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37 Cards in this Set
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Reference in literature of the past
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Allusion
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Appeal to the reader's senses
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Imagery
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Comparison NOT using "like" or "as"
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Metaphor
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Comparison using "like" or "as"
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Simile
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A contradiction that can usually be explained away
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Paradox
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Character representing abstract idea
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Allegory
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Profiling certain people from a group
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Stereotype
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High point of a story
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Climax
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Tempo/Beat of poems
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Rhythm
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Nonhuman character given human characteristics
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Personification
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3 types (verbal, situational, dramatic)
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Irony
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When a group of words that start with the same letter/consanant sound
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Alliteration
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Person/Who is telling the story
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Point of View
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Noises in words
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Onomatopoeia
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A great soul/Big heart, gracious
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Magnanimous
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Aloof, looking down on people
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Haughty
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Aid/help
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Succor
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Impressive, strong
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Formidable
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Widespread
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Rampant
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All-powerful
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Omnipotent
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Hateful
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Loathsome
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Difficult
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Arduous
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Greed, selfishness
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Avarice
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Saving-Nature
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Frugality
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Random, doing something because you feel like it, no set rules
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Arbitrary
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A nagging wife
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Termagant
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Sense of longing, missing
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Melancholy
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Highly Respected
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Eminent
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Discourteous
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Surly
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Is not necessary or Important
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Superfluous
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Taking something two ways/different views
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Ambiguity
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Boldness/Audacity
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Temerity
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Sacrifice
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Immolation
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Getting away without punishment
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Impunity
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All-knowing
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Omniscient
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Way author puts words together
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Style
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Characteristics of Romanticism?
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emotion, gothic, irrational side, imagination, supernatural, nature
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