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20 Cards in this Set
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epithet
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characteristic adjective
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exposition
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background information
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meter
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regular pattern
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motif
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recurring symbols
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dramatic irony
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reader is aware, but characters aren't
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satire
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critical toward human behavior. targets large groups.
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situational irony
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contrast b/t what will happen and what actually happens
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verbal irony
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discrepancy b/t real and literal meanings of writer's words (sarcasm)
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symbol
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concrete object stands for an abstract idea
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archetype
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universal symbols
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epiphany
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a moment of realization
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oxymoron
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rhetorical antithesis
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personification
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giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
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imagery
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addresses senses
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allusion
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references to mythology, history, or literature
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alliteration
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repitition of initial consonant sounds
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similie
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comparison using like or as
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metaphor
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comparison of 2 unrelated things
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juxtaposition
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places close together for comparison or contrast
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idiom
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does not refer to literal meaning
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