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10 Cards in this Set
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alliteration
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repetition of an initial consonant sound in two or more words
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allusion
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reference to another literary work, piece of art, history myth...
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apostrophe
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the direct address to a deceased or absent person as if that person were present
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figurative language
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language that uses figures of speech, can't be taken literally
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hyperbole
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figure of speech, an extreme exaggeration
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image
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word or phase that appeals to the senses
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metaphor
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figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another without using like or as
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personification
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when the writer gives human characteristics to an animal or object
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simile
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comparison using like or as
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style
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all the characteristics which make an authors work sound unique
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