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20 Cards in this Set
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Assonance |
The repeated se of vowel sounds |
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Atmosphere |
The emotional tone or mood of a piece. |
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Attitude |
Tone the writer sets on how he or she feels about the subject itself. |
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Bombast |
This is pretentious, exaggeratedly language. |
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Cacophony |
The author uses deliberately harsh, awkward sounds. |
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Chiasmus |
Two or more clauses are balanced against eachother by their reversal of their structure |
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Circumlocution |
Using exaggeratedly long and complex sentences in order to convey a meaning that could have otherwise been conveyed through a shorter, much simpler sentence. |
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Colloquial |
The use of informal words, phrases or even slang ina piece of writing. |
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Conceit |
Elaborate and abstract metaphors by comparing vastly different objects (may use like or as) |
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Concrete Detail |
Details in which the words are arranged to suggest visual representation of the subject. |
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Example of Assonance |
Men sell the wedding bells. |
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Example of Atmosphere |
All of Poe's writing (dark) |
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Example of Attitude |
Melancholy |
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Example of Bombast |
Graduation speeches |
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Example of Cacophony |
Nails scratching against chalkboard |
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Example of Chiasmus |
Ask not what you can do for your country, but rather what you can do for your country. -JKF |
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Example of Circumlocution |
Refrigerator |
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Example of Colloquial |
"Wanna", "Gonna" |
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Example of Conceit |
You are a snail...you take forever in a day |
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Example of Concrete Detail |
Bluebirds flap their beautiful wings. |
