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Morals written to impart or teach about religion, philosophy, history, or politics.
What is Didactic?
A character who is the opposite of the main character
What is Foil?
Term used when a speaker addresses someone or something that isn't directly present in the text.
What is Apostrophe?
A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph, or lines in a poem or text.
What is Extended Metaphor?
What is Cliche?
Authors choice of words
What is Diction?
Literary technique in criticism and research used for a close analysis of an excerpt or text, often from a longer piece of work.
What is Explication?
Use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing
What is Colloquialism?
Aesop's Fables
What is Didactic?
"How's it going?" vs, "How are you?"
Sentence which both parts are equal in length, structure, and meaning
What is Balance?
Words which are inaccurate if taken literally
What is Figurative Language?
Speech particular to a region that exhibits distinctions between two groups of people.
What is Dialect?
Villain contrasting to the nerd
What is Foil?
Go slow over the road
What is Assonance?
Literary genre and type of comedy that makes use of highly exaggerated and funny situations aimed at entertaining the audience
What is Farce?
Saying, image, or idea used so much it does not sound creative.
What is Cliche?
Repetition of words of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds
What is Assonance?
"We gave to let you go" vs, "You're fired"
What is Euphemism?
Similes, metaphors, and personification
What is Figurative Language?
Nicknames, words, or phrases applied to a person to describe actuality.
What is Epithet?
An elaborate, extended metaphor, or simile comparing two very unlike things in a clever or surprising way
What is Conceit?
The substitution of a nicer word or expression for something painful or unpleasant
What is Euphemism?
The three stoges
What is Farce?
Eastern and Southern words
What is Dialect?