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14 Cards in this Set
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Bard |
A poet |
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Elliptical Construction |
A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words |
May was hot and June [was] the same |
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Epigram |
Concise but witty, ingenious, and thoughtful statement |
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Indirect Quotation |
Rendering of a quotation that actual words are approximated or paraphrased |
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Metonymy |
Figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something associated with that thing |
The White House says |
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Middle English |
Language spoken in England from 1150 to 1500 AD |
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Muse |
Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. |
Imaginary source of inspiration for the writer |
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Paradox |
Self contracting statement that is true nonetheless |
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Prosody |
Grammar of rhythm and meter of a poem |
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Pun |
Humorous play on words |
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Rhetoric |
Language of a work and it's style |
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Sentiment |
A refined and tender emotion in literature |
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Synecdoche |
Figure of speech where a part signifies the whole |
"Fifty masts" means "fifty ships" |
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Versification |
Structural form of a line of Verse as revealed by the number of feet it contains |
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