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22 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words.
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Connotation
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the suggested meaning of a word or phrase.
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Denotation
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the dictionary meaning of a word.
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Allusion
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a brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or ficticious
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Diction
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A writer’s choice of words, phrases, sentence structures, and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning.
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Antagonist
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the bad guy
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Dialect
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type of informational diction.
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Dialogue
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conversation among two or more characters
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Foreshadowing
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the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature
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Hyperbole
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exaggeration or overstatement.
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Metaphor
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comparison between two thing
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Metonymy
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an implied comarision
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Personification
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giving human qualities to animals or objects.
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Paradox
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reveals a kind of truth which at first seems contradictory.
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Onomatopoeia
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a word that imitates the sound it represents.
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mood
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feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates
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Parallelism
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repetition of words or phrases or clauses which are similar in structure or meaning
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Satire
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to make fun of
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Tone
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the attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character
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Theme
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the general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express.
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Synecdoche
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when one uses a part to represent the whole.
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Simile
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the comparison of two unlike things using like or as
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