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regional language; appropriate for informal writing
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colloquial expressions
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words and expressions characteristic of a particular trade, profession, or pursuit
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jargon
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language with its own vocabulary and grammatical features
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dialect
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the exact, literal definition of a word independent of any emotional association or secondary meaning
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denotation
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the implicit meaning of a word and consists of the suggestions, associations, and emotional overtones attached to a word
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connotation
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words or phrases a writer uses to represent persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas descriptively by appealing to the senses
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imagery
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a contrast or discrepancy between expectations and reality- between what is said and what is really meant, between what is expected and what really happens, or between what appears to be true and what is really true. (verbal, situational, and dramatic)
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irony
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a comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as"
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metaphor
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occurs when the elements of a statement contradict each other
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paradox
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the central character of a drama, novel, short story, or narrative poem
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protagonist
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a form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate, as if animate. these are all addressed directly
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apostrophe
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facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in a piece of poetry or prose
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details
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the atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work
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mood
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a kin dof metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
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personification
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the sequence of events or actions in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem.
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plot
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the repetition of a consonant sound within a series of words to produce a harmonious effect
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consonance
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the telling of a story in writing or speaking
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narration
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the use of words that mimic the sounds they describe
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onomatopoeia
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a direct juxtaposition of structurally parallel words, phrases, or clauses for the purpose of contrast
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antithesis
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the repition of accented vowel sounds in a series of words
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assononance
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the practice of beginning several consecutive words with the same sound
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alliteration
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a reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, thing
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allusion
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word choice intended to convey a certain effect
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diction
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a scene that interrupts the action of a work to show a previous event
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flashback
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the use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action
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foreshadowing
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