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12 Cards in this Set
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Ad hominem argument |
latin: "to or against the man," appeals to emotion rather than reason, feeling rather than intellect. |
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Allegory |
Use character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. Deals with moral truth or a generalization about human existence. |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant words. (She sells sea shells). |
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Allusion |
Direct/Indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. Can be historical, literary, religious, or mythical. |
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Ambiguity |
Multiple meanings (intentional/unintentional) of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. |
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Analogy |
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. Can explain something unfamiliar by associating it w/ or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar. |
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Antecedent |
Word, Phrase, or Clause referred to by a pronoun. |
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Aphorism |
A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle. |
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Apostrophe |
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction. (Liberty or love). Adds familiarity or emotional intensity. |
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Atmosphere |
Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work. Established by partly the setting and partly by authors choice of objects that are described. |
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Clause |
A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. Independent: Can stand alone in a sentence Dependent: Must be accompanied by and independent. |
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Colloquial/Colloquialism |
The use of slang |
