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18 Cards in this Set
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Scheme
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word order is altered
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alliteration
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repetition of consonants at the beginning of two or more words
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ellipsis
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Three equally spaced periods, indicate omitted or missing material
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Parenthesis
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either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
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trope
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language used in a figurative way
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Metaphor
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an implied comparison between two unlike objects
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simile
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a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
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personification
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giving something human-like qualities
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Hyperbole
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a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasi
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Irony
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the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention
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Verbal Irony
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words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant
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Situational Irony
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Events turn out the opposite of what is expected
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Dramatic Irony
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irony that results when characters say or do something of greater significance than they realize
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onomatopoeia
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using words that imitate the sound they denote
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Oxymoron
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conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
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Paradox
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a statement that contradicts itself
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Pun
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play on words
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illusion
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mental representation
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