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15 Cards in this Set
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Allegory
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symbolic story
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Alliteration
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The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables
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Allusion
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A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known.
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Ambiguity
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The multiple meanings 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 relationship 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 which expresses a general truth or 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.
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Atmosphere
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The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work.
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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
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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 seemingly dissimilar objects.
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Connotation
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The nonliteral, associative meaning of word; the implied, suggested meaning.
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Denotation
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The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word.
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Diction
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The writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.
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