Figurative Language

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Literal meaning of a word

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Denotation

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Idea or feeling invoked by a word beyond its literal meaning.

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Connotation

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Part of speech that prevents repetition?

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Pronoun

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Representation of sense experience through language

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Imagery

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A brief, indirect reference to a significant person, place, thing, or idea is...

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Allusion

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Artist's attitude toward subject/audience

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Tone

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How the work affects the reader's feelings is

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Mood

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Common thread or repeated idea in a literary work; main idea.

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Theme

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Repetition of like sounds is

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Alliteration

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Repetition of words or phrases at the start of a sentence for artistic effect

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Anaphora