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15 Cards in this Set
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Assonance |
The repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants |
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Asyndeton |
Consists of omitting conjunctions between word, phrases, or clauses |
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Atmosphere |
The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work |
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Authority |
Support for an argument that is based on recognized experts in the field |
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Burlesque |
Broad parody |
Romeo and Juliet |
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Cacophony |
Harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately |
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Caricature |
Descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature |
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Chiasmus |
A figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse in analogous words |
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Classicism |
The principles and styles admired in the classics of Greek and Roman literature, restraint, and formality |
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Clause |
A grammatical unit that contains both subject and a verb. |
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Coherence |
A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear or intelligible. |
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Colloquial/colloquialism |
Slang |
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Conceit |
A fanciful expression usually an analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects |
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Connotation |
The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word, how it's implied. |
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Consonance |
The repetition of identical consonant sounds before and after different vowel sounds |
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