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Literary Terms # 1

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alliterationThe repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words
allusionreferring to literature, art or history in a piece of literature
analogyReasoning or explaining from parallel cases, inferring that if two or more things agree with one another in some respects they will probably agree in others
antithesisdirect contrast of structurally parallel word groupings, generally for the purpose of contrast
Archetypea term applied to an image, a descriptive detail, a plot pattern, or a character type that occurs frequently in literature, myth, religion, or folklore.
bandwagonan advertising/propaganda technique that states or implies that you should do something because everyone else is
biassubjective and opinionated are synonyms
cause and effectpattern organized by initiation and result
citing authorityto strengthen an argument with expert opinion
clichean overused expression lacking originality


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