Basic English Literary Terms

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A reference to someone or something famous from history, religion, or pop culture.

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She has a Mona Lisa Smile

Repeating the beginning constant sound

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the Pied Piper Played Pan Pipes

Repetition of Vowel Sounds

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Eerie is the eastern beach to which my eyes escape

Opposing elements or ideas

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A clue that indicates something that will happen later on

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Rome's speech with Mercutio about the Capulet party not ending well

An extreme, obvious exageration

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"I have a million things to do"

descriptive wording that invokes pictures and images in your mind

A common idea that is repeated throughout the story. Can be written as a universal truth.

Tension that's caused by not knowing what will happen or anticipating something will happen

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courage, empathy, innocence to experience, prejudice

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