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17 Cards in this Set
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Allegory
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Using a character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.
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Alliteration
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The repetition of initial consonant sounds in 2 or more neighboring words. Can reinforce meaning, unify ideas and create a mood/echo.
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Allusion
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A direct or indirect reference to something that is presumably, commonly known.
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Ambiguity
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The multiple meanings of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.
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Anadiplosis
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Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause.
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Analogy
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A comparison between 2 different things or the relationship between them.
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Anaphora
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Repetition. The same expression is repeated in the beginning of the first two lines, clauses, and sentences.
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Anecdote
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A short narrative detailing the particulars of an interesting episode or event.
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Antecedent
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The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
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Aphorism
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A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principal.
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Apostrophe
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A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction such as liberty or love.
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Atmosphere
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The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work.
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Clause
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A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and verb.
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Colloquial
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Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.
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Coherence
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A principal demanding that parts of any composition be arranged so that the whole meaning is clear.
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Connotation
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The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word.
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Conceit
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A fanciful expression, usually as an extended metaphor.
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