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20 Cards in this Set
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Metaphor |
Word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it's not literally applicable |
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Alliteration |
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words |
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Personification |
Giving human characteristics to an object |
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Resolution |
A firm decision to do or not to do something |
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Flashback |
A scene in a movie, novel, ect. , set in a time earlier than the main story |
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Figurative language |
Go beyond the literal meanings of the words to give readers new insights |
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Suspense |
A state or feeling of excitement or anxious uncertainty about what may happen |
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Simile |
Comparing two things using like or as |
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Assonance |
The repetition of the sound of a vowel |
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Climax |
The most intense, exciting, or important point of something |
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Point of view |
A particular attitude or way of considering a matter |
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Foreshadowing |
Be a warning or indication of a future event |
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Irony |
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect |
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Imagery |
Visually descriptive or figurative language |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggeration |
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Idiom |
A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deductible from those of the individual words |
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Theme |
The subject of a talk |
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Falling action |
Part of a story after the climax and before the very end |
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Symbol |
A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object |
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Allusion |
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly |
