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35 Cards in this Set
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apostrophe |
passage addressing something that’s dead or not present |
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archetype |
very typical example, imitated original,symbol |
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blank verse |
doesn’t rhyme, iambic pentameter |
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catharsis |
releasing strong repressed memories |
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connotation |
idea or feeling a word invokes |
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denotation |
literal meaning of a word |
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dramatic irony |
audience knows more than characters |
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epigram |
short poem, satirical, ends in a witty way |
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euphemism |
making harsh words better |
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foil |
preventing something bad from happening |
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free verse |
poetry without rhyme or meter |
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harangue |
lengthy and aggressive speech or lecture |
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heroic couplet |
pair of rhyming iambic pentameters |
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hyperbole |
exaggeration |
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invective |
insulting and abusive, highly critical |
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metaphor |
word or phrase applied to an object or action (not literal) |
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metonymy |
substitution of attribute/adjunct for what it meant |
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motif |
dominant idea, short notes producing a single impression |
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non sequitr |
conclusion or statement that doesn’t follow from the previous |
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omniscient narrator |
tells what each character thinks and feels |
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oxymoron |
contradictory terms appear in conjunction |
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paradox |
contradictory features or qualities |
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parody |
exaggeration for comic effect |
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satire |
humor,irony,exaggeration, ridicule to criticize |
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simile |
comparing |
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situational irony |
expected outcome doesn’t happen |
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stream of consciousness |
characters thoughts and reactions in continuous flow |
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subtext |
underlying theme in writing |
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synecdoche |
FOS, part made to represent whole (vice versa) |
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syntax |
arrangement of words and phrases for good writing |
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theme |
idea recurs in/ pervades a work of literature |
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tone |
general character or attitude |
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trope |
figurative use of word or expression, motif |
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verbal irony |
says or writes one thing, means another |
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verisimilitude |
appearance of being true or real |
