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20 Cards in this Set
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Allegory
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A story in which people, objects, and events for abstract qualties.
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Anachronism
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Something out its normal time.
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Anecdote
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A short narrative.
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Caricature
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When a person's distinctive features or perculiarities are exaggerated for comic or grotesque effect.
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Cacophony
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Harsh or discordant sounds in literary compostion.
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Carpe Diem
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Enjoying the moment.
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Catharis
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Purifying or figurative cleasning of the emotions, especially as an effect of tragic drama.
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Chorus
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Single act.
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Colloquialism
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Speaking together.
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Antithesis
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Direct contrast; oppostion.
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Ballad
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A narrative poem that is usually sung or recited, with
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Archtype
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An ideal example or model of a character type.
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Aphorism
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Brief statement, usually one sentence that expresses a general principle or statement about life.
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Act
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Major unit in a play ; similar to a book chapter.
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Aside
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When a character speaks directly to the audience or a few characters while simultaneously speaking to other characters.
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Aposthrope
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A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person or personified quality.
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Analogy
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A comparison to clarify an action or a relationship.
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Allusion
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Reference to a work in another work of literature.
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Assonance
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Repetition of vowel sounds within words of a line.
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Conceit
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An elaborate, fanciful metaphor, esp. of a strained or far-fetched nature.
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