Literary Devices

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Allusion

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An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

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Analogy

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A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

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Antithesis

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A device used to create contrast by placing two parallel but opposite ideas in a sentence

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Consonance

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The recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity.