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22 Cards in this Set
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Mockery
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To ridicule or make fun of something
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Irony
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A difference between what one says or does and what is meant or expected. Includes sarcasm
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Understatement
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To say less than you mean; to exaggerate in order to make a point. Caricature
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Parody
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Mockery of a specific known person, literary work or event
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Grotesque
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Creating a tension between laughter and horror or revulsion; the essence of "black humor"
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Mock-Heroic
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Imitates, yet exaggerates and distorts, the literary epic and its style
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Speaker
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The imaginary voice assumed by the writer of the poem
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Sonnet
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14 lined poem focussed on a single theme
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Iambic Pentameter
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Poem that has ten syllables for every line
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Rhyme
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The repetition of sounds at the ends of the words, usually at the end of the line
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Free Verse
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A poem that has a rhyme scheme but no consistent pattern
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Denotation
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The most literal meaning of a word
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Alliteration
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The repetition of a beginning consonant sounds; repeated sounds used to echo or enhance meaning
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Connotation
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Set of associations a word calls to mind, often the figurative, creative, ornamental meaning of the word
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Assonance
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Repetition of similar vowel sounds
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Imagery
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The descriptive language used in literature and poetry to re-create sensory experiences
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Metaphor
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Figurative language where one thing was spoken of as though it were something else
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Simile
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Figurative language where two things are compared for deeper understanding using "like" or "as"
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Personification
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Where an object or animal is given human traits
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Paradox
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Something that at first seems contradictory or absurd, but is nonetheless true
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Theme
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The subject or central idea in a written work, an often repeated idea or point in a written work
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Allusion
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An indirect reference to a famous person, work or historical event
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