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Literary Terms
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English
11th Grade
08/27/2006

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Allegory
Definition
extended mteaphor in which characters and or story elemts are used to convey sumbolic meaning in addition to literal meaning
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Ambiguity
Definition
multiple meanings of words, phrases, or passages
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Analogy
Definition
comparison between two 2 different things or the relationship between them
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Anecdote
Definition
story of illustration used to arouse reader interst and develop author's purpose
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Antithesis
Definition
compares 2 things, which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining of clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea by showing how it is similar to the familiar one (to err is human, to forgive is divine)
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Aphorism
Definition
statement of general principal, memorable by condensing much wisdom in few words
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