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lit devices

Matching
 
 
a.
Ordinary language used in a region.
k.
      An aggressive attack on or refutation           
       of something.
b.
      A poem of mourning
l.
      A funny imitation.
c.
A story written to ridicule human weaknesses.
m.
      An illustrative moral story.
d.
A long narrative poem.
n.
A self-contradiction, but true.
e.
A speech praising someone.
o.
      The central figure of a story, hero.
f.
A wise, witty saying.
p.
      Used to underscore a contrast.
g.
A brief story with animal characters.
q.
      An oversimplified image of a person.
h.
A contrast between what is said and what is meant.
r.
Opposes the protagonist.
i.
      A brief story about an interesting,
      amusing, or strange event
s.
A short humorous piece of writing.
j.
A storyteller.
t.
The art of speaking in public
 

 1. 

      Antagonist
 

 2. 

      Parody
 

 3. 

      Protagonist
 

 4. 

      Paradox
 

 5. 

      Oratory
 

 6. 

      Aphorism
 

 7. 

      Anecdote
 

 8. 

      Polemic
 

 9. 

      Epic
 

 10. 

      Fable
 

 11. 

      Satire
 

 12. 

      Stereotype
 

 13. 

      Foil
 

 14. 

      Parable
 

 15. 

      Elegy
 

 16. 

      Skit
 

 17. 

      Raconteur
 

 18. 

      Eulogy 
 

 19. 

      Vernacular
 

 20. 

      Irony
 



 
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