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20 Cards in this Set
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Allegory
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characters represent ideas
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Alliteration
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repetition of consonant sounds
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Allusion
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refererence to a part of history or person
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Ambiguity
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having multiple meanings
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Antecedent
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pronoun replaces noun
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Apostrophe
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addressing the dead
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Assonance
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repetition of similar vowel sounds
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euphemism
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pleasant expression to speak of something tragic
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metonymy
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something is reffered to by something that is associated with it, (crown for a king)
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logos
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facts, specific details
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juxtaposition
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opposite words placed next to each other for comparison
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oxymoron
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jumbo shrimp, opposite words put together for one meaning
bright black |
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pathos
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sympathy or emotion
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Allegory
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story that has a symbolic meaning outside of itself, tortoise and the hare
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aphorism
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blunt and witty statement with meaning
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ballad
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long poem that tells a story
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collequilism
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non formal, "ive got a wicked headache", "im toasted"
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decorum
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a person speaks detaining to their social status, a bum speaks like a bum..
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zeugma
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word used to modify two words but with different meanings
"The man closed his door and his heart |
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ethos
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highlighting ones credibility or identify their credentials
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