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28 Cards in this Set
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Allegory
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The recounting of an unreal series of experiences bearing such close resemblance to reality as to encourage the reader to make the association; an extended metaphor
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Alliteration
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An indirect reference to something with which the reader is supposed to be familiar. Allusion is often used with humorous intent, to establish a connection between writer and reader, to make a subtle point.
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Alliteration
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The repetition of initial consonant sounds. Or, vowel sounds in successive words or syllables that repeat
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Allusion
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An indirect reference to something with which the reader is supposed to be familiar. Allusion is often used with humorous intent, to establish a connection between writer and reader, to make a subtle point.
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Anaphora
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Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row.
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Antithesis
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A balancing of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses
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Antithesis
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A balancing of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses
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Apostrophe
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A figure of speech in which an absent person, an abstract concept, or an inanimate object is directly addressed.
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Bathos
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The use of ludicrous, commonplace speech or writing; anticlimax
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Consonance
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The repetition of consonant sounds that are preceded by different vowel sounds. Ex: ate eat oat oot
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Conceit
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A figure of speech in which a striking association is make between two seemingly dissimilar things.
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Deduction
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Reasoning from general from specific
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Empathy
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a feeling of association or the identification with an object; experiencing its sensations and responding with similar feelings
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Ethos
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The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific people, culture, or movement
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Farce
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A theatrical composition in which broad improbabilities of plot and characterization are used for humorous effect. A ludicrous and empty show.
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Imagery
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The sensory details that provide the vividness in a literary work and tend to arouse emotions or feeling in a reader which abstract language does not.
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Impressionism
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In writing, the presentation of the salient features of a scene, event, or person as they appear to the author at the time; a highly personal approach
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Induction
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Reasoning from specific to general
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Irony
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The term used to describe a contrast between what appears to be and what really is.
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Metonymy
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Associative
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Montage
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A quick succession of images or pictures to express an idea; used primarily in films
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Ode
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A long poem, formal in style and complex in form
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Parody
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An exaggerated imitation of a serious work for humourous purposes. The writer of a parody uses the quirks of style of the imitated piece in extreme or ridiculous ways.
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Plursignation
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A kind of ambiguity in literature resulting form a series of images invoking streams of thought
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Rising Action
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The building of tension between opposing characters or forces toward a climax
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Travesty
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A lierary work that aims to arouse laughter by a ludicrous or grotesque imitation of a serious work
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Verbal Irony
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When a reader is aware of a discrepancy between the real meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the author's words
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Verisimilitude
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Similar to truth; the quality of realism in a work which persuades the reader that he is getting a vision of life as it is.
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