English Final

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Allusion

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reference to something well known

Front 2

Ambiguity

Back 2

uncertanty of a meaning

Front 3

Analogy

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any comparison

Front 4

Anecdote

Back 4

brief story

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Antecedent

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word for which a pronoun stands

Front 6

Antithesis

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direct opposite

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Aphorism

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brief statement which expresses a truth about life

Front 8

Apostrophe

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addressing an object or idea not present

Front 9

Clause

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gramatical construction containing a subject and a verb

Front 10

Colloquialism

Back 10

expression not used in formal writing

Front 11

Connotation

Back 11

suggested meaning of a word

Front 12

Denotation

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dictionary meaning of a word

Front 13

Diction

Back 13

authors choice of words

Front 14

Didactic

Back 14

language intending to teach

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Ethos

Back 15

appeal to ethics

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Euphemism

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subsituting a milder word for a harsher one

Front 17

Figurative Language

Back 17

language not meant to be taken literally

Front 18

Hyperbole

Back 18

extreme exaggeration

Front 19

Imagery

Back 19

words which create a mental image

Front 20

Inference

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drawing conclusions from information given

Front 21

Irony

Back 21

outcome contrary to what is expected

Front 22

Juxtaposition

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putting two contrasting characters or ideas side by side

Front 23

Logos

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appeal to logic

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Metonymy

Back 24

word or phrase substituted for another closely related to it

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Mood

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emotional atmosphere created by a literary work

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Motif

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recurring subject, theme or idea in a literary work

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Onomatopoeia

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word whose sound suggest it's meaning

Front 28

Oxymoron

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combining two contradicting terms

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Paradox

Back 29

statement which seems contradictory but is actually true

Front 30

Parallelism

Back 30

words or phrases that are structurally similar

Front 31

Euphemism

Back 31

subsituting a milder word for a harsher one

Front 32

Figurative Language

Back 32

language not meant to be taken literally

Front 33

Hyperbole

Back 33

extreme exaggeration

Front 34

Imagery

Back 34

words which create a mental image

Front 35

Inference

Back 35

drawing conclusions from information given

Front 36

Irony

Back 36

outcome contrary to what is expected

Front 37

Juxtaposition

Back 37

putting two contrasting characters or ideas side by side

Front 38

Logos

Back 38

appeal to logic

Front 39

Metonymy

Back 39

word or phrase substituted for another closely related to it

Front 40

Mood

Back 40

emotional atmosphere created by a literary work

Front 41

Motif

Back 41

recurring subject, theme or idea in a literary work

Front 42

Onomatopoeia

Back 42

word whose sound suggest it's meaning

Front 43

Oxymoron

Back 43

combining two contradicting terms

Front 44

Paradox

Back 44

statement which seems contradictory but is actually true

Front 45

Parallelism

Back 45

words or phrases that are structurally similar

Front 46

Parody

Back 46

literary work which imitates that style of another

Front 47

Pathos

Back 47

appeal to emotion

Front 48

Pedantic

Back 48

using overly-scholarly language

Front 49

Point of View

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perspective from with a story is told

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Rhetoric

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effective use of language

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Sarcasm

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bitter expression intending to hurt

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Satire

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writing that exposes the flaws of society intending to reform

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Shift

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change in pace or rhythm

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Style

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authors way of writing

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Syntax

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way in which words or phrases are put together

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Tone

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authors attitude toward his work

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Understatement

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presenting something that is less important that it actually is

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Personification

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giving life to an inanimate object or idea

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Inversion

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inverted sentence order

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Wit

Back 60

intellectually amusing language