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14 Cards in this Set
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SIMILE
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COMPARISON THAT USES LIKE OR AS
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METAPHOR
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DIRECT COMPARISON THAT DOES NOT USE LIKE OR AS
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HYPERBOLE
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EXTREME EXAGGERATION OR OVERSTATEMENT
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CONNOTATION
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THE IMPLIED MEANING OF A WORD
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METONYMY |
SUBSTITUTING ONE WORD FOR ANOTHER WORD CLOSELY ASSOCIATED TO IT
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ONOMATOPOEIA |
A WORD THAT IMITATES THE SOUND IT REPRESENTS
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SOLILOQUY
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A SPEECH MADE BY A CHARACTER IN A PLAY WHO IS TALKING TO THEMSELVES ALONE ONSTAGE IN ORDER TO LET THE AUDIENCE IN ON WHAT THEY ARE FEELING. IT IS GENERALLY MORE THAN 20 LINES
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PARONOMASIA |
A PLAY ON WORDS, A PUN |
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ALLITERATION |
THE SAME SOUND STARTS A SERIES OR WORDS (USUALLY 3 OF 5 WORDS HAVE THE SAME SOUND AT THE BEGINNING OF IT) |
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CLIMAX |
THE TURNING POINT OR THE HIGH POINT IN A STORY |
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FORESHADOWING
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THE USE OF HINTS OR CLUES TO SUGGEST WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN LATER |
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DENOTATION
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THE LITERAL MEANING OF A WORD |
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EUPHEMISM
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USING A MORE PLEASANT EXPRESSION IN PLACE OF AN UNPLEASANT OR OFFENSIVE EXPRESSION |
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PERSONIFICATION
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GIVING HUMAN QUALITIES TO ANIMALS OR OBJECTS |
