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| allegory | literary work in which people, objects, events represent something deeper than it appears on the surface |
| alliteration | repetition of the FIRST letter or initial sound in many words in a line |
| allusion | an indirect reference in one literary work to a character or theme in another |
| antagonist | the character or force against which the central character is opposed to |
| apostrophe | addressing someone or something, usually not present, as though present |
| assonance | the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a line |
| ballad | a poem meant to be sung or recited |
| characterization | method used by writer to reveal personality through words and actions |
| cliche | overused wornout expression |
| climax | the decisive moment in a literary work |
| conflict | opposition by other man, nature, self, technology, or God encountered by a protagonist |
| consonance | the repetition of similar consonant sounds in a line |
| couplet | two lines of poetry with similar end rhymes |
| dialogue | conversation that creates immediate and personal experience for the characters |
| free verse | unrhymed poetry with lines of varying lengths |
