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15 Cards in this Set
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theme |
recurring or emerging ideas in a work |
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simile |
a comparison of two things stated using the words like, as, or as if |
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metaphor |
the stated or implied equivalence of two dissimilar things |
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parellelism |
similarity in the structure of two or more phrases, clauses, or sentences |
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euphony |
words that are pleasant and musical to the ear |
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cacophony |
language generating the opposite effect |
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tenor |
original subject described |
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vehicle |
image tenor is compared to |
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implied metaphor |
metaphor indirectly conveyed |
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Metonymy |
expression in which related thing stands for itself |
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extended metaphor |
metaphor developed beyond single sentence |
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allegory |
forms story with 2 levels of meaning |
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synecdoche |
use part of something to stand for whole |
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personification |
gives human characteristics to a non-human |
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conceit |
particular type of comparison that’s paradoxical |
