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58 Cards in this Set
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Abstract |
Language instead of images |
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As hominem |
Attack on the person instead of ideasall |
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Allegory |
Underlying moral |
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Alliteraton |
Repetition of consonant |
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Allusion |
Reference to a well-knowing thing |
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Analogy |
Compare two similar but different things |
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Anaphora |
Repetition of word or phrase |
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Anecdote |
Simple narrative of an incident to make point |
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Annotation |
Notes on the side |
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Antithesis |
Two contrasting images balanced by word or phrase |
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Aphorism |
Witty short statement |
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Apostrophe |
Calling imagery/dead or absent person |
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Argumentation |
Prove validity of a point |
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Assonance |
Repetition of vowel sounds |
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Asyndeton |
Commas used to separate a series of words Conjunction is ommited |
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Cacophony |
Harsh,awkward or dissonant sounda |
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Caricature |
Exaggerates a specific feature of a person |
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Colloquialism |
Informal language "Y'all" |
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Coherence |
All the parts contribute to the development |
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Concrete language |
Describes ppl places, things, rather than ideas or qualities |
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Connotation |
Suggested meaning |
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Consonance |
Repetition of consonant sounds |
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Conundrum |
A riddle |
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Deduction |
General to specific |
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Denotation |
Literal meaning |
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Description |
Picture through detailed observation |
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Diction |
Word choice |
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Didactic |
To instruct or to teach |
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Discourse |
Description, exposition narration |
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Dissonance |
Sounds that don't go together |
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Dramatic irony |
Reader aware of inconsistency between a characters perception of situation and the truth |
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Dynamic characted |
Changes significantly |
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Emotional appeal |
Readers emotional pathos |
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Epigraph |
The use of quotations at the beginning of a work that hints it's theme |
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Ethical appeal |
Ethos To respect and believe him |
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Euphemism |
A more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable |
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Euphony |
Succession of harmonious sounds |
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Example |
Representative of a general pattern |
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Explication |
Interpreting or finding the meaning of a text |
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Exposition |
Revelation to audience of setting and background to understand plot |
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Extended metaphot |
Sustained comparison, often referred as a conceit |
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False analogy |
Not sufficiently parallel |
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Figurative language |
Has similes and metaphors |
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Figures of speech |
Expressions of similes, metaphors, and personification |
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Foil |
Points out qualities of another character |
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Foreshadowing |
Hint to suggest larger event that occurs later in the work |
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Freight train |
sentence consists of 3 very short clauses joined by conjunctions |
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Generalization |
Bases claim on isolated example certain rather than provable |
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Genre |
A type of literary work |
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Hubris |
A heroes downfall because of pride of ambition |
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Hunor |
Anything that causes laughter |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggeration in order to humor |
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Image |
A sensory experience or an object perceived by sense |
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Imagery |
Apple as to one or more senses |
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Induction |
Moving from series of specifics. ->generalization |
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Inference |
Conclusion drawn from presented details |
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Interior monologue |
Recording a conversation that occurs inside a characters head |
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Invective |
A verbally abusive attack |
