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25 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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a story with a double meaning
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alliteration
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a repetition of consonant sounds
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allusion
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a reference, details in the story. poem or play
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ambiguity
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use of word or epression to mean more than one thing
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antihero
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a lead character that is not like the hero
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antagonist
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a person or force which opposes the protagonist
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assonance
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the repition of vowel sounds
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characterization
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the method the writer uses to reveal the personailty of a character
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conflict
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a struggle between opposing forces
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connotation
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the suggestion or implication evoked by a word or phrase
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denotation
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the most literal and limited meaning of a word
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figurtive language
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as opposed to litteral language a way of explaining or describing something using figures of speech
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foreshadowing
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a method used to build suspense by providing hints of whats coming
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hyperbole
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a figure of speech in which an overstatement or exaggeration occurs
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imagery
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a word or group of words that appeal to one or more of the senses
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irony
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has to do with opposites and occurs in many forms
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metaphor
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desribing something by comparison without using like or as
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metonymy
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the name for a thing is substituded for the thing itself
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motif
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a reccuring word or phrase
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narrative voice
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who is telling the story and the values and prejudices she or he has
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Onomatopoeia
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the sound of the word eachoes the sound it represents like bang
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parallelism
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phrases, sentences, or plot elements are placed side by side or repeated
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personification
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something thats nonhuman is given human qualities
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diction
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an authors choice of words
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