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30 Cards in this Set
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Abstract |
not related to the concrete properties of an object |
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aesthetic |
pertaining to the value of art for its own sake or for form |
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allegory |
narrative form in which characters and actions have meanings outside themselves |
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Alliteration |
repetition of consonant sounds |
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allusion |
figure of speech making a brief reference to a historical or literary figure |
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ambiguity |
use of language in which multiple meanings are possible |
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anachronism |
use of historically inaccurate info |
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anadiplosis |
repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause |
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analogy |
comparison of two things |
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anaphora |
regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses |
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anecdote |
brief story told by a character |
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antagonist |
character in a literary work that opposes the main character |
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antihero |
protagonist who doesn't embody traditional qualities of a hero |
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antithesis |
juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balances/parallel words/phrases |
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aphorism |
concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief |
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apostrophe |
figure of speech in which a person is being addressed when they aren't there |
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appeal to authority |
argument where speaker claims to be an expert or relies on info from experts |
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appeal to emotion |
argument in which the speaker attempts to affect the readers personal feelings |
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appeal to logic |
speaker attempts to persuade reader through use of deductive reasoning |
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Assonance |
repetition of vowel sounds |
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asyndeton |
practice of omitting conjunctions between words |
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audience |
people reached by piece of writing |
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begging the question |
avoiding the question |
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canon |
works of author accepted as authentic |
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catharthis |
purification/cleansing of spirit through the emotions of Pity & terror as a witness to a tragedy |
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Chiasmus |
figure of speech by which the order of the terms in the first parallel clauses are reversed in the second |
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colloquial |
ordinary language |
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connotation |
what is implied by a word |
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consonance |
repetition of two or more consonant sounds with a change in intervening words |
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contradiction |
direct opposition between things being compared |
