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45 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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a direct symbolic representation of some idea or situation in fictitious form; an extended metaphor
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catch 22
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a situation when a person is trapped betewen two contradictory conditionsirony
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irony
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when the opposite of what is expected occurs
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dramatis personae
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list of characters in a play
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witchhunt
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an intense search for members of a feared group, based on little or no violence
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dialect
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a varieety of language used by people form a particular geographic area
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voice
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a distinctive style or manner of expression in a written work
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hyperbole
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exxageration for effect, not meant to be taken literally (He's as strong as an ox)
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paradox
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a statement contracticotry to belief (The fish flied)
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alliteration
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repition of an initial sound, usually of a consonant or cluster (James jumped joyfully)
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consonance
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repetition of an initial sounds(click-clock)
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sensory detail
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a word or statement that appeals one of your 5 senses
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simile
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a figure of speech in which one thing is likened to another, and dissimilar thing by the use of like, as ,etc. (The boy was as fast as a leopard)
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chiasmus
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a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases, as in (He went to the country, to the town went she.)
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repetition
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a doing or saying again, again, or again (The weather was cold, cold, and cold)
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diction
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word choice (The boring book)
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synesthesia
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process in which one type of stimulation produces a secondary, subjective sensation; as when some color evokes a certain smell (The color yellow can make the reader think of the taste of lemons.)
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assonance
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the repetition of similar vowel sounds enclosed in different consonant sounds ("same" and "fade")
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metaphor
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a figure of speech that compares 2 unlike things in which one thing becomes another thing w/o the use of the words "like", "as", "than", or "resembles" (The pillow was a cloud)
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aside
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words words spoken by an actor in such a way that they are heard by the audience but not by other actors
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cliche
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an expression or idea that has been used so much it is lacking freshness;a stereotype
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diacope
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uninteruppted repitition of a word or repetition w/ one or 2 words between each repeated phrase ("All lost! To prayers, to prayers! All lost!")
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onomatopoeia
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the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meanings (moo, oink)
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personification
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a figure or speech in which a thing, quality, or idea is represented as a person (cupid is the personification of love)
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pun
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a play on words
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analogy
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similarity in some respects between things otherswise unlike
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paranthesis
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an additional word, clauses, used to further explain
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parrallelism
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close resemblance, similarity
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rhyme
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a piece or poem in which there is a regular corresponding sounds
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anaphora
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rethorical device of repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences
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allusion
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reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing well known from lit, history, religion, pop culture, etc.
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synecdote
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a comparison between one subject and another, referencing, however, only a single attribute of the secondary subject (John seemed to sprout wings as he flew from the room)
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euphemism
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use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less offenive
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oxymoron
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figure or speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas or terms are combined
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sattire
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use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony
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symbol
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something that stands for, reperesents, or suggests another thing or idea
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symbolism
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in literature (art) when the author uses an otherwise neutral object/ action in a certain way to represent a larger idea or concept
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epiphany
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when something strikes you "aha! moment"
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first person narrator
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a storyteller that participates in the story. this can either be a minor character or a major character
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third person narrator
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a storyteller that does not participate in the story. there are three types of third-person narrators: ominician= all-knowing, limited omniscient= all-knowing about one character, objective= outside of characters
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intrusive narrator
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evaluates the character, judgmental
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impartial narrator
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remains neutral and leaves it to the reader to judge characters
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unreliable narrator
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many give false information or perceive things inaccurately
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naive narrator
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inability to interpret their experiences
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stream-of-consiousness
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narration of a character's mind, including his/her thoughts, conscious or not
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