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31 Cards in this Set
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Style
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the way a writer writes
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Metaphor
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a comparison between two unlike objects
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Understatement
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a statement for a dramatic or humorous effect of less importance then the occasion would warrant
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Syntax
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the order in which words are arranged
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Personification
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the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects
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Euphemism
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agreeable or non-offensice word for unpleasant or harsh words
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Rhetorical Question
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a question for which an answer is not expected
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Simile
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a comparison of two unlike objects using like, as, than, etc.
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Allusions
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a reference , implicit or explicit, to something in previous literature or history
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diction
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word choice
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Colloquial
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informal, everyday conversation
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Subordinate Clause
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a group of words containing a noun and verb which cannot stand alone as a sentence
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Tone
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the authors attitude towards the subject fo work
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Objective
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writing the is not colored by the authors feelings
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Subjective
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writing in which the authors thoughts and feelings are revealed
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Narrative
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writing that tells a story
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Denotation
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the dictionary definition for a word
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Connotation
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what a word suggests beyond its meaning
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Alliteration
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the repetition at close intervals of the initial consonant sounds of accented syllables or important words
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Rhetorical
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using words effectively
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Symbol
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a figure of speech on which something means more than what it is
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Realism
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ordinary people in everyday circumstances
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Naturalism
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depicts events as rigidly determined by the force of heredity and envirment
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Romanticism
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portrays the uncommon; extraordinaay people in unusual circumstances
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Regionalism
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the write is identifiable as being part of a particular geographical location
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Satire
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a type of literature that ridicules human folly or vice with the prupose of beinging about reform or of keeping others from falling into similar follys twice
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Paradox
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a statement or situation containing apparently contradictory or incompatible elements
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Paradoxical Statement
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a figure of speech in which an apparently self-contradictory statement is nevertheless found to be true
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Monologue
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a conversation or speech which implies a listner(s) but dont's speak
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Metonymy
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a fisure of speech in which one word is substituted for another that is associated with it
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onomatopeia
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