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Allegory x- xcorrect xanswer. x xSymbolic xrepresentation. xUsually xwhere xthe xmeaning xof
xa xgreater, xoften xabstract, xconcept xis xconveyed xwith xthe xaid xof xa xmore xcorporeal
xobject xor xidea. x
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"Faith xis xlike xa xstony xuphill xclimb..." x
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Alliteration x- xcorrect xanswer. x xRepetition xof xsimilar xsounds. x
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"The xWicked xWitch xof xthe xWest." x
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Analogy x- xcorrect xanswer. x x Comparison xbetween xtwo xthings. xSome xare xsimiles,
xsome x
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are
xmetaphors.
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Archetype x- xcorrect xanswer. x xUniversally xunderstood xsymbol, xterm, xor xpattern
xof x
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behavior. xA xprototype xupon xwhich xothers xare xcopied, xpatterned xor
xemulated.
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"Romeo xand xJuliet xare xan xarchetype xof xeternal xlove xand xa xstar-crossed xlove xstory." x
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Assonance x- xcorrect xanswer. x xRepetition xof xsimilar xvowel xsounds. x
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Connotation x- xcorrect xanswer. x x Secondary xmeaning xof xa xword. xGoes xbeyond
xliteral xor x
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dictionary
xmeaning.
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Consonance x- xcorrect xanswer. x xRepetition xof xsimilar xconstant xsounds. x
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Denotation x- xcorrect xanswer. x xDictionary xdefinition xof xa xword xor xliteral xmeaning. x
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Diction x- xcorrect xanswer. x x Style xof xspeaking xor xwriting xas xdependent xupon
xchoice xof x
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words.
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Some xmodern xday xwriters xuse xterms xsuch xas x'thy', x'thee' xand x'wherefore' xto
ximbue xa x
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Shakespearean xmood xto xtheir
xwork.
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, Epilogue x- xcorrect xanswer. x xAfterword xafter xthe xlast xchapter xis xover. x
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Epithet x- xcorrect xanswer. x x Descriptive xdevice xthat xusually xadds xto xa xperson xor
xplace's x
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regular
xname.
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"Alexander xthe xGreat" xis xan xepithet xrefering xto xAlexander xIII xof xMacedon. x
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Euphemism x- xcorrect xanswer. x xUsing xa xmilder xform xof xa xnegative xdescription
xinstead xof x
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its xoriginal. xUsually xabout xsex, xcrimes, xviolence, x"embarrassing"
xthings...
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Hyperbole x- xcorrect xanswer. x xExaggeration. x
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Litote x- xcorrect xanswer. x x Understatement. xWay xof xsaying xsomething xunpleasant
xwithout x
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directly xusing
xnegativity.
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"He's xdefinitely xnot xa xrocket xscientist" xinstead xof x"He xis xnot xsmart." x
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Malapropism x- xcorrect xanswer. x x Practice xof xsubstituting xwords xto xconvey xthe
xspeaker xis x
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flustered xor
xconfused.
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"Our xwatch, xsir, xhave xindeed xcomprehended xtwo xauspicious xpersons" xinstead xof
x"Our x
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watch, xsir, xhave xindeed xapprehended xtwo xsuspicious
xpersons."
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Metaphor x- xcorrect xanswer. x xComparison xin xwhich xone xthing xsaid xto xbe xanother. x
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Motif x- xcorrect xanswer. x x Element, xsubject, xidea xor xconcept xthat xis xconstantly
xpresent x
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through xthe
xpiece.
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"A xhandsome xprince xfalling xin xlove xwith xa xdamsel xin xdistress." x
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Onomatopoeia x- xcorrect xanswer. x xWords xthat ximitate xsounds xthey xdescribe. x
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Simile x- xcorrect xanswer. x xComparison xusing x"like" xor x"as." x
Spoonerism x- xcorrect xanswer. x xInterchanging xthe xfirst xletters xof xsome xwords xto
xcreate xa x
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humorous
xsetting.
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