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21 Cards in this Set
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A comparison of two things that uses the words LIKE or AS
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SIMILE
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A direct comparison between two things without using like or as
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METAPHOR
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An extended simile or metaphor that shows how two things are similar in two or more ways
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ANALOGY
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a type of figurative language that gives human characteristics to something non-human
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PERSONIFICATION
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An exaggeration
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HYPERBOLE
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An expression that combines contradictory words, such as COLD FIRE or ORGANIZED CHAOS
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OXYMORON
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An expression that means something different from the literal definition of the words/expression "I'm all ears."
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IDIOM
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The use of an object to represent something else
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SYMBOLISM
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The use of language that is opposite of what is actually meant or an outcome in a situation that is opposite of what is expected
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IRONY
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A situation or a statement that contains seemingly contradictory ideas
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PARADOX
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An indirect reference to a person, a piece of literature, a historical event, or another familiar thing
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ALLUSION
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Words that appeal to the readers' senses
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IMAGERY
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The repetition of similar sounds at teh BEGINNING of words
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ALLITERATION
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The repetition of similar VOWEL sounds
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ASSONANCE
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The use of a word that imitates a sound
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ONOMATOPOEIA
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The same and similar sounds at the end of words
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RHYME
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The patterns of beat using accented and unaccented syllables
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RHYTHM
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The use of the same word/words
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REPETITION
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The feeling created in the reader
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MOOD
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The writer's attitude towards the subject
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TONE
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The feeling created by mood, tone, and setting
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ATMOSPHERE
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