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37 Cards in this Set
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PROSE |
THE ORDINARY FORM OF SPOKEN OR WRITTEN LANGUAGE, WITHOUT METRICAL STRUCTURE, AS DISTINGUISHED FROM POETRY OR VERSE |
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NARRATIVE |
A STORY OR ACCOUNT OF AN EVENT OR A SERIES OF EVENTS. IT MAY BE TOLD EITHER IN POETRY OR IN PROSE; IT MAY BE EITHER FICTIONAL OR TRUE |
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FIGURES OF SPEECH |
A LITERARY DEVICE USED TO CREATE A SPECIAL EFFECT OR FEELING BY MAKING SOME TYPE OF INTERESTING OR CREATIVE COMPARISON |
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ANTITHESIS |
AN OPPOSITION, OR CONTRAST, OF IDEAS |
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HYPERBOLE |
AN EXAGGERATION OR OVERSTATEMENT |
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METAPHOR |
AN IMPLIED COMPARISON BETWEEN THINGS ESSENTIALLY UNLIKE |
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METONYMY |
THE SUBSTITUTION OF ONE WORD FOR ANOTHER RELATED WORD |
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UNDERSTATEMENT |
A WAY OF EMPHASIZING AN IDEA BY TALKING ABOUT IT IN A RESTRAINED MANNER |
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ALLITERATION |
THE REPETITION OF INITIAL CONSONANT SOUNDS IN WORDS |
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ASSONANCE |
THE REPETITION OF VOWEL SOUNDS WITHOUT REPEATING CONSONANTS |
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CONSONANCE |
THE REPETITION OF CONSONANT SOUNDS. ALTHOUGH SIMILAR TO ALLITERATION, IT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FIRST LETTERS OF WORDS |
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COLLOQUIALISM |
A LOCAL OR REGIONAL DIALECT EXPRESSION |
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EPITHET |
A CHARCTERIZING WORD OR PHRASE FIRMLY ASSOCIATED WITH A PERSON OR THING, AND OFTEN OCCURRING IN ITS PLACE |
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EUPHEMISM |
THE SUBSTITUTION OF AN AGREEABLE OR INOFFENSIVE EXPRESSION FOR ONE THAT MAY DISTURB OR OFFEND SOMEONE |
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FOIL |
SOMEONE WHO SERVES AS A CONTRAST OR CHALLENGE TO ANOTHER CHARACTER |
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VERBAL IRONY |
WHEN THE AUTHOR OR CHARACTER SAYS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT HE REALLY MEANS |
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IRONY OF SITUATION |
WHEN A SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES COME OUT DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU EXPECT |
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MALAPROPISM |
THE USUALLY UNINTENTIONALLY HUMOROUS MISUSE OR DISTORTION OF A WORD OR PHRASE |
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MOOD |
THE CLIMATE OF FEELING IN A LITERARY WORK; THE WAY THE STORY MAKES YOU FEEL WHEN YOU READ IT |
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MOTIF |
A TERM FOR AN OFTEN REPEATED THEME OR IDEA IN LITERATURE |
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OXYMORON |
A FIGURE OF SPEECH WHICH COMBINES TWO SEEMINGLY CONTRADICTORY ELEMENTS; A FORM OF CONDENSED PARADOX; A STATEMENT OR PROPOSITION SEEMINGLY SELF-CONTRADICTORY OR ABSURD BUT IN REALITY EXPRESSING A POSSIBLE TRUTH |
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PATHETIC FALLACY |
A FORM OF PERSONIFICATION GIVING HUMAN TRAITS TO NATURE |
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PATHOS |
A GREEK ROOT MEANING SUFFERING OR PASSION; USUALLY DESCRIBES THE PART OF THE STORY OR PLAY THAT IS INTENDED TO ELICIT PITY O SORROW FROM THE AUDIENCE OR READER |
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POETIC JUSTICE |
A TERM THAT DESCRIBES A CHARACTER "GETTING WHAT HER DESERVES" IN THE END, ESPECIALLY IF WHAT HE DESERVES IS PUNISHMENT |
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STYLE |
THE AUTHOR'S VERY OWN WAY OF EXPRESSING HIMSELF; INCLUDES VARIATION OF WORDS, LENGTH OF SENTENCES, AND HIS TECHNIQUE |
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THEME |
THE CONTROLLING OR UNIFYING IDEA OF THE STORY; THE POINT THE AUTHOR IS TRYING TO MAKE, USUALLY AN INSIGHT ABOUT PEOPLE, LIFE, OR HUMAN SITUATIONS |
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TONE |
THE AUTHOR'S ATTITUDE, STATED OR IMPLIED, TOWARD THE SUBJECT |
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COUPLET |
A PAIR OF LINES OF VERSE OF THE SAME LENGTH THAT USUALLY RHYME |
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END RHYME |
THE RHYMING OF WORDS THAT APPEAR AT THE ENDS OF TWO OR MORE LINES OF POETRY |
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INTERNAL RHYME |
OCCURS WHEN THE RHYMING WORDS APPEAR IN THE SAME LINE OF POETRY |
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REPETITION |
REPEATING OF A WORDS, PHRASE, OR IDEA FOR EMPHASIS OR FOR RHYTHMIC EFFECT |
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ASIDE |
A DRAMATIC CONVENTION WHERIN ONLY THE AUDIENCE HEARS A LINE SPOKEN BY A CHARACTER IN A PLAY |
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SOLILOQUY |
A SOLO SPEECH, USUALLY OF SOME LENGTH AND DELIVERED BY A CHARACTER ALONE ON STAGE. IT CONVEYS A CHARACTER'S THOUGHT AND MUST ALWAYS BE TRUTHFUL. |
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DRAMATIC IRONY |
WHEREIN THE AUDIENCE IS AWARE OF INFORMATION THAT IS UNKNOWN TO A MAJOR CHARCTER |
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PARADOX |
A STATEMENT THAT SEEMS CONTRARY TO COMMON SENSE, YET MAY, IN FACT, BE TRUE |
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ALLUSION |
BRIEF REFERENCE TO A KNOWN PERSON, PLACE, THING (VIRTUALLY ALWAYS A PROPER NOUN) |
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POETRY |
THE ART OF RHYTHMICAL COMPOSITION, WRITTEN OR SPOKEN, FOR EXCITING PLEASURE BY BEAUTIFUL, IMAGINATIVE, OR ELATED THOUGHTS; LITERARY WORK IN METRICAL FORM; VERSE |
