| description | jargon |
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| 'sweet scented stuff' | |
| a reference witihin a literary work to a historical, literary, or biblical character, place, or event | |
| The repetition of vowel sounds in a sequence of nearby words | |
| usually for the purpose of mockery | |
| 'happy as a clam' | |
| a sudden realization | |
| use of hints to give a preview of events that do not happen until later in the story | |
| an extreme exaggeration | |
| 'it's raining cats and dogs' | |
| language that stimulates the senses | |
| usually emphasizes the contrast between the way things are expected to be and the way they actually are | |
| 'life is but a walking shadow' | |
| a recurring structure, contrast, idea, or other device that develops a literary work's major ideas. | |
| | description | jargon |
|---|
| 'zzzzzzzzzzz' | |
| 'wise fool' | |
| a statement that seems contradictory but is deeply true | |
| an animal or object that is given human characteristics | |
| 'ernest was being earnest.' | |
| a question that is made to make you think, not to actually be answered | |
| a tone that hints off that the speaker means the opposite of what he/she is saying | |
| comparison using like or as | |
| an object or figure to represent an idea | |
| a fundamental/universal idea in a text | |
| central argument | |
| the author's attitude toward the story | |
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