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29 Cards in this Set
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Diction
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Word Choice
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Syntax
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Ordering of words in a sentence
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Style
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manner of expression (e.g., pedantic, scientific, emotive)
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Tone
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attitude, mood or sentiments of the author revealed by the style
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Point of View
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stance revealed by style and tone of writing
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Rhetoric
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art of speaking or writing effectively
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Imagery
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figurative language that is used to convey a sensory perception (visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, or gustatory)
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Hyperbole
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overstatement or exaggeration
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Understatement
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presentation of facts in a way that makes them appear much less significant than they really are, almost always used for comic effect
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Simile
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comparison of two unlike objects using like or as
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Metaphor
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simile without connecting term such as like or as
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Extended Metaphor
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metaphor that lasts for longer than just one phrase or sentence
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Symbol
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represents something other than itself
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Denotation
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a word's primary or literal significance
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Connotation
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range of other meanings a word suggests
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Oxymoron
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apparent contradiction of terms
(I advise you to make haste slowly) |
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Paradox
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apparent contradiction of ideas or statements, think of paradox as an oxymoron on a larger scale
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Personification
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inanimate objects are given human qualities
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Rhetorical Question
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a question whose answer is obvious and do not need to be answered
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Bombast
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language that is overly rhetorical (pompous), especially when considered in context
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Pun
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play on words
haha, ur sooo punny! |
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Metonymy
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one term is substituted for another which is closely related
The sailors drank a glass of hearty red. (Red refers to wine) |
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Synechdoche
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a part is used to signify the whole
All hands on deck! (hands are a part of and represent sailors) |
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Theme
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general idea contained in a context
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Aphorism
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concise, pithy statement of an opinion or general truth
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Malapropism
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unintentional use of a word that resembles the word intended but that has a very different meaning
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Circumlocution
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1. talking around a subject
2. talking around a word |
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Euphemism
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word or words used to avoid employing an unpleasant or offensive term
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Satire
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something potrayed deliberately distored to achieve comic effect
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