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33 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms
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alliteration
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the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
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allusion
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a passing or casual reference
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analogy
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a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based
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anaphora
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repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences
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anecdote
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a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature
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aphorism
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a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation
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apostrophe
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the sign ('), as used: 1. to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word; 2. to indicate the possessive case
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chiasmus
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a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases
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conceit
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an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
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ellipsis
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the omission from a sentence or other construction of one or more words that would complete or clarify the construction
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epigraph
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a quotation set at the beginning of a literary work or one of its divisions to suggest its theme
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euphemism
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the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt
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foreshadowing
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to show or indicate beforehand
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hyperbole
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obvious and intentional exaggeration
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irony
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the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
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litotes
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understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary
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malapropism
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an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound
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metaphor
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something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol.
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metonymy
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a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part
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neologism
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a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase
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non sequitur
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a statement containing an illogical conclusion
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onomatopoeia
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the formation of a word by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent
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oxymoron
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a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect
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palindrome
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a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward
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parable
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a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson
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paradox
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a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
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parallelism
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agreement in direction, tendency, or character; comparison
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personification
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the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure
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rhetorical question
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a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply
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simile
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a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, uses like or as
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symbol
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something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign
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synecdoche
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a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special
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