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80 Cards in this Set
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absolute
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free from limitations or qualifications
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adage
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proverb, wise saying
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ad hominem argument
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argument attacking character instead of position
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allegory
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characters, objects, actions represent abstractions
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analogy
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comparison of different things
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anaphora
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repetition of words/phrases at beginning of line/sentence
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anecodote
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brief narrative
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antecedent
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the phrase to which a pronoun refers
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antithesis
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2 opposing ideas are balanced
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aphorism
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concise statement of a general truth
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apostrophe
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addressing an absent or imaginary person
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archetype
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an image that appears frequently in literature
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argument
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statement of the meaning of a work
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asyndeton
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series without conjunctions
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balanced sentence
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sentence in which words or phrases are set off against each other to emphasize content
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bathos
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sentimental quality to evoke pity
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chiasmus
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2 parallel parts and second is structurally reversed
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colloquialism
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informal words not used in formal writing
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complex sentence
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1 dependent and at least one dependent clause
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compound sentence
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at least 2 independent clauses
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conceit
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a clever extended metaphor
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concrete details
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details that describe actual things
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connotation
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implied meaning of word
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cumulative sentence
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independent clause is elaborated by modifying clauses
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declarative sentence
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sentence that makes statement
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deductive reasoning
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general principle stated, then applied to specific example
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denotation
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literal meaning of word
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diction
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word choice
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didactic
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purpose of instructing
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dissonance
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inharmonious sounds
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elegy
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formal poem on death
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ellipsis
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omission of grammatically necessary word, but can be deduced
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epigram
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brief, pithy, paradoxical saying
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epigraph
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saying on title page of work, used as heading for chapter
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epitaph
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inscription on tombstone
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epithet
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term used to point out characteristic of a person
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eulogy
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speech praising someone who died
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euphemism
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less offensive way of saying something unpleasant
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exclamatory sentence
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sentence expressing strong feeling
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expletive
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interjection to lend emphasis
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fable
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brief story with moral, often animal characters
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fantasy
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story that concerns unreal world
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frame device
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story within a story
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homily
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sermon or moralistic lecture
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hubris
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excessive pride
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idiom
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an expression in language that can not be understood by meaning of words
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inductive reasoning
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deriving general principles from specific facts
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invective
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emotional verbal attack
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irony
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words convey opposite of literal meaning
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legend
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narrative handed down from the past
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litote
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type of understatement where an idea is expressed by negating its opposite
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malapropism
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replacement of one word with another that sounds similar
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maxim
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concise statement, often offers advice
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metonymy
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substitution of one object with another
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motif
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standard element that appears in a work
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myth
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traditional story with supernatural characters that explains natural events
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oxymoron
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two words paired that contradict
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parable
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simple story with moral or religious lesson
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paradox
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contradictory statement that contains some truth
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parallelism
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use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical termsq
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parody
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humorous imitation of work
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pathos
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quality of work that evokes pity
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pedantic
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excessive display of learning
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philippic
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strong verbal accusation
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polysyndeton
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use for rhetorical effect of more conjunctions than necessary
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resolution
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falling action following a climax`
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rhetoric
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presenting ideas in clear manner
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sarcasm
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harsh language intended to ridicule
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satire
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use of humor to to emphasize human weakness or imperfections in instutions
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simple sentence
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one independent clause and no dependent clause
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solecism
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violation of grammatical rules
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surrealism
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artistic movement emphasizing imagination containing incongruous juxtapositions
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syllepsis
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constuction where one word is used in two different senses
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syllogism
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3 part deductive argument
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synecdoche
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using one part of object to represent entire object
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synesthesia
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describing one sense in terms of another
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syntax
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manner in which words are arranged
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tautology
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needless repetition which adds no meaning
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trite
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overused
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vernacular
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everyday speech of a particular region
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