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30 Cards in this Set
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oxymoron
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yokes together two contradictory ideas
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horatian
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humorous; light, tongue-in-cheek, comical
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juvenalian
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harsh, biting, cruel; intense or severe
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foible
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minor character flaw
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pun
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play on words with identical or similar sounds, but very different meanings
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verbal irony
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a discrepancy of what is said and what is really meant
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situational irony
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the event that is expected to happen, happens in an entirely different/expected way
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dramatic irony
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the audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does, foreseeing an outcome contrary to the character's expectations, and thus ascribing a sharply different sense to some of the character's own statements
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cosmic irony
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to denote a view of people as the dupes of a cruel and mockingly fate
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structural irony
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the use of naive or deluded hero, whose view of the world differs widely from the true circumstances recognized by the author and readers
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aphorism
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witty; represents the truth
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epigram
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witty; silly
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hyperbole
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exaggeration for the sake of effect
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tone
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verbal stance of the author assumes toward the reader and his subject as reflected in his "voice"
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theme
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broad idea, message, or moral of a story
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motif
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a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work
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paradox
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a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
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satire
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the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
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sarcasm
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harsh or bitter derision or irony; two types
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poetry
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any literary work
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literature
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form of oral and/or written expression that exploits the artistic dimension of language to entertain and enlighten readers
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analogy
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description of an idea by comparing it to other ideas that are more familiar
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metaphor
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description of one idea or object in terms of another so there is an identity between the two
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allusion
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a figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, people, places, events, literary work, myths, or works of art, either directly or by implication. M. H. Abrams defined allusion as "a brief reference, explicit or indirect, to a person, place or event, or to another literary work or passage"
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metonymy
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substitutes emotionally associated object for an idea
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epiphany
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spiritual insight into life; moment of revelation or insight
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DIDLS
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diction, imagery, details, language, syntax
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new criticism
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provides reader with a formula for arriving at the correct interpretation of a text using the text itself
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existentialism
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philosophical movement or tendency that emphasizes individual existence, freedom, and choice
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soliloquy
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device often used in drama whereby a character relates his or her thoughts and feelings to him/herself without looking at the audience and to the audience without addressing any of the other characters, and is delivered often when they are alone or think they are alone
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