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17 Cards in this Set
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ellipsis |
a series of dots (..) that indicates an intentional omission of a word or sentence |
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anaphora |
the deliberate repetition of the first part of a sentence |
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inversion |
when the order of words are reversed to provide emphasis |
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asyndeton |
omission or absence of an conjunction |
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juxtaposition |
the fact of two things placed together with contrasting effect |
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personification |
to give an inanimate object or animal human like qualities |
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oxymoron |
two opposite ideas are joined to create effect |
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paradox |
a situation person or thing that combines contradictory features |
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simile |
a figure of speech comparing something using like or as |
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pun |
a form of word play that suggests two or more meanings by exploiting multiple meanings for humorous effect |
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metaphor |
a figure of speech where something is identified as the same to something unrelated |
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parallelism |
the use of two compensates that are grammatically the same |
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verbal irony |
when someone say something when they mean the opposite, (sarcasm) |
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emotional appeal |
an attempt to win an argument by appealing to the others emotions |
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ethical appeal |
persuasion based on the authors credibility |
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foreshadowing |
to tease readers about future plot twists in a story |
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antecedent |
something or event that exists before or logically precedes another |
