Literary terms

Allegory

• Story with a hidden meaning

• Can be interpreted in multiple ways

• when something sounds good

• 2 contrasting scenes close to one another

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Ambiguity

• Can be interpreted in multiple ways

• A novel dealing with ones formative years of spiritual education

• Extended metaphor over the course of a story

• late 19th century movement

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Agnorisis

• The point when a charecter discovers anothers true identity (Lightbulb moment)

• A term used for words that have some sound similarity but not rhyming

• A very typical example of a certain person of thing

• A shortyemed versipn of a word (Charisma -> Rizz)

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Antithesis

• A sentence with two directly opposite phrases

• A word that can mean more than one thing

• The process of releasing and proving relief from a strong emotion

• Comparing 2 or more things using like or as

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Approximate Rhyme

• Approximate rhyme is a type of rhyme with similar but not identical sounds.
• Approximate rhyme is a perfect match of sounds.
• Approximate rhyme involves completely different sounds.
• Approximate rhyme is a type of rhyme that only uses vowels.

Archaism

• Archaism is a style of contemporary poetry.
• Archaism is the study of ancient artifacts.
• Archaism is the use of outdated language or expressions.
• Archaism refers to modern slang usage.

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Archetype

• A typical example of a certain person or thing

• A complex theory requiring extensive study.
• An outdated concept with no relevance.
• A rare and unique specimen.

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Atmosphere In literature is

• the feeling or sense evoked by an environment or setting

• the plot structure of the story
• the main character's personality traits
• the physical characteristics of the environment

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Bildungsroman

• Bildungsroman is a genre of horror fiction.
• Bildungsroman is a type of poetry.
• Bildungsroman is a coming-of-age story.
• Bildungsroman is a historical novel.

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Caesura

• A form of narrative structure.
• A pause in a line of poetry.
• A type of poetic meter.
• A literary device for rhyme.

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