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12 Cards in this Set
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assonance
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repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants
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asyndeton
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commas used (with no conjunction) to separate series of words
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cacophony
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harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately
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caricature
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descriptive writing that greatl=y exaggerates specific feature of person's appearance or facet of personanlity
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chiasmus
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type of balance in which second part of sentence is balanced against first but with part reversed
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cliche'
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cliche' is timeworn exression that though is overused
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colloquialism
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word or phrase used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often innapropriate in formal writing
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concrete language
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language that describes specific, observable things, people, or places
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connotation
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implied or suggested meaning of word
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consonance
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repetition of identical consonant sounds with two or more words in close proximity
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conundrum
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riddle whose answer is or involves a pun, paradox
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deduction
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process of moving from general rule to specific example
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