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19 Cards in this Set
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What is a synecdoche? |
Using part of something to refer to the entire thing. Example: wheels refers to a vehicle |
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What is literary realism? |
When stories are literally about regular real life |
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What is literary pathos? |
What makes something cause emotion |
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What are archetypes? |
Stereotypical characters, situations, actions |
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What is a juxtaposition? |
Two contrasting things placed together to highlight comtrast |
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What is a motif? |
Something that appears repeatedly throughout a story; helps with theme. Not a symbol!!!!! |
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What is irony? |
Words mean something other than meaning they're meant for |
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3 types of irony and description? |
•Situational: opposite of expected happens •Verbal: say something & mean something else •Dramatic: audience knows what characters don't |
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What is an allegory? |
A story that represents something else. |
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What is satire? |
The whole bundle of things writers use to ridicule things (often political) |
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What's an onomatopoeia? |
When a word sounds like the sound it describes |
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What is alliteration? |
Repetition of same first consonant sounds |
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What is assonance? |
Words have same vowel sounds, though they start with different consonant sounds |
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What is an acronym? |
When first letter of words come together |
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What is a homonym? |
Words that spell the same but have different meanings |
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What is an oxymoron? |
When two contrasts are brought together for a nice effect |
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What is imagism? |
A poetry movement in which poems with lots of imagery are favoured |
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What is a euphemism? |
A milder phrase or word substituted for one with a harsh meaning |
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What is verisimilitude? |
When something fake seems like something real, typically refers to fictional stories being about real events |
