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| Conceit | is an elaborate or extremely “fancy” analogy or metaphor |
| Syllogism | a subtle or crafty argument using logic |
| Allusion | is a rhetorical technique in which reference is made to a person, event, object, or work from history or literature |
| Couplet | is two lines of verse that usually rhyme |
| Epic Hero | represents the ideal s of the culture that creates it |
| Enjambment | is the continuation of a sentence or clause over a line break (in poetry) |
| Hyperbole | is an exaggeration made for rhetorical effect |
| Sonnet | is a 14 line poem, usually in iambic pentameter, that follows a specific rhyme scheme |
| Concrete Poem | is a poem printed or written in a shape that suggests its subject |
| Paradox | is a seemingly contradictory statement, idea, or event |
| Stanza | is a group of lines in a poem |
| Personification | is a figure of speech in which an idea, animal, or thing is described as a person |
| Theme | is a central idea in a literary work |
| Epic | is a long story, often told in verse, portraying heroes and gods |
| Pun | is a play on words, one that wittily exploits a double meaning |
| Allegory | is a work in which each element symbolizes or represents something else. |
| Imagery | is language that creates a concrete representation of an object or an experience |
| Analogy | is a comparison of two things that are alike in some respect |
| In Medias Res | Latin, means "in the middle of things" - refers to stories that start in the midst of the action |
| Archetype | is an original model of a person, ideal example, or a prototype upon which others are copied, patterned, or emulated |
