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10 Cards in this Set
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Onomatopoeia
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The use of a word whose sound imitates or reinforces its meaning. (whoosh, tick-tock, zoom)
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Parable
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A short, simple tale, usually about an ordinary, familiar event, from which a moral or religious lesson is drawn
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Paradox
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A statement that reveals a kind of truth, although it seems at first to be self-contradictory and untrue.
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Parallelism
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The repetition of words, phrases, clauses or ideas similar in structure or in meaning.
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Paraphrase
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A rewording of a text or of a passage from a text, often for the purpose of clarification or simplicfication.
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Parody
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The imitation of a piece of literature or music or art, for amusement or trivializing the seriousness of some writers and of some forms of literature
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Personification
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A kind of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people's actions.
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Persuasion
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A kind of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people's actions.
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Plot
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The sequence of events or actions in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem.
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Point of View
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The vantage point from which a narrative is told.
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