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26 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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A story in which people, things, and events have another meaning.
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ambiguity
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Mulitple meanings a literary work may communicate, especially two menaings that are incompatible.
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apostrophe
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Direct address, usually to someone or something that is not present.
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connotation
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The implications of a word or phrase, as opposed to its exact meaning.
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convention
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A device of style or subject matter so often used that it becomes a recognized means of expression.
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denotation
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The dicitonary meaning of a word, as opposed to connotation.
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didactic
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Explicitly instructive.
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digression
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The use of material unrelated to the subject of a work.
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epigram
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A pithy saying, often using contrast.
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euphemism
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A figure of speech using indirection to avoid offensive bluntness.
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grotesque
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Characterized by distortions or incongruities.
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hyperbole
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Deliberate exaggeration, overstatement
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jargon
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The special language of a profession or group
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literal
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Not figurative; accurate to the letter, matter of fact or concrete
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lyrical
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Songlike, characterized by emotion, subjectivity, and imgination
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oxymoron
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A combination of opposites; the union of contradictory terms
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parable
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A story designed to suggest a principle, illustrate a moral, or answer a question
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paradox
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A statement that seems to be self-contradictory but, in fact, is true.
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parody
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A composition that imitates the style of another compositioin normally for comic relief
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personification
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A figurative use of language that endows the nonhuman with human characteristics.
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reliability
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A quality of some ficitoinal narrators whose word the redaer can trust
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rhetorical question
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A question asked for effect, not in expectation of a reply
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soliloquy
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A speech in which a character who is alone speaks his or her thoughts aloud
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stereotype
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A conventional pattern, expression, character, or idea
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syllogism
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A form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them
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thesis
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The theme, meaning or position that a writer undertakes to prove or support
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