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Literary Terms 1-8
Allegory, alliteration, anaphora, aposiopesis, apostrophe, asyndeton, chiasmus, ecphrasis
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| allegory | a prolonged metaphor, i.e., a type of imagery involving the extended use of a person or object to represent some concept outside the literal narrative of a text; a symbolic story |
| alliteration | deliberate repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds, in successive words for musical (and occasionally onomatopoetic) effect |
| anaphora | repetition of words or phrases for emphasis |
| apostrophe | the direct address of a person, place or thing as present when absent, usually for emotional effect |
| aposiopesis | a breaking off suddenly in the middle of speaking, usually to portray being overcome with emotion |
| asyndeton | the absence of connectives between words, clauses, phrases; the omission of conjunctions where one or more would ordinarily be expected in a series of words or phrases to underscore or emphasize the words in the series |
| chiasmus | an arrangement of words which, when written as separate lines, form the pattern ABBA, often to emphasize some contrast or to create a word-picture |
| ecphrasis | a vivid description; using details to place an object, person, or event before the listener's eyes; also a literary description of a work of art |
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