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18 Cards in this Set
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Active Voice |
A sentence written so that the subject is an actor of the verb |
The cat ate the mouse |
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Allegory |
A story in which the literal meaning represents another level of meaning |
Two meanings |
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Alliteration |
The repetition of identical consonant sounds |
Peter piper picked a... |
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Allusion |
A brief or indirect reference to something famous |
Person, place, event |
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Analogy |
Comparison of two things |
Similes and metaphors are examples |
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Anecdotal evidence |
Informal account of evidence from anecdote |
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Antagonist |
A character or force in conflict with the main character |
Against |
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Anti-Climax |
A sudden shift from relatively serious mood to more comic or trivial |
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Apostrophe |
A statement or question asked to an inanimate object |
Death, be not proud |
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Archaic language |
Words or phrases that are no longer commonly used |
Thou |
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Aside |
Comment made that is heard by audience but not characters |
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Assonance |
The repetition of identical vowel sounds |
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Atmosphere |
Mood or feeling created in literary work |
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Audience |
The person for whom text is written or preformed for |
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Autobiography |
Narrative in which one tells their own story |
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Ballad |
A story or poem told in song |
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Ballad stanza |
A quatrain of four alternating four and three stressed lines Usually rhymes ABCB |
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Bias |
A preference or inclination that subjects impartial judgement |
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