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August 30th
Literary Terminology Corrections
Euphemism - Replacing an unsuitable word with a milder term. “Passed away” sub “died”
Onomatopoeia - Words thats meant to mimic a sound. “Boing”
Oxymoron - Combining two adjectives that are opposites together. “deafening silence”
Epistrophe - repeating a verb at the end of a sentence. “what will be, will be”
Allusion - Reference to an event or other pieces of literature. Reference to greek mythology
Diction - Meanings or Ideas associated with certain words (wordplay). “when the bus door closed” from Early Autumn
Syntax - Word order in sentence or types or sentences.
Simile - Comparison between two things using the words “as/like”
Exposition - Part of plot structure. a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.