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15 Cards in this Set

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Allegory
A story or description that has a second meaning through symbols
Alliteration
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
Allusion
A reference in a written or spoken text or to some particular body of knowledge
Analogy
A comparison between two things in which the more complex is explained in terms of the more simple
Aphorism
A brief, sometimes clever saying that expresses a principle, truth, or observation about life
Anecdote
A short entertaining account of some happening frequently personal or biographical
Assonance
A repetition of vowel sounds
Chronology
Placing the events in the order of occurrence
ColloquiL
A term identifying the diction of the common ordinary folk, especially in a specific region or area. Also, slang and contractions that make it more common speak.
Connotation
The implied meaning of a word, in contrasts to it's directly expressed "dictionary meaning"
Denotation
The "dictionary meaning" of a word, in contrasts to it connotation or implied meaning
Diction
Word choice
Ellipsis
Elimination of part of a sentence (...)
Ethos
The appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator.
Euphemism
An indirect expression of unpleasant information in such a way as to lessen it's impact