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15 Cards in this Set
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Ad Hominem
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An attack on a person rather than the points they are making
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Allegory
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A work that functions on a symbolic level
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Alliteration
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The repetition of initial consonant sounds
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Allusion
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A reference to another more famous work contained in a work
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Analogy
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A literary device used as a basis for comparison
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Anecdote
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A story told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point.
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Antecedent
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The word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers
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Antithesis
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A figure of speech in which contrasting ideas are presented by parallelism of words that are opposite each other. They serve as a basis of comparison
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Argument
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A single assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer.
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Colloquialism
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A word or phrase not formally used, more in cultural conversation
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Diction
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The word choice within a text
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Syntax
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The organization and structure of sentences in a text.
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Trope
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Artful diction; metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole
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Scheme
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Artful syntax; parallelism, juxtaposition, antithesis
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Parallelism
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Repetition within a sentence
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