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| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| foreshadowing | hints of what's to come in the action of the story |
| idiom | expression in one language that cannot be translated directly into another |
| irony | refers to how a person, situation, or statement is not as it would actually seem; often the opposite of what it appears to be |
| verbal irony | the contrast between what is said and what is actually meant; sarcasm |
| situational irony | an outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected |
| dramatic irony | occrs when the audience or reader knows more than the characters know |
| metaphor | a comparison not using like or as |
| motif | a smaller idea that we see come up again and again; it's often used to develop the theme |
| personification | when animals, ideas, or objects are given human characteristics |
| parable | a brief and often simple narrative that illustrates a moral or religious lesson |
| repetition | to repeat sounds or words for effect; it adds a sense of rhythm |
| simile | a comparison between two items using like or as |
| symbolism | when an object is meant to be representative of something or an idea greater than the object itself |
| theme | the main, overall idea or lesson the author is trying to teach in his/her book |
