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21 Cards in this Set
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Irony |
The opposite of each other |
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Hyperbole |
An exaggeration not to be taken literally |
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Oxymoron |
A two word paradox |
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Epithet |
A desprcritive phase that su |
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Personification |
Giving non human things human traits |
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Allusion |
A casual reference to a literary or historical figure or object or place |
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Metaphor |
An implied comparison between two unlike things that shows a similarity |
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Simile |
A metaphor using like as or than |
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Apostrophe |
A digressive addressing of some person or personified thing to achieve dramatic effect |
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Symbol |
Something concrete that represents an abstract idea |
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Paradox |
A statement which appears to contradict itself, but which makes sense on a deeper level |
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Synecdoche |
The use of a part of something to represent the whole “synecdoche is connect-okee" |
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Metonymy |
The substitution for the name of something for something associated with it |
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Enigmatic |
Perplexing; puzzling noun: anigma |
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Tenor |
The general meaning; drift |
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Manifest |
To make clear or plain; reveal |
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Manifest |
To make clear or plain; reveal |
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Doggerel |
Trivial, poorly written verse |
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Banal |
Dull or stale from overuse; trite |
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Digressive |
Departing temporary from the main subject |
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Digression |
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