adj. giving or pouring forth freely, often to excess

adj. foul or unclean

v. handed over; gave up or delivered

n. behavior that is polite and correct for an occasion

n. plots; schemes

adj. impressive; majestic

adj. not successful; uselss

n. route; travel plan

n. halt; stopping

n. poverty

v. blocked; obstructed

Active or passive: John threw the ball.

Active of passive: The ball was thrown by John.

Active or passive: The game was taken from Ben as punishment.

Active or passive: I took the game from Ben as punishment.

When one thing is used to represent another in a work:

(Example: The color black is used to represent death in "The Masque of the Red Death.)

When the entirety of a work is an extended symbol or metaphor for a deeper or larger concept:

A reference within a work to something outside of a work, such as mythology, history, or another work:

When something or someone is compared to another thing or person by stating that the individual or thing is the person or thing to which it is being compared:

(Example: "He is a cheetah," simply meaning the person is as fast as a cheetah.)