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17 Cards in this Set
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Euphemism |
Substitution of a harsh word or phrase for a more delicate one. |
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Anadiplosis |
Repetition of words Or expressions in successive clauses, second clause starts w/ the same words as the first |
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Archaism |
An archaic word, phrase or style of language |
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Idyll |
Pastoral poem |
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Apostrophe |
Address of an abstract person or entity |
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Homeric Epithet |
An adjective phrase repeated throughout a work |
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Authorial intrusion |
Interruption by the author to insert comments. |
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Metonymy |
The identification of a characteristic of a thing for the thing itself |
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Synecdoche |
Substitution of the part for the whole |
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Dead metaphor |
Clichè |
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Absolute metaphor |
No basis for comparison |
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Active metaphor |
Simple comparison |
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Socratic irony |
A wise man asking foolish questions to test another's intelligence |
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Central irony |
A phrase used to identify the main irony |
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Invective |
Bitter, insulting, or terribly exaggerated |
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Neoclassical drama |
Illustrates humanity's goodness. |
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Submerged metaphor |
No direct comparison |
