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11 Cards in this Set
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figurative language
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using words to mean something other than the literal; the meaning can be obscure
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metaphor
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implicit comparison of two unlike things. Usually one thing is represented as the other.
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conceit
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a principal subject with several subsidiary subjects or comparisons; a metaphor that is continued to be described
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simile
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explicit comparison that directly compares two unlike objects
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analogy
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comparisons based on resemblances of two otherwise unlike things
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allegory
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similar to a metaphor but includes an entire work or large portion of a work
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synecdoche
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a part of an object that substitutes for that object (new set of "wheels")
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metonymy
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substitution of an object by a related object (using White House in place of Executive Branch)
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symbol
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something exists in and of itself, that is concrete but stands for something else. However, its qualities may or may not represent what it is a symbol for. (For instance, the Cross)
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tenor
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idea, thing, feeling, ect. a poet is trying to convey
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vehicle
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method in which a poet transmits an idea, thing, feeling, ect.
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