qualities or concepts.
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Diction
Definition
word choice given the element of style
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Alliteration
Definition
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
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Allusion
Definition
An indirect reference to something with which the reader is supposed to be familiar
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Antithesis
Definition
A balancing of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses –especially parallel in position and structure.
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Anecdote
Definition
a way of developping a point or injecting humor
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Anaphora
Definition
Repition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two sentences in a row
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