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22 Cards in this Set
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the repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words
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Alliteration
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a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work or work of art that has some signifiance
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Allusion
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emotions or ssociations that a word suggests
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Connotation
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the literal meaning of a word
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Denotation
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a scence in a work that tells what happened at an earlier time
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Flashback
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the use of exaggeratio to express strong emotion or produce a comic effect
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Hyperbole
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language that appeals to the five senses and creates word pictures
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Imagery
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contrast between the expected and reality
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Irony
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occurs when the reader or audience knows something the character does not
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Dramatic Irony
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Situational Irony occurs when there is a contrast between what the reader excepts to happen and what really does
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Situational Irony
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occurs when someone says one thing but means something else
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Verbal Irony
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a comparison b/w unlike things without using the words like and as
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Metaphor
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the feelings evoked in the reader by a piece of literature
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Mood
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gives human characteristics to a non-human form
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Personification
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reoccuring words or pharses
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Repetition
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repetition of sounds at the ends of words
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Rhyme
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the musical quality of work; the beat
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Rhythm
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a type of writing that makes fun of something in order to reveal a weakness
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Satire
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a comparison b/w unlike things using the words like or as
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Simile
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the distinctive way in which a writer uses language
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Style
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anything that stands for or represents something else
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Symbol
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the insight about life that is revealed in a literary work
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Theme
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