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Which literary term refers to a story or tale with two or more levels of meaning—a literal level and one or more symbolic levels?
Which literary term refers to a story or tale with two or more levels of meaning—a literal level and one or more symbolic levels?
What literary term is defined as the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or accented syllables?
What literary term is defined as the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or accented syllables?
What is the term for a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person, or a personified quality, object, or idea?
What is the term for a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person, or a personified quality, object, or idea?
What literary term refers to poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter?
What literary term refers to poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter?
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What type of poem tells a story and often deals with adventure and romance?
What type of poem tells a story and often deals with adventure and romance?
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What literary term refers to a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art?
What literary term refers to a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art?
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What do we call a figure of speech that gives human traits to inanimate objects or ideas?
What do we call a figure of speech that gives human traits to inanimate objects or ideas?
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Which literary technique is used to express an indirect or implied comparison of two things which are not evidently comparable?
Which literary technique is used to express an indirect or implied comparison of two things which are not evidently comparable?
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What do we call a pause or a break in the middle of a line of poetry?
What do we call a pause or a break in the middle of a line of poetry?
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What is the term for writing or speech not meant to be taken literally?
What is the term for writing or speech not meant to be taken literally?
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Which figure of speech combines two opposing or contradictory ideas?
Which figure of speech combines two opposing or contradictory ideas?
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What is the highest point of interest or suspense in a literary work called?
What is the highest point of interest or suspense in a literary work called?
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What term refers to the repetition of consonant sounds at the ends of words or accented syllables?
What term refers to the repetition of consonant sounds at the ends of words or accented syllables?
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What do we call a melodic poem that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker?
What do we call a melodic poem that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker?
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What is a statement that seems to be contradictory but actually presents a truth called?
What is a statement that seems to be contradictory but actually presents a truth called?
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What literary technique entails using a word that closely relates to a person or thing?
What literary technique entails using a word that closely relates to a person or thing?
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What do we call writing that ridicules or criticizes individuals, ideas, institutions, social conventions, or other works of art or literature?
What do we call writing that ridicules or criticizes individuals, ideas, institutions, social conventions, or other works of art or literature?
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Which literary device uses words that imitate sounds?
Which literary device uses words that imitate sounds?
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