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12 Cards in this Set
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anecdote
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a short narrative about an interesting incident
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allegory
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story that teaches a lesson through symbolism
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elegy
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mournful or melancholy poem, often for the dead
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lyric
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short poem in which one speaker expresses personal thoughts
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ode
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lengthy lyric poem with complex stanzas, often praising someone
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plot & five parts
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exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
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apostrophe
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someone absent/dead/nonhuman is addressed as if present
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connotation
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a word's overtones of meaning
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denotation
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a word's literal meaning
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irony & 3 types
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dramatic, situational, and verbal
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caricature
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a description of a person that over-exxagerates or over-simplifies some characteristics
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soliloquoy
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in drama, a character expressed thoughts aloud that are not meant to be heard by some characters on stage.
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