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17 Cards in this Set
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allusion
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a reference to some event, person, place etc.
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atmosphere
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mood, feeling etc in a story
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autobiography
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firsthand account
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characterization
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reveals a character's personality
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diction
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choice & arrangement of specific words to tell a story
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extended metaphor
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metaphor extended through stanza
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figurative language
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use of words taht is literally inaccurate to describe
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idyll
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describing pleasant rural/homey setting
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imagery
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use of images
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inversion
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words in a sentence out of normal english order
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parallelism
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repetition of grammatically similar words
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persuasion
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using reason & emotional appeals to convince another
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plain style
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stresses simplicity/ clarity
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setting
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place and time story takes place
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style
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habitual manner of expression of the author
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symbol
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person event etc. stands for something else or an idea
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theme
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central unifying point/idea
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