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21 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration |
The commencement of two or more stressed syllables |
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Analogy |
A similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based |
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Argument |
A disscusion involving differing points of view |
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Central idea |
To express a main idea |
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Conclusions |
A result, issue, or outcome |
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Connections |
Association; relationship |
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Connotative language |
Signifying or suggestive language |
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Details |
Attention to or treatment of a subject |
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Evidence |
That which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof |
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Figurative language |
Any expressive language in which words are used in other than their literal sense |
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Illustrations |
A comparison or an example intended for explanation or corroboration |
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Interaction |
Effect or influence |
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Metaphor |
A term or phrase is applied to something to which is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance |
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Mood |
A prevailing emotional tone or general attitude |
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Point of view |
The position of the narrator in relation to the story |
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Rhetoric |
The undue use of exaggeration or display |
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Simile |
Two unlike things that are explicitly compared |
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Stanza |
An arrangement of a certain number of lines |
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Structures |
The relationship or organization of the component parts of a work of art or literature |
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Theme |
A subject of discourse, disscusion, mediatation, or composition; topic |
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Tone |
A particular style or manner, as of writing or speech; mood |
