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24 Cards in this Set
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personification |
making an item have human traits |
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oxymoron |
contradiction Ex: jumbo shrimp |
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aphorism |
a short story of morality Ex: what goes around comes around |
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hyperbole |
exaggeration |
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archetype |
a figure understood in all cultures Ex: teacher, child |
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paradox |
two truths that contradict each other. Ex: jumbo shrimp; "cobwebs brushing against your face, catching in your hair, like caresses" |
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fissure |
seperation |
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parable |
a story with a lesson |
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Scott Russell Sanders |
The inheritance of Tools |
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David Sedaris |
This Old House |
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Yusef Koumunyakaa |
The Blue Machinery of Summer |
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Edwidge Danticat |
Westbury Court |
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Ryan Van Meter |
First |
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Judith Ortiz Cofer |
Silent Dancing |
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Joyce Carol Oates |
They All Just Went Away |
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Micheal Lewis |
The Mansion: A Subprime Parable |
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The Inheritance of Tools (Author,Theme, symbols, style) |
Scott Russell Sanders Theme: -We inherit lessons and habits from our parents Symbols: -Wall, Hammer (been passed down from generation), the moon shape on his nail Style: -Sentimental |
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This Old House (Author,Theme, symbols, style) |
David Seders Theme: -Acceptance & Identity (Similar: First, The Blue Machinery of Summer, First, Still Dancing) Symbols: -The house, his clothes Style: -Satire |
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The Blue Machinery of Summer (Author,Theme, symbols, style) |
Yusef Koumunyakaa Theme: -Trying to find Identity Symbols: -Machine, Lily Style: -Narrative, sentimental |
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Westbury Court (Author,Theme, symbols, style) |
Edwidge Danticat Theme: -Loss Symbol: -fire, westbury court, the boys Style: -sentimental, straight forward |
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First (Author,Theme, symbols, style) |
Ryan Van Meter Theme: -identity, loss Symbol: -soaps, Ben Style: -sentimental |
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Silent Dancing (Author,Theme, symbols, style) |
Judith Ortiz Cofer Theme: -Traditions/ culture in a family, loss Symbol: -the home movie, babydoll(fetus), stone Style: -discriptive |
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They All Just went away |
Joyce Carol Oates Theme: -loss, curiosity Symbols: -the abandoned house Style: -Mysterious, descriptive |
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The Mansion: A subprime parable (Author,Theme, symbols, style) |
Micheal Lewis Theme: -The American dream isn't a dream Symbol: -the house Style: -Satire |
