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26 Cards in this Set
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ad hominem argument
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Argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason.
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allegory
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Device of using character and story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning
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alliteration
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Repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
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allusion
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A reference to something that is presumably well known
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ambiguity
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Multiple meanings of a word
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analogy
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A similarity or comparison between two different things.
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antecedent
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The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
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aphorism
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A terse statement of known authorship
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apostrophe
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A figure of speech that addresses an absent subject.
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atmosphere
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The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work.
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clause
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A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb
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colloquial
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The use of slang or informality in speech or writing.
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conceit
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A fanciful expression
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connotation
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The non literal meaning of a word
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denotation
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The strict literal definition of a word.
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diction
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Related to style.
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didactic
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Literally means "teaching"
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euphanism
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More agreeable and/or less offensive replacements for unpleasant words.
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extended metaphor
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A metaphor developed at great length
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figurative language
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Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning.
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figure of speech
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Device used to produce figurative language.
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generic conventions
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Traditions for each genre.
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genre
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Major category which every literal work fits into.
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homily
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Any serious talk.
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hyperbole
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A figure of speech using exaggeration or overstatement.
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humongous faggot
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