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61 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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repetition of consonant sounds at the start of the word
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Assonance
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repetition of vowel sounds at the start of the word
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Imagery
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Creates a vivid picture and appeals to the senses
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Consonance
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repetition of consonant words in the middle of the word
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Onomatopoeia
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writing sounds as words
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Simile
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a direct comparison of unlike things using like or as
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Metaphor
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a direct comparison of unlike things
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Hyperbole
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a deliberate exaggeration for effect
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Personification
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attributing human qualities to inhuman objects
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Metonymy
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word exchange for another closely associated with it
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Pun
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play on words--uses words with multiple meanings
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Symbol
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something that represents/stands for something else
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Analogy
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comparing two things that have at least one thing in common
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Oxymoron
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use of words seemingly in contradiction to each other
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LANGUAGE
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Words that describe the entire body of words in a text--not isolated bits of diction.
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Artificial Language
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false
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Bombastic Language
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Pompous (arrogant), ostentatious (flamboyant)
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Literal Language
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apparent, word for word
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Moralistic Language
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puritanical, righteous
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Colloquial
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every day language
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Concrete (L)
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actual, specific, particular
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Connotative (L)
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alludes to; suggestive
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Cultured (L)
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cultivated, refined, finished
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Detached (L)
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cut-off, removed, separated
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Emotional (L)
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expressive of emotions
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Esoteric (L)
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understood by a chosen few
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Euphemistic (L)
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insincere, affected
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Exact (L)
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verbatim, precise
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Figurative (L)
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serving as illustration
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Formal (L)
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academic, conventional
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Grotesque (L)
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hideous, deformed
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Homespun (L)
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folksy, homey, native, rustic
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Idiomatic (L)
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Peculiar
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Insipid (L)
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uninteresting, tame, dull
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Jargon (L)
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vocabulary for a profession
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Learned (L)
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educated, experienced
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Obscure (L)
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unclear
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Obtuse (L)
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dull-witted, undiscerning
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Pedantic (L)
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didactic, scholastic, bookish
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Plain (L)
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clear, obvious
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Poetic (L)
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lyric, melodious, romantic
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Precise (L)
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exact, accurate, decisive
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Pretentious (L)
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pompous, gaudy, inflated
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Provincial (L)
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rural, rustic, unpolished
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Scholarly (L)
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intellectual, academic
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Sensuous (L)
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passionate, luscious
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Simple (L)
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clear, intelligible
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Slang (L)
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lingo, colloquialism
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Symbolic (L)
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representative, metaphorical
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Trite (L)
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common, banal, stereotyped
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Informal (L)
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casual, relaxed, unofficial
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Vulgar (L)
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coarse, indecent, tasteless
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RHETORICAL DEVICES (R)
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The use of language that creates a literary effect--enhance and support.
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Rhetorical Question (R)
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food for thought; create satire/sarcasm; pose dilemma
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Euphemism (R)
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substituting a milder or less offensive sound word(s)
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Aphorism (R)
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universal commends, sayings, proverbs--convey major point
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Repetition (R)
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also called refrain; repeated word, sentence phrase
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Restatement (R)
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main point said in another way
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Irony (R)
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Either verbal or situational--good for revealing attitude
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Allusion (R)
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refers to something universally known
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Paradox (R)
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a statement that can be true and false at the same time
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