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10 Cards in this Set
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Didactic
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To teach; learn a lesson
Explicitly instructive. |
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Digression
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Getting off topic
The use of unrelated material to the subject of a work |
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Epigram
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A pithy saying, often using contrast
(early bird catches the worm) |
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Euphemism
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Fancy words for something mundane
Figure of speech using indirection to avoid offensive bluntness |
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Grotesque
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Distorted, weird, unusual
Characterized by distortions |
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Hyperbole
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Exaggeration
Deliberate exaggeration, overstatement |
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Jargon
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Language particular to a certain group
Special language of a profession or group |
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Literal
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Straight up; means what it says
Not figurative; accurate to the letter; matter of fact |
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Lyrical
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Songs
Songlike; characterized by emotion and imagination |
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Oxymoron
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Combination of opposites; the union of contradictory words
(Bitter sweet; pretty ugly) |
