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Glossary

Allusion : Reference to matters outside of literary work. e.g. people, events, myths, biblical

Hyperbole : Over-exaggeration not to be taken literally. Creates humour/emphasises a point.

Pardox : A situation is created which cannot possibly exist, because different elements of it cancel each other out.

Parallelism : Use of similar or identical structure, language, events, or ideas in different parts of a text.

Persona : The "voice" of a poem (basically a narrator); not to be confused with the actual poet.