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61 Cards in this Set
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metaphor
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an imaginative comparison
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simile
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an imaginative comparison using "like", "as","as if", or something similar.
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personification
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giving human characteristics to non-human things
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metonymy
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an expression using a related thing to stand for the thing itself
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synecdoche
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an expression using a part to stand for the whole
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imagery
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a word or phrase that appeals to one of the five senses
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pun
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a play on words that are either identical or very similar in sound but different in meaning
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meter
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the regular arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables
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feet
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the units of meter
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free verse
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irregular rhythms (and meter)
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rhyme
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sound repetition
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alliteration
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repetition of initial consonant sounds
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consonance
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repetition of terminal consonant sounds
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assonance
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repetition of vowel sounds
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onomatopoeia
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words that sound like what they mean
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parallelism
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syntax that uses sentence elements of the same form
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theme
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the main point or idea of a work
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allusion
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a reference within a work to something outside of it
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sign
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a word that means something other than itself
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symbol
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a word that means something in addition to itself
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epigram
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a short, highly compressed poem making a wise or humorous observation and ending with a witty twist
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parable
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an allegorical story with 2 or more levels of meaning
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fable
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a pithy(short), traditional story that highlights an implied or explicitly stated moral
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allegory
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an extended metaphor in which the charcters and events have a meaning beyond a literal level
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irony
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the use of words to express a contradiction
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paradox
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a seeming contradiction
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situational irony
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a contrast between what is reasonable to expect and what actually happens
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dramatic irony
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a contrast between the reader's knowledge and a character's ignorance
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verbal irony
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a contrast between what is stated and what is really meant
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structural irony
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verbal irony that extends throughout an entire work
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sarcasm
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veral irony that is a mocking praise
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satire
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corrective ridicule in literature
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understatement
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a statement that says less than its intended meaning
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hyperbole
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ironic overstatement
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foreshadowing
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something that is said or done that warns about the future
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genre
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type or category of literature
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poetry
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genre that uses condensed throughts and words and various literary techniques
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prose
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genre that is not poetry, usually in paragraph form
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fiction
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genre that is imaginary and not necessarily based on real facts
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nonfiction
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genre that is real or based on reality
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comedy
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genre that can be humorous but has a happy ending
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tragedy
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genre that is serious and has a tragic ending
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biography
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the history of the life of a person
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autobiogrpahy
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a self-biography, the interpretation of an author's own life
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memoirs
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a person's recollection of his public life
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diary
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personal records of the events of a person's life
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journal
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personal records of the events of a person's life
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anecdote
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a special incident from the life of an important person
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incident
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basic unit of a story
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flashback
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earlier events that are summarized as background information
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plot
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all the incidents connected together
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conflict
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contending forces
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protagonist
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the main character
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antagonist
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the opponent to the main character
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setting
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the time and place of the story
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atmosphere
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the prevalent emotion of the story
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tone
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the author's attitude toward a character or situtaion
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episode
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one incident in a series of incidents in the same work
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lyric poetry
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poetry that reflects the poet's thoughts, feelings, or experiences
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drama
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an acted out story, using a written script
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essay
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autobiographical prose that reflects the author's thoughts, feelings, or experiences
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