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10 Cards in this Set
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Connotation |
the suggestive meaning of a word or phrase |
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Euphemism |
A polite word or phrase used in place of an offensive or crude word or phrase |
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Genre |
the various classifications of literary works |
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consonance |
the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words in a phrase or sentence |
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Figurative language |
words the affect a meaning other than the usual or literal meaning of the words |
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Hyperbole |
using exaggeration to provoke strong emotion, to create humor, or to make a point |
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Dialogue |
the representation of conversation within a literary work |
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Foreshadowing |
a feeling,object, or occurrence that fore warms of an event and which is only fully understood in hindsight |
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Idiom |
an expression that is clear only to those who are familiar with the language of its origin; cannot be understood based on its literal meaning |
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Alliteration |
the repetition of a beginning consonant sound within a phrase or sentence |
