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9 Cards in this Set
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Puritan Plains |
A way of writing that stresses simplicity and clarity of expression |
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Archaisms |
Words that are no longer in general use |
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Allusion |
A reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, sports, politics, science, or some other branch of culture |
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Inversion |
A reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase |
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Anaphora |
The repetition of a word or words at the beginning of a line, clause, or sentence |
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Myth |
Traditional stories passed down from generation to generation |
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Slave narrative |
Autobiographical account of life as a slave |
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Conceit |
An elaborate, extended metaphor |
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Apostrophe |
A figure of speech in which a speaker directly address a person who is not there or a personified object, quality, or idea |
