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60 Cards in this Set
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UNQUALIFIED IN EXTENT OR DEGREE
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ABSOLUTE
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ABSO
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APPEALING TO PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS RATHER THAN LOGIC
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AD HOMINEM
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AD HO
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SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION OF ANOTHER EVENT
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ALLEGROY
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ALLEG
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SOMETHING OUT OF TIME ORE PLACE
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ANACHRONISM
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ANACH
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FLASHBACK; DEPICTION OF EARLIER STORY POINTS
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ANALEPSIS
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ANALEP
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REPETITION OF WORD OR PHRASE
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ANAPHORA
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ANAPH
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SHORT, HUMOROUS STORY
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ANECDOTE
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ANEC
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DIRECT CONTRAST; OPPOSITION
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ANTITHESIS
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ANTIT
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BRIEF STATEMENT OF TRUTH OR PRINCLIPLE
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APHORISMS
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APHOR
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SPEAKER STOPS IN THE MIDDE OF A SENTENCE
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APOSIOPESIS
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APOSIO
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ADDRESSING ABSENT PERSON OR OBJECT
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APOSTROPHE
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APOSTR
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DIALOGGED NOT HEARD BY OTHER CHARACTERS ON STAGE
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ASIDE
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SIDE
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OMISSION OF CONJUNCTIONS HERE THEY WOULD NORMALLY OCCUR
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ASYNDETON
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ASYN
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MOOD
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ATMOSPHERE
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ATMOSPH
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PURIFYING OR CLEANSING OF EMOTIONS
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CATHARSIS
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CATHA
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INVERSION OF 2ND OF 2 PARALLEL STRUCTURES
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CHIASMUS
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CHIA
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CONVERSATIONAL WRITING
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COLLOQUIAL LANGUAGE
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COLL LANG
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EXTENDED METAPHORE
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CONCEIT
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CONC
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MEANINGS OR FEELING OF ASSOCIATED WITH A WORD
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CONNOTATION
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CONNO
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DIRECT OR SPECIFIC MEANING OF A WORD
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DENOTATION
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DENOT
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ADDRESSING ABSENT PERSON OR OBJECT
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APOSTROPHE
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APOSTR
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DIALOGGED NOT HEARD BY OTHER CHARACTERS ON STAGE
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ASIDE
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SIDE
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OMISSION OF CONJUNCTIONS HERE THEY WOULD NORMALLY OCCUR
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ASYNDETON
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ASYN
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MOOD
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ATMOSPHERE
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ATMOSPH
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PURIFYING OR CLEANSING OF EMOTIONS
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CATHARSIS
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CATHA
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INVERSION OF 2ND OF 2 PARALLEL STRUCTURES
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CHIASMUS
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CHIA
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CONVERSATIONAL WRITING
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COLLOQUIAL LANGUAGE
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COLL LANG
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EXTENDED METAPHORE
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CONCEIT
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CONC
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MEANINGS OR FEELING OF ASSOCIATED WITH A WORD
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CONNOTATION
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CONNO
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DIRECT OR SPECIFIC MEANING OF A WORD
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DENOTATION
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DENOT
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FINAL RESOLUTION OF THE PLOT
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DENOUEMENT
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DENOUE
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"GOD IN THE MACHINE" UNEXPECTED, IMPROBABLE TURN OF EVENTS
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DEUS EX MACHINA
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DE EX MACH
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REGIONAL LANGUAGE
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DIALECT
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DIAL
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WORD OR EXPRESSIONS DESIGNED TO HAVE 2 MEANINGS
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DOUBLE ENTENDRE
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DOU ENTE
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FORMAL OR LOFTY SPEACH
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ELEVATED DICTION
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ELEV DICT
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OMISSION OF A WORD OR PHRASE
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ELLIPSIS
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ELLI
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FELING OF WORLD WEARINESS
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ENNUI
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ENNU
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SHORT, WITTY POEM EXPRESSING A SINGLE OBSERVATION
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EPIGRAM
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EPIGR
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SHORT SECTION AT END OF WORK SPOKEN TO THE AUDIENCE
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EPILOGUE
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EPIO
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PERSUASIVE APPEAL BASED ON ETHICS
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ETHOS
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ETH
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SUBSTITUTING A MILD TERM FOR A HARSH TERM
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EUPHEMISM
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EUPHE
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SHORT STORY INVOLVING ANIMALS USED TO TEACH A LESSON
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FABLE
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FAB
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HUMOROUS PLAY HAVING HIGHLY IMPROBABLE PLOT
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FARCE
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FARC
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A STORY IN WHICH ONE OR MORE OTHER STORIES ARE INVOLVED
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FRAMEWORK STORY
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FRAM STOR
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A SECONDARY CHARACTER WHOSE PERSONALITY CONTRADICTS THE PROTAGONIST
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FOIL
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FOI
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CHARACTER FLAW LEADING TO TRAGEDY
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HAMARTIA
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HAMA
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EXCESSIVE PRIDE OR ARROGANCE
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HUBRIS
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HUB
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EXAGGERATION
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HYPERBOLE
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HYPER
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UNDERSTATEMENT WITH NEGATIVE BALANCED BY POSITIVE
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LITOTES
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LITOT
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PERSUASIVE APPEAL TO LOGIC
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LOGOS
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LOG
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COMPARISON WITHOUT THE WORDS LIKE OR AS
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METAPHOR
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METAPH
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LOGIC DOES NOT FOLLOW
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NON-SEQUITOR
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NON-S
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WORDS THAT IMITATE THE SOUNDS WITH WHICH THEY REPRESENT
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ONOMATOPOEIA
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ONOMAT
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SHORT STORY TEACHING A MORAL OR RELIGIOUS LESSON
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PARABLE
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PARAB
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SEEMINGLY CONTRADICTORY STATEMENT
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PARADOX
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PARAD
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PERSUASIVE APPEAL TO SYMPATHY AND EMOTIONS
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PATHOS
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PATH
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MEANING SUSPENDED TILL THE END OF A SENTENCE
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PERIODIC SENTENCE
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PERI SEN
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INANIMATE OBJECTS ARE GIVEN HUMAN QUALITIES
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PERSONIFICATION
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PERSON
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REPETITIONS OF CONJUNCTION FOR PHETERCAL EFFECT
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POLYSYNDETON
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POLY
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PLAY ON WORDS WITH DIFFERENT MEANINGS
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PUN
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PU
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