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25 Cards in this Set
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ALLITERATION
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REPETITION OF INITIAL CONSTANT SOUNDS
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HE HEARS THE PERSON PRAY AND PREACH.
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ONOMATOPOEIA
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THE USE OF WORDS OF PHRASES THAT SOUND LIKE THE THINGS TO WHICH THEY REFER TO.
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BUZZ, CLICK, AND POP
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ALLUSION
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A RHETORICAL TECHNIQUE IN WHICH IS MADE TO A PERSON, EVENT, OBJECT, OR WORK FROM HISTORY OR LITERATURE.
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BIBLE
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FOIL
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A CHARACTER WHO ATTRIBUTES, OR CHARACTERISTICS, CONTRAST WITH AND THEREFORE THROW INTO RELIEF THE ATTRIBUTES OF ANOTHER CHARACTER
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SHERLOCK HOLMES AND MR.WATTS
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IRONY
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A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN APPEARANCE AND REALITY
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WHEN SOMEONE WINS A MILLION BUCKS AND THEN DIES
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LYRIC
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A HIGHLY MUSICAL VERSE THAT EXPRESSES EMOTIONS OF THE SPEAKER
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SONNET
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A FOURTEEN LINE POEM THAT FOLLOWS ONE OF A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT RHYME SCHEMES
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TONE
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THE EMOTIONAL ATTRIBUTE TOWARD THE READER OR TOWARD THE SUBJECT IMPLIED BY A LITERARY WORK
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FAMILIAR, SINCERE, SARCASTIC, PLAYFUL ,AND SERIOUS
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MOOD
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THE EMOTION CREATED IN THE READER A PART OF ALL LITERARY WORK
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SYMBOL
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A THING THAT STANDS FOR OR REPRESENT BOTH ITSELF AND SOMETHING ELSE
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DOVE=PEACE
PURPLE=ROYALTY |
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APOSTROPHE
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A RHETORICAL TECHNIQUE IN WHICH AN OBJECT OR PERSON IS DIRECTLY ADDRESSED
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MOTHER EARTH
FATHER SKY |
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SIMILE
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A COMPARISON USING LIKE OR AS
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HIS STRONG AS IRON BANDS
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METAPHOR
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A FIGURE OF SPEECH IN WHICH ONE THING IS SPOKEN ABOUT AS IF WERE ANOTHER
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HOPE IS THE WITH FEATHERS THAT PARADES THE SOUL
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SYNECDOCHE
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A FIGURE OF SPEECH IN WHICH THE NAME OF PART OF SOMETHING IS USED IN PLACE OF THE NAME OF A WHOLE AND VICE VERSA
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ALL HANDS ON DECK
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METONYMY
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THE NAMING OF AN OBJECT ASSOCIATED WITH A THING IN PLACE OF THE NAME OF THE THING ITSELF
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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PERSONIFICATION
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A THING, ANIMAL OR ABSTRACT IN A LITERARY WORK TAKE ON HUMAN QUALITIES
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THE WIND DANCE
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HYPERBOLE
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EXTRAVAGANT EXAGGERATION FOR RHETORICAL EFFECT
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IT IS RAINING CATS AND DOGS
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SATIRE
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A HUMOROUS WRITING OR SPEECH INTENDED TO POINT OUT ERRORS OF FALSEHOODS, FOIBLES,OR FAILINGS.
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DENOTATION
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A DIRECT SPECIFIC MEANING AS DISTINCT FROM AN IMPLIED OR ASSOCIATED IDEA
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TIGHT-TO BE TO SMALL
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EXPOSITION
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PROVIDES THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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CHARACTERIZATION
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TO DESCRIBE THE CHARACTER OR QUALITY OF A LITERARY WORK
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ASSONANCE
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REPETITION OF VOWEL SOUNDS
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STONY AND HOLY
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COUPLET
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A PAIR OF RHYMING LINES THAT PRESENT A COMPLETE STATEMENT
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MY BOOK AND HEART
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RHYME SCHEME
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RHYMING PATTERN IN A POEM
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CONNOTATION
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AN EMOTIONAL ASSOCIATION OR IMPLICATION ATTRACTED TO AN EXPRESSION
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TIGHT-COOL
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