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16 Cards in this Set
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apostrophe |
a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personifies an inanimate object |
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allegory |
the representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic of pictorial form |
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conceit |
image or metaphor likens one thing to something else that is seemingly very different |
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atmosphere |
the emotional mood created by a literary work. think setting |
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ambiguity |
multiple meanings, intensional or not, of a word, phrase, sentence or passage. |
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antecedent |
the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun |
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connotation |
an additional sense or senses associated with or suggested by a word or phrase. they are sometimes, but not always, fixed, and are often subjective |
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denotation |
literal, dictionary definition of a word |
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colloquial |
slang; informal conversation speech |
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Independent clauses |
contains an internal subject and predicate (verb) and can stand alone. it's a full sentence |
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dependent clause |
contains an internal subject and predicate (verb) but cannot stand alone |
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alliteration |
use of similar consonants: a poetic or literary effect achieved by using several works that begin with the same or similar consonants |
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aphorism |
a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation |
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analogy |
a comparison between two things that are similar in some way, often used to help something or make it easier to understand |
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allusion |
an indirect reference to somebody or something: can be literary, biblical, historical, pop culture |
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anachronism |
the representation of someone as existing or something as happening on other than chronological, proper, or historical order |
