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1 More Figurative Language
Allusion Irony Symbolism

2 allusion Definition - an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. Often a historical reference, used to deepen the meaning.

3 Examples of allusion

4 When the reader or audience knows something that a character doesn’t
Irony When the reader or audience knows something that a character doesn’t When an action has an unexpected or opposite effect than it was intended to.

5 examples of irony

6 Symbolism When a concrete item represents a larger, more abstract idea (a hidden meaning)

7 examples of symbolism

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