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41 Cards in this Set
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active voice |
the subject of the sentence performs the action |
"Anthony drove..." |
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Allusion |
an indirect reference to something with which the reader is supposed to be familiar |
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Anecdote |
a brief recounting of a relevant episode |
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Comic Relief |
when a humorous scene is inserted into a serious story in order to lighten the mood |
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Diction |
word choice, particularly as an element of style |
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Colloquial |
ordinary or familiar type of conversation |
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Connotation |
implied meaning of a word |
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Denotation |
literal meaning of a word |
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Jargon |
the diction used by a group which practices a similar profession or activity |
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Vernacular |
Language or dialect of a particular region or group |
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Didactic |
teaches a specific lesson or moral, provides a model of correct behavior or thinking |
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Adage |
a folk saying with a particular lesson |
colloquialism or aphorism |
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Allegory |
a story intended to reveal an abstraction or truth |
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Aphorism |
a terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle |
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Euphemism |
less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts |
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Figurative Language |
writing that is not meant to be taken literally |
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Analogy |
a comparison of one pair of variables to a parallel set of variables |
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Hyperbole |
exaggeration |
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Idiom |
a common expression that doesn't make sense when taken literally |
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Metaphor |
making an implied comparison |
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Metonymy |
replacing an actual word or idea with a related word or concept |
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Synecdoche |
a whole is represented by naming one of its parts |
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Simile |
using "like" or "as" to make a comparison |
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Synesthesia |
description involving intersections of senses |
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Personification |
giving human qualities to something inhuman |
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Invective |
an emotionally violent attack using strong language |
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Irony |
when the opposite of the expected occurs |
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Juxtaposition |
placing things beside one another for purposes of comparison |
how the other half lives |
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Mood |
the atmosphere created by literature through word choice (diction) |
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Motif |
a recurring idea in a piece of literature |
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Oxymoron |
contradictory terms grouped together |
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Pacing |
speed or tempo of writing |
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Paradox |
a seemingly contradictory situation |
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Parallelism |
places equal grammaticsl constructions near each other |
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Anaphora |
repetition of a phrase at the beginning of multiple sentences in a row |
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Chiasmus |
when the same words are used twice in succession, but are in reverse order the second time |
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Antithesis |
two contrasting phrases with parallel structure |
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Parody |
an exaggerated imitation of a serious work for humorous purposes |
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Alliteration |
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
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Assonance |
the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds |
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Consonance |
the repetition of the same consonant sound in words |
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