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20 Cards in this Set
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irony (n.)
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the expression of one's meaning through the use of language that normally signifies the opposite (typically used for humorous or empathetic effect)
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analogy (n.)
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A comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way; a partial similarity
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epigram (n.)
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a pithy saying, often poetic, with a humorous, ingenious or memorable message
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asyndeton (n.)
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the omission of conjunctions joining coordinate words, phrases orclauses
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ellipsis (n.)
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a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted
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epistrophe (n.)
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the repetition of a word or clause at the end of successive clauses
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metonymy (n.)
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a figure of speech that represents something by using a word or phrase associated with it
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paradox (n.)
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something that makes no sense but in the way that it makes no sense it makes perfect sense, or vice versa
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anecdote (n.)
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a short narrative of an incident; often used to make a point
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apostrophe (n.)
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the act of addressing a person or abstraction that is not actually present
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anaphora (n.)
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the repetition of a word or clause at the beginning of successive clauses
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oxymoron (n.)
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a combination of words with opposite or very different meanings
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antithesis (n.)
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the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words and phrases
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hyperbole (n.)
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overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
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synecdoche (n.)
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a type of metonymy which uses the word for a part to stand in for the whole
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circumlocution (n.)
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the use of many words to say something that could be said more clearly and directly by using fewer words
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allusion (n.)
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a literary, historical, religious, or mythological reference
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aphorism (n.)
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a concise statement designed to make a point that illustrates a commonly held belief
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litotes (n.)
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ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary
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polysyndeton (n.)
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the use of several conjunctions in close succesion
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