ALLEGORY - Expressing large, complex ideas in an approachable manner. It create distance between authors and their issues that they discuss. It is most common with political and societal critiques., ALLUSION - Literary device used to develop characters, frame storylines, and help create associations to well-known works. It can reference anything from Victorian fairy tales and popular culture to the Bible and the Bard., FORESHADOW - Slyly indicating a future event, is one technique a writer can use to create and build suspense and capture reader's attention., IRONY - Literary device that hinges on opposites: what things are on the surface, and what they end up actually being., IMAGERY - “Painting a picture with words.” In poetry and literature, this is the use of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience in the reader., PERSONIFICATION - Assigning human attributes to a non-human entity or inanimate object in an effort to express a point or idea in a more colorful, imaginative way, SYMBOLISM - An object, concept, or word does not have to be limited to a single meaning. When you see red roses growing in a garden, what comes to mind? Perhaps you think literally about the rose—about its petals, stem, and thorns, or even about its stamen and pistil as a botanist might. But perhaps your mind goes elsewhere and starts thinking about topics like romance, courtship, and Valentine’s Day., SATIRE - Often-humorous way of poking fun at the powers that be. Sometimes, it is created with the goal to drive social change., PARADOX - “This sentence is a lie.” This self-referential statement is an example—a contradiction that questions logic. In literature, they can elicit humor, illustrate themes, and provoke readers to think critically., OXYMORON - A creative approach to language that plays with meaning and the use of words in a non-literal sense. Combining words with contradictory definitions to coin a new word or phrase such as act naturally. How can you be your natural self if you’re acting?.,

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