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32 Cards in this Set
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situational irony
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when something takes place (situation) and the exact opposite was expected.
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verbal irony
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when you say something but mean the exact opposite, or the exact opposite is true
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logical appeal
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appealing to the audience's emotions through statistics, facts, historical base, expert quotes, or research
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anecdote
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short stories used to prove a point or connect with/appeal to the audience's emotions
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allusion
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indirect reference to literature, a person, event or place to create a mental comparison or connection
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irony
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when something happens and you expected the exact opposite thing to take place
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rhetorical question
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a question asked for effect, not for an answer
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repetition
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repeating the same important words or phrases throughout a speech
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dramatic irony
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when the audience or reader know something the character(s) does not know
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loaded language (words)
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appeal to fears, needs, desires...connotation
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diction
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word choice to create specific reactions from audience
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parallelism
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repeating the same sentence structure for emphasis
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epic hero
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a main character in a literary work whose legendary or heroic actions are admired by and reflective of his/her culture and community
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allegory
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an extended metaphor, especially a story in which fictional characters and actions are used to understand and express aspects of human existence
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satire
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a kind of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice, or folly in order to bring about social reform
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mood
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reader's feeling created by a literary work
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tone
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author's attitude toward the subject of their work
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context clues
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words, phrases and sentences around an unfamiliar word, often times, give enough information to figure out the meaning of the word.
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personification
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a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human qualities
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theme
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a literary term for the universal message about life that the author wants the reader to take from a story
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metaphor
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figure of speech in which one thing is described as if it were something else
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main idea
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the author's message to the reader
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration for effect or a gross overstatement
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figurative language
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writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
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foreshadowing
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hints or clues that indicate what may happen later in a story
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emotional appeal
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used to elicit a reaction from a reader using personal stories, visuals, repetition, and word choice meant to inspire, enrage, or incite action
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symbolism
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something (object, character, event) that stands on its own, but represents something (other than its literal self) outside the story on a larger level
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connotation
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the feelings, emotions, imaginings associated with or connected to a word. can be neutral, positive, or negative
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inference
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deriving logical conclusions based on something believed to be true
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author's motivation
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an factor that inspires an author to write about it
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author's claim
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the evidence the author gives to support his side
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simile
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comparing two things
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