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19 Cards in this Set
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Anaphora |
Repetition of the same word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or lines for rhetorical or poetic effect |
The true nature of man, his true good, true virtue, and true religion are things which cannot be known separately. |
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Epanalepsis |
Repetition placed at the end of a sentence, etc. of the word(s) at the beginning of the same sentence. |
Weep no more, woeful shepherds, weep no more. |
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Epistrophe |
The repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive phrases or clauses. |
Government of the people, by the people, for the people... |
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Polysyndeton |
Repetition of conjunctions within a sentence for special emphasis. |
I need to do the dishes, and clean my room, and do my homework, and study for this exam, and retire by the age of 70. |
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Antithesis |
A contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction. |
I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. To err is human, to forgive, divine. |
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Parallelism |
A similarity in the way parts of a sentence are put together. |
"Be one of the proud, the few, the Marines." |
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Tone |
Author's attitude towards a subject and audience implied in a literary work. |
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Diction |
Important individual word choices the author makes |
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Point of view |
Vantage point from which an author presents a story |
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Imagery |
The appeals made to the various senses and have an emotion or attitude attached to them. |
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Syntax |
Rule governed arrangement of words in a sentence (sentence structure). |
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Figures of speech |
Uses of language that depart from customary construction, order, or significance. |
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Details |
Facts chosen (or omitted) by the author to convey feeling. |
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Narrative structure |
Broader organizational pattern in a piece of writing. |
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Juxtaposition |
Contrast; normally unassociated ides, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, often to create an effect or surprise or wit. |
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Asyndeton |
A deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses, speeding the pace of the sentence to created urgency. |
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ID |
Primitive and instinctual part of personality |
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Ego |
The decision-making component of personality |
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Superego |
Values and morals that are learned. |
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