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16 Cards in this Set
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Assonance |
The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text |
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Allusion |
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art |
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Alliteration |
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words |
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Consonance |
The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text |
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Enjambment |
This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line |
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Metaphor |
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words such as "like" or "as" |
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Simile |
A figure of speech makes a comparison between two things using "like" or "as" |
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Onomatopoeia |
A word that sounds like what it means |
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Personification |
Giving human-like qualities to an inanimate object |
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Symbol |
An object or action that means something more than it's literal meaning |
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Imagery |
Language that appeals to the five senses |
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Repetition |
Repeating a word or phrase for effect |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggeration or overstatement for effect |
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Oxymoron |
A statement or phrase containing two contradicting words |
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Synecdoche |
A part of something is used to refer to it's whole |
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Metonymy |
An object is referred to by something closely associated with it instead of it's name |
