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simile
A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds
imagery
The ability to form mental ___ of things or events
allusion
Passing reference or indirect mention
point of view
A mental position from which things are ___
plot
A secret scheme to do something
paradox
A statement that contradicts itself
metaphor
A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally
alliteration
Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
personification
A ___ who represents an abstract quality
symbol
An arbitrary sign that has acquired a conventional significance
onomatopoeia
Using words that imitate the sound they denote
contrast
A conceptual separation or distinction
compare
Qualities that are ___
climax
The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
persuasive
Intended or having the power to induce action or belief
narrative
A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
expository
Serving to expound or set forth

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