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44 Cards in this Set
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Epigram |
Short, pithy, saying I came I saw I conquered |
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Active Voice |
Something that acts upon something The man hit the ball |
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Passive Voice |
The ball was hit by the bat Something that is acted upon |
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Allegory |
A story with a hidden meaning |
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Analogy |
A comparison between 2 things typically for clarifications sakeGloves are to hands what socks are to feet |
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Antithesis |
Opposite ideas are put together to achieve a contrasting effect |
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Anecdotal Evidence |
Evidence from a short story to prove a larger point Witnesses telling stories are unreliable because they may be cherry picking details |
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Aside |
When actors speak to the audience and no other characters can hear them. |
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Ballad Stanza |
Stanza in a ballad |
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Blank Verse |
A verse without rhyme |
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Elegy |
A poem for the dead |
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Apostrophe |
When the speaker addresses someone or something that isn't present in the poem or an abstract concept like love. |
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Cacophony |
The use of words with harsh, hissing, or unmelodious sounds. |
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Caricature |
When aspects are exaggerates to create a comic effect. |
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Colloquialism |
Informal words or slang in a piece of writing |
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Connotation |
Meaning a word implies rather than what is specifically describes |
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Denotation |
The literal definition of a word Opposite to connotation |
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Dénouement |
The final outcome of a story |
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Diction |
The style of speaking determined by the choice of words by a speaker or writer. |
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Didactic |
A novel, play, or poem that aims to teach the reader something. |
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Dissonance |
The use of harsh sounding, unusual, or impolite words in poetry to create a disturbing effect or catch the reader's attention. |
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Editorial |
Opinion made by a magazine, newspaper, or radio station. |
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Epitaph |
A written tribute or inscription in memory of a person |
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Euphemism |
The polite, indirect, expressions that replace words that are considered harsh or impolite Downsizing instead of making cuts. |
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Euphony |
The use of words and phrases that are distinguished as having a wide range of noteworthy melody or loveliness in the sounds they create. |
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Farce |
Comedy that makes use of highly exaggerated situations. |
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Foil |
A character that contrasts another character. |
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Frame story |
A story set within a story told by the main or supporting character. |
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Iambic pentameter |
A line of verse consisting of 5 metrical feet. |
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Idiom |
Expressions in a culture with a fixed figurative meaning different from the literal. It costs an arm and a leg Break a leg! Hold your horses |
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Irony |
The use of words to convey a meaning opposite of its literal meaning. |
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Juxtaposition |
Two things being together with a contrasting effect. |
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Metre |
A unit of rhythm in poetry also known as foot. |
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Octave |
A verse form consisting of 8 lines of iambic pentameter. |
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Parallelism |
Repetition of a word, phrase, or sentense to make something memorable. I have a dream |
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Pastoral |
Poems that are set in beautiful, rural landscapes |
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Pathos |
An appeal to emotions to convince an audience |
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Proverb |
A simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated that expresses a truth based on common sense and experience. A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. |
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Quatrain |
A verse/poem with 4 lines having a separate theme. |
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Round character |
A character that grows in complexity throughout a story |
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Satire |
The use of humor, irony, and exaggeration to criticize people's stupidity or vices |
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Sestet |
The last 6 lines of a sonnet |
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Soliloquy |
The act of a character speaking aloud when by oneself ( used in plays) |
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Sonnet |
A 14 line poem using any number of formal rhyme schemes |
