Term
Allegory
[al-uh-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee] |
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Definition
| A literary work in which all or most of the characters, settings, and events stand for ideas, qualities, or figures beyond themselves. |
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Allusion
[uh-loo-zhuh[image]n] |
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A reference to a well-known character, place, or situation from history, music art, or another work of literature. |
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Term
Ambiguity
[am-bi-gyoo-i-tee] |
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Definition
The state of having more than one meaning.
(It can also be doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention.) |
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Definition
| A short written or oral account of an event from a person's life. |
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anthropomorphism
[an-thruh-puh-mawr-fiz-uh[image]m] |
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Definition
| the attribution of human form or behaviour to a deity, animal, or inanimate object. |
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