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Recurring Symbol; pattern or strand of imagery or symbolism in literature

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Motif

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A short allegorical story illustrating a truth or lesson.

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Parable

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Mistaken use of a similar-sounding word, often amusing.

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Malapropism

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Mild term for something harsh or blunt

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Euphemism

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Uncertainty of meaning or intention (unclear)

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Ambiguity

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Figure of speech with a non-literal meaning

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Idiom

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Unrhymed poetry in iambic pentameter

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Blank Verse

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(main clause) stands alone as a complete sentence

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Independent Clause

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A subordinate clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

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Dependent Clause

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Lyric poem of 14 lines, often in iambic pentameter

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Sonnet