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16 Cards in this Set
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Figurative language |
Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginitive and vivd |
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Figure of speech |
A device used to produce figurative language. |
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Genre |
The major category into which a literary work fits |
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Homily |
This term literally means "sermon", but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. |
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Horatory |
Urging or strongly encouraging tone, for the purpose of emphasis |
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Hyperbole |
A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. |
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Imagery |
The sensory details (words that appeal to the 5 senses) or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. |
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Imperative sentence |
A sentence that requests or commands |
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Invective |
An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language |
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Irony/ironic |
The contrast between what is expected and what actually occurs. |
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Juxtaposition |
Placement of two things side by side for emphasis |
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Litotes |
A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite |
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Metaphor |
A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. |
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Metonymy |
A figure of speech that uses an aspect of something to represent the whole. Ex: "the white house declared" rather than "the president declared" |
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Narrative |
The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. |
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Onomatopoeia |
A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. |
