Strategies to Enhance Meaning

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Metaphor

a direct comparison of unlike things

Allusion

an author's deliberate incorporation of identifiable elements from other sources with the goal of enriching the meaning of the text.

Similie

an indirect comparison using like, as, or as if

Personification

giving human traits to something nonhuman

Repetition

perhaps the most basic idea in poetics. it contributes to sound, can help provide structure, and often enhances meaning.

Denotation

the dictionary definition

Connotation

the ideas, attitudes, or emotions associated with a word in the mind of the speaker or listener, writer or reader.


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