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50 Cards in this Set
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plain style
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a way of writing that stresses simplicity and clarity of expression
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rhyme
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repetition of vowel sounds in accented syllables
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inversion
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reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase
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figures of speech
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word or phrase that describes one thing in terms or something else and that is not meant to be taken literally
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metaphor
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figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using LIKE, THAN, LIKE, or RESEMBLES
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extended metaphor
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metaphor that is extended or developed over a number of lines with several examples
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simile
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figure of speech that makes an explicit comparison between two unlike things using LIKE,AS,THAN, or RESEMBLES
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paraphrase
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restatement of a text in your own words
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imagery
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use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person,thing,place, or an experience
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tone
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attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work, the characters in it, or the audience
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paradox
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statement that appears self contradictory but reveals a kind of truth
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repetition
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unifying property of repeated words,sounds,syllables, and other elements that appear in a work
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style
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distinctive way in which a writer uses language
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logical appeal
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consists of facts, examples, and well reasoned arguments
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emotional appeal
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consists of language and anecdotes that arouse strong feelings
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ethical appeal
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arguments based on widely accepted values that are moral standards
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analogy
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comparison made between two things to show how they are alike
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parallelism
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repetition of words or phrases that has similar grammatical structures
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allusions
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reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, and other branch of culture
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archetype
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very old imaginative pattern that appears in literature across cultures and is repeated through ages
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rhetorical questioning
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question that is asked for effect and that does not actually require an answer
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mood
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a story's atmosphere of the feelings it evoke
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stereotype character
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fixed idea or concept of a character or a group of people that does not allow for any individuality and is often based on religious, social, or racial prejudices
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symbol
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person, place or thing, or event that has meaning in itself and that also strands for something more than itself
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verbal irony
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occurs when someone say one thing but really means something else
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satire
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type of writing that ridicules the short coming of people or in situations in an attempt to bring about a change
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setting
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time and location in which a story takes place
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meter/scanning
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pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
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personification
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figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
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aphorism
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brief, cleverly, worded statement that makes a wise observation about life
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anecdote
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very brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something
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inference
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parable
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relatively short story that teaches a moral, or lesson, about how to lead a good life
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onomatopoeia
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use of a word whose sound imitates or suggest its meaning
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internal rhyme
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rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry or within consecutive lines
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sub genre
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catalog
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list of things, people, or events
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symbolism
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resolution
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conclusion of a story, when all or most of the conflicts have been settled
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attitude
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literary devices
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exact rhyme
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slant rhyme
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words that have some correspondence in sound but not an exact one
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end rhyme
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rhyming words at the end of lines
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humor
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mood
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overall emotion created by a work of literature
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dialect
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way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or of the inhabitants of a certain geographical area
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cause and effect
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theme
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insight about human life that is revealed in literally work
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point of view
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vantage point from which the writer tells a story
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