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17 Cards in this Set
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synthetic imagery
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responding to one stimuli with a different sensory stimulus
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synechdoche
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part referring to a whole.
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tone & mood
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tone- author's attitude conveyed in the writing.
mood- feeling the reader gets from reading the piece. |
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness
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syntax
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how sentences are arranged
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allusion
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reference to something well known that brings concepts from what you refer, into your argument.
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imagery
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mental images created by the author's words.
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genre
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kind, category, or sort, especially of literary or artistic work.
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germane
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closely or significantly related
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hyperbole
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exaggerated statement used to evoke strong feelings or make an impression.
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overstatement
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exaggerated statement that makes something seem more important than it really is.
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euphemism
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a more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate.
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antithesis
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the presentation of balancing two contrasting images.
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periodic sentence
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a series of epithets leading up to the main point or clause.
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allegory
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read literally & metaphorically.
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implicit
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indirect reference to the text that appeals to the senses.
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syntax
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the arrangement of words
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