Lesson 12 Literature
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- alliteration
- repetition of sounds, usually of consonants, especially at the beginnings of words
- adage
- a traditional saying widely considered to be wise and true
- allusion
- an indirect reference to something
- melodramatic
- overly emotional or sentimental
- anthology
- a collection of writings by various authors
- epic
- a long poem or other literary work about heroes and their adventures
- serialized
- presented in parts; presented in a sequence
- pseudonym
- a fake name used by an author; a pen name
- personify
- to represent an animal, object, or idea as having human qualities
- hyperbole
- an extreme exaggeration