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| Metaphor | A direct comparison. For example, "Music is food for the soul." |
| Allegory | A story in which characters, settings, and actions stand for something beyond themselves. |
| Poetic Devices | Tools that writers use to create mood and help readers understand a piece of literature |
| Symbolism | The use of symbols to express ideas or qualities in writing, art, or music |
| Oral Tradition | How a group of people without written language pass down things that are important to their culture, such as history and beliefs |
| Symbol | An object that stands for an idea or feeling. |
| Mnemonic Devices | Strategies used to help people remember things. |
| Imagery | Writing that uses words related to at least one of the 5 senses. |
| Alliteration | Repetition of a beginning sound in a line of poetry or a sentence |
| Folklore | A type of oral tradition that is specific to one community or group |
