Lit Terms and Devices The Odyssey

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Repeated use of the first sound in words

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Alliteration

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Reference to something famous

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Allusion

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Very short story to make a point

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Anecdote

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Meaning of a word or phrase

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Definition

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Reason and result

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Cause and effect

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Characters talking in a narrative

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dialogue

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Words with strong feelings

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emotionally charged words

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Sensory description

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imagery

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Several items named together

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list

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Comparison of unlike things using 'to be'

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Metaphor