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A periodic sentence leads up to the main point (the independent clause). A loose sentence starts with the main point instead.

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A theme is basically what the piece is trying to say, the main message. Tone reflects the narrator’s attitude. Tone also has an intimate connection to mood.

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An allegory involves representing an abstract principle with a concrete image of some kind. In contrast, an analogy simply compares two or more subjects frequently for the purpose of explanation.

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A masculine rhyme occurs when a single syllable at the end of the word, which is stressed, rhymes. A feminine rhyme matches two or more syllables, with the last syllable being unstressed.

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A monologue is a long uninterrupted speech that a character gives to another character. A soliloquy is a long speech that a character gives to the audience to express their deepest thoughts and emotions. An aside is directed at the audience too, but unlike a soliloquy, an aside is typically a quick comment.

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The key difference between personification and pathetic fallacy is the scale. Personalization can refer to any instance in literature where a nonhuman displays human characteristics. The pathetic fallacy involves attributing emotional reactions to something inanimate.

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Overtones are more conscious and intentional. Undertones can be unconscious and even unwitting. Over- and undertones are accompanying characteristics to a thing and not the thing itself.

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Paradoxes are literary devices that contradict themselves while containing a kernel of truth. Oxymorons are words that have opposite meanings in combination. Paradoxes are oppositions of ideas or themes, while oxymorons are contradictions between two words only.

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A theme is a general term for a literary work’s overall message or meaning. A motif is a recurring element in a piece of literature that develops or helps to reveal the theme.

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