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the art of persuasive speaking and the science of composition
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rhetoric
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an individual way of putting thoughts into words, a distinctive way of handling language
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style
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location and time period, can lend realism, organize story, create mood
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setting
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point of view
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speaker
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description of physical characteristics and personality, relationships and attitudes
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characters
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dynamic, altered by experiences
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round
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static, one dimensional
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flat
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stereotypes or caricatures
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stock
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brie summary of action or issue explained
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plot or situation
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struggle between two opposing forces or characters
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conflict
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way in which conflict is resolved
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resolution
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significant or recurring idea
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theme
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using words to create images that appeal to the senses
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imagery
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rhetorical devices used by author, not meant to be literally interpreted
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figurative language
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laying out of information, new material
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exposition
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onset of conflict-may involve protagonist and antagonist
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complication
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turning point
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crisis
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fulfillment of action in crisis
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climax
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release, untying
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resolution/denouement
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sequence interrupted by recollection of image or scene from past
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flashback
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at first, then linking together later
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separate stories
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author predicts or suggests an outcome of the plot
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foreshadowing
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specific, visual, familiar, real
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concrete
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general, detached, broader, less tangible
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astract
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elevated and elaborate, follows rules of syntax...
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formal or high diction
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everyday but standard, ordinary
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neutral or middle diction
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the language of everyday use, relaxed and conversational
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informal or low diction
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actual meaning of a word
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denotation
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what a word suggests
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connotation
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susceptible to uncertainty of meaning
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ambiguity
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an object or process that represents a concept or abstract idea important to the work's theme
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symbol
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an object or process that represents a concept or abstract idea important to the work's theme
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symbol
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blunder resulting from substitution of a word similar in sound but different in meaning
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malapropism
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trite or overworked phrase
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cliche
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use of a pleasant or polite word to mask harsh or rude truths
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euphemism
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blunder resulting from substitution of a word similar in sound but different in meaning
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malapropism
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a part represents the whole
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synecdoche
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when one word or phrase is sub. for another, close in meaning
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metonymy
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true statement that seems to contradict itself
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paradox
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trite or overworked phrase
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cliche
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contradictory terms are combined
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oxymoron
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use of a pleasant or polite word to mask harsh or rude truths
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euphemism
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adjective noun combination that fuctions as synonym
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kenning
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the humorous use of a word which is similar in sound to another word with a different meaning
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pun
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a part represents the whole
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synecdoche
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vocabulary of a spec. field
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jargon
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sotyr with meaning on two levels
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allegory
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when one word or phrase is sub. for another, close in meaning
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metonymy
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words and phrases that evoke..related to sight
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visual imagery
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words and phrases...related to sound
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aural imagery
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words and phrases...tastes
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gustatory imagery
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true statement that seems to contradict itself
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paradox
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contradictory terms are combined
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oxymoron
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adjective noun combination that fuctions as synonym
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kenning
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the humorous use of a word which is similar in sound to another word with a different meaning
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pun
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vocabulary of a spec. field
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jargon
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sotyr with meaning on two levels
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allegory
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words and phrases that evoke..related to sight
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visual imagery
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words and phrases...related to sound
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aural imagery
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words and phrases...tastes
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gustatory imagery
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an object or process that represents a concept or abstract idea important to the work's theme
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symbol
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blunder resulting from substitution of a word similar in sound but different in meaning
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malapropism
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trite or overworked phrase
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cliche
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use of a pleasant or polite word to mask harsh or rude truths
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euphemism
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a part represents the whole
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synecdoche
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when one word or phrase is sub. for another, close in meaning
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metonymy
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an object or process that represents a concept or abstract idea important to the work's theme
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symbol
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true statement that seems to contradict itself
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paradox
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blunder resulting from substitution of a word similar in sound but different in meaning
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malapropism
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contradictory terms are combined
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oxymoron
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trite or overworked phrase
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cliche
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adjective noun combination that fuctions as synonym
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kenning
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use of a pleasant or polite word to mask harsh or rude truths
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euphemism
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an object or process that represents a concept or abstract idea important to the work's theme
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symbol
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the humorous use of a word which is similar in sound to another word with a different meaning
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pun
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a part represents the whole
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synecdoche
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an object or process that represents a concept or abstract idea important to the work's theme
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symbol
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blunder resulting from substitution of a word similar in sound but different in meaning
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malapropism
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when one word or phrase is sub. for another, close in meaning
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metonymy
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vocabulary of a spec. field
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jargon
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an object or process that represents a concept or abstract idea important to the work's theme
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symbol
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an object or process that represents a concept or abstract idea important to the work's theme
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symbol
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blunder resulting from substitution of a word similar in sound but different in meaning
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malapropism
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blunder resulting from substitution of a word similar in sound but different in meaning
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malapropism
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trite or overworked phrase
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cliche
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an object or process that represents a concept or abstract idea important to the work's theme
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symbol
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trite or overworked phrase
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cliche
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an object or process that represents a concept or abstract idea important to the work's theme
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symbol
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use of a pleasant or polite word to mask harsh or rude truths
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euphemism
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blunder resulting from substitution of a word similar in sound but different in meaning
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malapropism
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a part represents the whole
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synecdoche
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use of a pleasant or polite word to mask harsh or rude truths
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euphemism
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when one word or phrase is sub. for another, close in meaning
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metonymy
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trite or overworked phrase
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cliche
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true statement that seems to contradict itself
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paradox
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use of a pleasant or polite word to mask harsh or rude truths
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euphemism
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contradictory terms are combined
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oxymoron
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trite or overworked phrase
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cliche
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use of a pleasant or polite word to mask harsh or rude truths
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euphemism
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a part represents the whole
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synecdoche
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sotyr with meaning on two levels
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allegory
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true statement that seems to contradict itself
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paradox
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words and phrases that evoke..related to sight
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visual imagery
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contradictory terms are combined
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oxymoron
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words and phrases...related to sound
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aural imagery
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adjective noun combination that fuctions as synonym
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kenning
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words and phrases...tastes
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gustatory imagery
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the humorous use of a word which is similar in sound to another word with a different meaning
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pun
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vocabulary of a spec. field
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jargon
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sotyr with meaning on two levels
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allegory
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words and phrases that evoke..related to sight
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visual imagery
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words and phrases...related to sound
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aural imagery
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words and phrases...tastes
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gustatory imagery
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a part represents the whole
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synecdoche
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a part represents the whole
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synecdoche
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when one word or phrase is sub. for another, close in meaning
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metonymy
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blunder resulting from substitution of a word similar in sound but different in meaning
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malapropism
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blunder resulting from substitution of a word similar in sound but different in meaning
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malapropism
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true statement that seems to contradict itself
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paradox
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trite or overworked phrase
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cliche
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trite or overworked phrase
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cliche
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when one word or phrase is sub. for another, close in meaning
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metonymy
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use of a pleasant or polite word to mask harsh or rude truths
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euphemism
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contradictory terms are combined
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oxymoron
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a part represents the whole
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synecdoche
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when one word or phrase is sub. for another, close in meaning
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metonymy
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use of a pleasant or polite word to mask harsh or rude truths
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euphemism
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adjective noun combination that fuctions as synonym
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kenning
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when one word or phrase is sub. for another, close in meaning
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metonymy
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true statement that seems to contradict itself
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paradox
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the humorous use of a word which is similar in sound to another word with a different meaning
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pun
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true statement that seems to contradict itself
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paradox
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contradictory terms are combined
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oxymoron
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a part represents the whole
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synecdoche
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contradictory terms are combined
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oxymoron
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vocabulary of a spec. field
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jargon
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true statement that seems to contradict itself
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paradox
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adjective noun combination that fuctions as synonym
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kenning
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contradictory terms are combined
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oxymoron
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adjective noun combination that fuctions as synonym
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kenning
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sotyr with meaning on two levels
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allegory
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adjective noun combination that fuctions as synonym
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kenning
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when one word or phrase is sub. for another, close in meaning
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metonymy
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words and phrases that evoke..related to sight
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visual imagery
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the humorous use of a word which is similar in sound to another word with a different meaning
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pun
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the humorous use of a word which is similar in sound to another word with a different meaning
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pun
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vocabulary of a spec. field
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jargon
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vocabulary of a spec. field
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jargon
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the humorous use of a word which is similar in sound to another word with a different meaning
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pun
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sotyr with meaning on two levels
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allegory
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vocabulary of a spec. field
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jargon
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words and phrases that evoke..related to sight
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visual imagery
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sotyr with meaning on two levels
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allegory
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words and phrases...related to sound
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aural imagery
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words and phrases that evoke..related to sight
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visual imagery
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words and phrases...tastes
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gustatory imagery
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sotyr with meaning on two levels
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allegory
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words and phrases...related to sound
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aural imagery
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true statement that seems to contradict itself
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paradox
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words and phrases...related to sound
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aural imagery
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words and phrases that evoke..related to sight
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visual imagery
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adjective noun combination that fuctions as synonym
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kenning
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words and phrases...tastes
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gustatory imagery
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words and phrases...tastes
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gustatory imagery
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contradictory terms are combined
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oxymoron
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words and phrases...related to sound
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aural imagery
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words and phrases...tastes
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gustatory imagery
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adjective noun combination that fuctions as synonym
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kenning
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the humorous use of a word which is similar in sound to another word with a different meaning
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pun
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vocabulary of a spec. field
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jargon
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sotyr with meaning on two levels
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allegory
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words and phrases that evoke..related to sight
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visual imagery
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words and phrases...related to sound
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aural imagery
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words and phrases...tastes
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gustatory imagery
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the humorous use of a word which is similar in sound to another word with a different meaning
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pun
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vocabulary of a spec. field
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jargon
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sotyr with meaning on two levels
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allegory
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words and phrases that evoke..related to sight
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visual imagery
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words and phrases...related to sound
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aural imagery
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words and phrases...tastes
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gustatory imagery
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words and phrases...smell
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olfactory imagery
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words and phrases...touch
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tactile imagery
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words and phrases...general motion
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kinetic imagery
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words and phrases...human/animal movement
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kinesthetic imagery
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imagers that describe a particular sensory experience as though it were appreciated through one or more of the other senses
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synesthetsia
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repetition of initial consonant sound
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alliteration
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rep. of identical consonant sound, vowel changed
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consonance
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similarity of vowel sounds
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assonance
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a word whose sound imitates its meaning
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onomatopoeia
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good sound, smooth flowing language
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eupony
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percussive, choppy, noisy pronunciation
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cacophony
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quality produced by nasals
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resonance
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tone of weariness or languor
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exhaustion
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smoothness resulting from liquid consonants
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liquidity
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harshness that jars the nerves
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plosiveness
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entire final stressed syllables
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identical rhyme
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look alike but don't sound alike
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eye rhyme
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same consonant sounds (rhyme)
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apporximate or slant or near or alliterative rhyme
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a system which measures the rhythm of poetry
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meter
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unrhymed iambic pentameter
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blank verse
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poetry w/ no reg. metrical pattern or rhyme scheme
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free verse
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division of a poem, varying in number of lines
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stanza
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two line stanza forming a unit of meaning
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couplet
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four line stanza
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quatrain
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six line stanza/eight line stanza
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sestet/octet
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the repetition of a line or art of a line
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refrain
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any break or pause in a line of poetry-internal or terminal
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caesura
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continuation of thought to next line of poetry
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enjambement
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14 line poem in iambic pentameter
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sonnet
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octave and sestet
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Petrarchan sonnet (Italian)
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3 quatrains and a rhyming couplet
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Shakespearean sonnet (English)
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a relatively short poem w/ single speaker expressing intense emotion,s ong-like
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lyric
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song-like narrative poem in short stanzas
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ballad
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lyric poem addressed to some person or thing
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ode
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poem praising or mourning someone who has died
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elegy
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long narrative poem following brave deeds of a hero
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epic
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short poem or statement notable for concise wit
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epigram
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motivations of characters arise from the unconscious mind
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Freudian Theory
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pleasure principal, primal desires
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id
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reality
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ego
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morality, our conscience
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superego
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avoidance of primitive desires
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repression
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student of Freud who expanded individual unconscious to a "collective unconscious"
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Jungian Theory
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inherited unconscious pattern which const. structure of the mind-prototype or model
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archetypes
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side of personality we present to the world
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persona
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our secret self
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shadow
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kind of mediator between the person and the shadow
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anima
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direct or indirect reference to another text
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allusion
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something that does not fit in with its context historically
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anachronism
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record of events written by someone with special knowledge of them
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memoir
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coming of age story
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bildungsroman
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seaker reveals character in one-way dialogue
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dramatic monologu
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one independent clause
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simple
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two independent clauses
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compound
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one or more depend. clauses and one indep. clause
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complex
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one or more dep. and 2 indep. clauses
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compound complex
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gives the purpose of a sentence-delcarative, etc.
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function
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states main thought near beg. of sentence in indep. clause
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loose construction
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opposite of loose-withholds completion of main thought
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periodic
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similar or antithetical ideas in parallel form
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balanced
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arrangement of a series of related words, phrases or clauses w/ emphasis through similarity
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parallelism
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repetition of a word or phrase in successive clauses or sentences as a lit. device
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anaphora
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second clause is a reversal of the first
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chiasmus
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delib. omission of conjunctions
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asyndeton
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delib. use of many conjunctions
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polysyndeton
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dialogue in which ending and beg. of lines echo each other
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stichomythia
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ude of verb w/ two meanings w/ object that go w/ both
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zeugma
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word or phrase made of changing the order of the letters in another word or phrase
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anagram
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using phrases, clasues or sentences w/ similar structure but opposite meaning for effect
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antithesis
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short, neatly expressed general truth
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aphorism
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a word or phrase whichr eads the same backward and forward
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palindrome
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writer's attitude toward reader and subject
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tone
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attempts to correct a social prob. through a blend of humor and gentle prodding
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satire
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bitter, angry, uses contempt and indignation at corruption of humans/institutions
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Juvenalian satire
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gentle, soph., smiling-correct w/ broadly sympathetic laughter
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Horation
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arrangement of a series of related words, phrases or clauses w/ emphasis through similarity
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parallelism
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repetition of a word or phrase in successive clauses or sentences as a lit. device
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anaphora
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second clause is a reversal of the first
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chiasmus
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delib. omission of conjunctions
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asyndeton
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delib. use of many conjunctions
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polysyndeton
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dialogue in which ending and beg. of lines echo each other
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stichomythia
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ude of verb w/ two meanings w/ object that go w/ both
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zeugma
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word or phrase made of changing the order of the letters in another word or phrase
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anagram
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using phrases, clasues or sentences w/ similar structure but opposite meaning for effect
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antithesis
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short, neatly expressed general truth
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aphorism
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a word or phrase whichr eads the same backward and forward
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palindrome
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writer's attitude toward reader and subject
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tone
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attempts to correct a social prob. through a blend of humor and gentle prodding
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satire
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bitter, angry, uses contempt and indignation at corruption of humans/institutions
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Juvenalian satire
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gentle, soph., smiling-correct w/ broadly sympathetic laughter
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Horation
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satire expressed in narrative, charac. are ridiculed by what they themselves say or do
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Informal satire
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term used mostly by existentialist philosophers to describe a kind of spiritual alientation
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absurd
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comparison of persons, places, objects, ideas for purpose of explanation
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analogy
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short account of interesting or amusing incident
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anecdote
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to write explanatory or critical notes on or for a book or document
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anotate
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collection of poetry or prose that represents the work of a part. writer, etc.
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anthology
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giving human form or characteristics to non humans like animals or deities
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anthropomorphism
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remark or speech made by character on stage that other characters supposedly don't hear
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aside
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a morning serenade
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aubade
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bold experimentation in the arts by those who are ahead of their time
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avant garde
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complete list of a writer's work
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bibliography
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the way in which the voice rises and falls in pitch when someone is reading
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cadence
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body of laws or official body of one author's work
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canon
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"seize the day"
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carpe diem
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relieving of emotions, cleansing or release
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catharsis
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verse written by courtiers of Charles I in praise of wine, women, song, and the king
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cavalier poetry
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the embracing of the lit. , philosophy, art, etc. of ancient Greek and Roman cultures
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classicism
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in classic Greek drama, group that comments on action of play and consequences, values
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chorus
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the highest point of action
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climax
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comic element inserted into somver work to relieve tension
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comic relief
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a work in which protagonist overcomes adversity
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comedy
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characteristic means of expression that reflects habits of thought and erception
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conceit
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for a word, the other words surrounding it
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context
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juxtaposition of images or ideas to heighten situation
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contrast
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generally accepted lit. device or form
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convention
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trad. based on philosophy of love through Middle Ages
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courtly love
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differences in language
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dialect
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written form of conversation between 2 or more speakers
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dialogue
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the omission of words from a sentence that can be easily understood w/o them
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ellipsis
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final note added to lit. work, final scene or speech after end of play
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epilogue
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suddent insight or understanding
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epiphany
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narrative conveyed by means of letters
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epistolary
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short analytical, descriptive, or interpretive piece of prose on particular topic
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essay
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doctrine deriving from Kierkegaard that man is not part of an ordered scheme but indiv. must create their own being
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existentialism
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brief tale that offers a moral lesson
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fable
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a useful or interesting contrast to something
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foil
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story or legend passed down orally that becomes part of community's tradition
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folk tale
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writing to explain, clarify or evaluate a subject
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exposition
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type of fiction featuring imaginary worlds or supernatural events
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fantasy
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drama intended only to amuse
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farce
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stories, sayings, customs, songs, etc. handed down through generations
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folklore
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the structure of a written work parallels its meaning
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frame
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novel w/ mysterious atmosphere, suspenseful, brooding hero
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gothic
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arts style that mixes realistic and fantastic
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grotesque
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excessive prid or arrogance
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hubris
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deliberate exaggeration for sake of emphasis
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hyperbole
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body of beliefs reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual gorup, class or culture
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ideology
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a colorful stylistic expression of a person or group with non literal meaning
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idiom
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reversing the order, arrangement or position of something
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inversion
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literary movement of early 20th ventury using ordinary languary, free verse, everday imagery
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imagism
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style of art that focuses on the overall general tone and effect w/o specifiying detail
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impressionism
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things that don't fit w/ each other or are out of context
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incongruity
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expression fo mourning or grief
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lament
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charcter or story based on historic figures and events
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legend
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understatement-saying less than is true
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litotes
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use of regional detail to add interest to a narrative
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local color
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lit. in which supernatural evens are told in a matter-of-fact way
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magical realism
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dramatic/literary work w/ stereotypical characters, exagg. emotion, simplistic
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melodrama
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comparison w/o like or as, can be implicit or explicit
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metaphor
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English poets who blended emotion with intellectual ingenuity; paradoxes, elaborate conceits
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metaphysical
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humorously imitates traditional epic form, treats insig. event as heroic
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mock-heroic
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early 20th centiry art and lit. that was reaction against trad. forms
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modernism
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long passage in play or film spoken by one actor only
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monologue
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relating issues to right and wrong and how someone should behave
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moral
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the act of giving someone a reason or incentive to do something
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motivation
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story of uncertain origin that seeks to exlplain processes of nature, the human race, or traditions
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myth
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a story or account of sequence of events in the order in which they happened
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narrative
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writing gloryifying nature
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naturalism
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ability o perceive or describe something w/o being influenced by emotion or prejudice
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objectivity
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Biblical story w/ moral lesson
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parable
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restate a text or passage, usually in abbreviated form
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paraphrase
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may borrow the form or style of another text
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parody
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literature, usually poetry that celebrates the pleasures of country life
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pastoral
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quality that arouses pity or sadness
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pathos
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giving human qualities to inanimate objects
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personification
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the idea that the good are rewarded and the evil are punished
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poetic justice
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liberty taken by a writer in word order, rhyme, etc.
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poetic license
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a practical understanding and acceptance of the nature of the world rather than the idealized view
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realism
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loyalty to or prejudice in favor of a part. region
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regionalism
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the way in which conflict is resolved
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resolution
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state something again for emphasis
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repetition
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imaginative medieval story of heroic knights, contains supernatural elements and a moral
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romance
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19th century British authors, idealizes life, emphasis on nature and emotion
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romanticism
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analysis of verse according to the rules of meter
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scansion
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the practice of indulging in emotion or nostalgia
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sentimentality
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direct comparison using like or as
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simile
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a realistic portrayal of life, realistic scene
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slice of life
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monologue by character on stage speaking to humself but addressed to audience
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soliloquy
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oversimplified standardized image or idea of a person or group
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stereotype
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framework put together form many different parts, the way parts link or function
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structure
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story secondary to main story
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subplot
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movement that depicted the subconscious mind with fantastic or contradictory imagery
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surrealism
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form of deductive reasoning-major premise, minor premise and conclusion
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syllogism
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the proposition of argument summarizingthe theme of a work
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thesis
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drama portraying conflict between individual human will and fate
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tragedy
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mistaken judgement, weakness of character, defect
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tragic flaw/hamartia
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philosophy of Emerson and New England writers emphasizes intuition and the divine
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transcendentalism
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saying less than is true
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understatement
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everday language of he common people
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vernacular
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the speaker's meaning is the opposite of the usual or understood meaning
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verbal irony
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contradiction between what is real and what is preceived
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irony
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the outcome expected turns out to be the opposite
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situational irony
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character w/ limited knowledge says, does or encounters something of greater sig. that he or she knows
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dramatic irony
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occurs when fate or the gods step in to lead a human being into an unexpected turn of events
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cosmic irony
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a noble character is undone by mistaken judgement
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tragic irony
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appeal to tradition
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Ad Antiquitatem
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appeal to force
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Ad Baculum
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argument of the man-character rather than the issue
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Ad Hominem
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a premise is true because it has not been proven false
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Ad Ignorantiam
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appeal for sympathy
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Ad Misericordiam
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appeal to a crowd
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Ad Populum
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appeal to authority
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Ad Vericundiam
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assuming something to be true that really needs proof
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Begging the Question
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faulty dilemma-presents 2 choices when there are 3 or more in reality
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Bifurcation
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arguing that the whole gorup must have the same characteristics as its members
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Composition
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arguing the each idividual has the characteristics of the group
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Division
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using the same term with different meanings
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Equivocation
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wrongful comparisons of dissimilar situations
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False Analogy
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assumes similarities among comrades
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Guilt By Association
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two few instances to reach an accurate conclusion
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Hasty Generalization
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"it does not follow"
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Non Sequitor
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"after this because of this" attempts to prove that because a 2nd event followed a first, it was the result of the first
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Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
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asking a question in a way that leads to a particular answer
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Rhetorical Question
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one action will initiate a chain of events leading to an undesirable even later
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Slippery Slope
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set up argument similar to opponent bust easty to refut, then attribute position to him
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Straw Man
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