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31 Cards in this Set
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synecdoche
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something is used to represent a whole
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synesthesia
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evokes the subjective experience
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syntax
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way an author chooses to join words
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theme
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central idea
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tone
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describes the authors attitude
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transition
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word that links different ideas
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understatement
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ironic minimalizing of fact
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wit
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amusing language
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deductive reasoning
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demonstrates the general principle
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enthymeme
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essentially a syllogism
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juxtaposition
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side by side
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prosody
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intonation patterns
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trope
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artful variation
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archetype
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inherited
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connotation
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non-literal meaning of a word
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foil
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character that contrasts with another character
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allegory
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using story elements to represent abstraction
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antithesis
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the direct opposite
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euphemism
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more agreeable or less offensive
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invective
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emotionally violent
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paradox
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self contradictory
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rhetoric
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art of writing effectively
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inference
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reasonable conclusion
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parody
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closely imitates
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asyndeton
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I came. I saw. I conquered.
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colloquial
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use of slang
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allusion
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direct or indirect reference
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genre
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major category in how literary works
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alliteration
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repetition of sounds
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denotation
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dictionary definition
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thesis
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author's opinion
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