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17 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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the device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning
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alliteration
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repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words
ex- curious compulsion |
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allusion
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a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known
ex- bible |
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ambiguity
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multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional
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anadiplosis
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the repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of a following clause
ex- Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate... |
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analogy
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a similarity or comparison between two different things
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anaphora
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the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more clauses or sentences
ex- It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... |
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anecdote
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a short narrative detailing an incident in a person's life
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antecedent
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the word or phrase referred to by a pronoun
ex- Myles is dumb. HE is also smart. |
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aphorism
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a terse(concise) statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle
ex- Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. |
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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 a subject and verb
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colloquial/colloquialism
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slang or informalities in speech or writing, not generally acceptable in formal writing
ex- mate, y'all, dude |
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coherence
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a principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the whole may be clear and intelligible
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conceit
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a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended (or elaborate) metaphor or surprising analogy
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connotation
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the nonliteral associative meaning of a word (implied or suggested meaning)
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