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• Allusion


  When the writer compares a character or event to a well known event or concept in history
• Hyperbole


  Exaggeration meant not to be taken literally
• Euphemism


  A word or phrase used to describe something unpleasant, impolite or taboo
• Symbols


  Serve as conduits for conveying deeper meanings and emotions
• Irony


  When the audience knows something the characters do not