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What is Allegory?
A: A story in which the characters represent abstract qualities or ideas. For example, in westerns, the sheriff represents the good, and the outlaw represents evil. B: A reference to something or someone often literary. For instance, if you were trying to instill confidence in a friend and said, “Use the force,” that would be an allusion to Star Wars. The verb form of allusion is to allude. C: The repetition of first consonants in a group of words as in “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.”
A: A story in which the characters represent abstract qualities or ideas. For example, in westerns, the sheriff represents the good, and the outlaw represents evil.
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What is Alliteration?
A: A major character who opposes the protagonist in a story or play. B: The repetition of first consonants in a group of words as in “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.” C: A reference to something or someone often literary. For instance, if you were trying to instill confidence in a friend and said, “Use the force,” that would be an allusion to Star Wars. The verb form of allusion is to allude.
B: The repetition of first consonants in a group of words as in “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.”
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What is Allusion?
A: A major character who opposes the protagonist in a story or play. B: A character who represents a certain type of person. For example, Daniel Boone is an archetype of the early American frontiersman. C: A reference to something or someone often literary. For instance, if you were trying to instill confidence in a friend and said, “Use the force,” that would be an allusion to Star Wars. The verb form of allusion is to allude.
C: A reference to something or someone often literary. For instance, if you were trying to instill confidence in a friend and said, “Use the force,” that would be an allusion to Star Wars. The verb form of allusion is to allude.
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