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17 Cards in this Set
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Allegory |
Stories That Represent An Indirect Generalization, Hidden concept, or Truth. |
STRAIGHT. |
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Alliteration |
The repetition of sounds or letters...only CONSONANTS. |
They were thinking of the thirty thirsty people. |
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Allusion |
A reference to another work, something simpler, to help explain a bigger concept, or add to the story. |
"He met his Rapunzel." |
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Ambiguity |
Vagueness on purpose so a situation can be interpreted multiple ways. |
I've never had a piece of pie quite like that. |
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Anadiplosis |
Beginning a sentence or clause with the last word of the previous one -- A,B...B,A. (Like a train of thought.) |
"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." -Yoda |
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Analogy |
A COMPARISON to a directly parallel case. (A "like when..." story sometimes, or a SIMILE.) |
You're as annoying as nails on a chalkboard. |
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Anaphora |
Repitition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. |
She was strong and able. She was clever but crazy. (ANA-PHOREST.) |
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Antecedent |
The thing referred to by a pronoun. |
STRAWBERRIES are delicious because THEY are so juicy. (They=pronoun, strawberries=antecedent.) |
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Anticlimax |
Building it up just to tear it down. |
"He has seen the ravages of war, he has known natural catastrophes, he has been to singles bars." |
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Antimetabole |
Saying words in a sentence, then saying then again and switching the order of them. |
"I can write better than anyone who can write faster, and I can write faster than anyone who can write better." |
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Antithesis |
Opposite; contrasting words or ideas. |
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...." --Charles Dickens |
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Archetype |
GENERALIZATION, or the perfect example. Either SITUATIONAL (the initiation, the journey, etc.) or CHARACTER archetypes (the mentor, the hero, the innocent youth, the damsel in distress). |
The man was about to leave for his long journey. He didn't know what would come to pass, or what treasures and horrors would lie in his path. (Situational archetype.) |
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Atmosphere |
The mood created by the description of something. |
"...all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse." (Atmosphere=calm, quiet.) |
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Asyndeton |
A list of things/ideas/whatever that doesn't have an 'and' or an 'or' before the last one. |
They were awesome, inspiring, glorious, brilliant. |
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Colloquial |
Ordinary or familiar way of speaking. The dialect of a place, the slang terms people in that area are familiar with. |
"Hey, dog, let's go hit the food carts." |
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Apostrophe |
Referring to, or talking to something inanimate or a person who isn't actually there. |
Darn it younger brother! Why did you shake up my soda when I did not expect it? (Assuming he is not present because he has sneaked away.) |
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Assonance |
Repetition of vowel sounds. |
"LOse yourself in the mUsic, the mOment, the mOVement, you chOOse it." (Or however it goes.) |
