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Exploring Literary Terms: Understanding Allegory, Metaphor, and More

This guide provides detailed definitions and examples of essential literary terms, including allegory, allusion, connotation, idiom, jargon, metaphor, parody, patois, solecism, and soliloquy. These terms enrich language and enhance understanding in literature, revealing deeper meanings and cultural nuances. Perfect for students, writers, and anyone interested in the intricacies of language, this vocabulary set helps you appreciate the power of words and the art of expression.

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Exploring Literary Terms: Understanding Allegory, Metaphor, and More

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  1. Week 20 vocabulary Made by Justin Lopiccolo

  2. Allegory • A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

  3. Allusion • An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

  4. Connotation • An idea or feeling that a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

  5. Idiom • Noun. A phrase or expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of its individual words.

  6. Jargon • Noun. The specialized vocabulary used by those in a particular profession or way of life.

  7. Metaphor • A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

  8. Parody • An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

  9. Patois 1. The dialect of the common people of a region, differing in various respects from the standard language of the rest of the country. 2. The jargon (terminology) or informal speech used by a particular social group SWAG!

  10. Solecism • A grammatical mistake in speech or writing. • Breach in good manners

  11. Soliloquy • An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, esp. by a character in a play.

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