Literary Terms - definitions

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Allusion

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A reference to a well-known story, movie, historical event, or work of art.

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Hyperbole

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Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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Pathos

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Persuasion that appeals to your emotions.

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Personification

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Giving human qualities to an object or abstract idea.

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Metaphor

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A comparison of two unlike objects without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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A comparison of two unlike objects using 'like' or 'as'.

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Allegory

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A narrative that uses characters and events to symbolize a deeper moral or political meaning.

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

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Ethos

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Persuasion that appeals to the credibility or character of the speaker.

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Logos

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Persuasion that appeals to logic and reason.