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31 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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the device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represeent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.
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alliteration
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the repetition of sounds, especially initially consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.
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allusion
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a direct or indirect reference to soething which is presumable commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place or work of art.
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ambiguity
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the multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.
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analogy
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a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationsihp between them.
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antecedent
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the word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun
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aphorism
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a terse statement of known authorship that espresses a general truth or a moral principle.
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apostrophe
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a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
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atmosphere
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the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary wrok, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described.
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clause
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a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb
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colloquial/colloquialism
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the use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
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conceit
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a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between semminly dissimilar objects
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connotation
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a nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning
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denotation
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the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, deboid of any emotion, attitude or color
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diction
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related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness or effectiveness.
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didactic
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works that have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of a moral or ethical principles.
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euphemism
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Greek for "good speech" Typically a substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept
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extended metaphor
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a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in nor throughout a work
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figurative language
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writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid
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figure of speech
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a device used to produce figurative language
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generic conventions
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describes traditions for each genre
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homily
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"sermon" or any serious talk, speech or lecture involving a moral or spiritual voice
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hyperbole
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a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.
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imagery
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the sensory details or figurative lnguage used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions
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interence/infer
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to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
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invective
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an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language
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irony
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the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
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loose sentence
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a type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical nits such as hrases and cluases.
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metaphor
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a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity
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mood
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1- grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
2-literary, meaning the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work |
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genre
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the major category into which a literary work fits
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