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Cards In This Set
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Epic
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A long narrative that recounts the deeds of a larger than life hero who embodies the values of a particular society
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Analogy
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A comparison of two things in order to explain
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Allusion
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Reference to another work of literature
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Verbal Irony
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Say the opposite of what your really mean
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Allegory
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Story that is heavily symbolic
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Situational Irony
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When the unexpected happens
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Dramatic Irony
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The audience knows something that the characters don't
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Structural Parrallelism
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When your repeat the same grammatical structure
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Restatement
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You repeat yourself using different words
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Antithesis
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A contridiction of each other
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Extended Metaphor
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A comparison of two unlike things that go on for many lines
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Archetype
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A model for myths
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Psalm
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A sacred hymn or song
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Apostrophe
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When you speak or talk to something that can't talk back
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Legend
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A story that is told over the years that has some basis in historical facts but over years got changed
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