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ALLUSION

• An incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
• Whenever you say something, but it's referencing something else ex: puns on Scream

Irony
The use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning

Curleys wife is considered the bad guy of the story, but she really isn't

PARADOX

• A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd, but in reality expresses possible truth
• George has to kill lennie: senseless but logical

DIALOGUE

• Conversation between 2 or more persons
• Dialogue that Lennie and George have with each other