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12 Cards in this Set
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Canto |
The name of a section division in a long work of poetry |
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Caricature |
A portrait that exaggerates a facet of personality |
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Catharisis |
Cleansing of emotion an audience member experiences, having lived through experiences presented on stage |
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Chorus |
Group of citizens who stand outside the main action on stage and comment on it |
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Classic |
Typical; accepted masterpiece. |
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Coinage |
New word, usually invented on the spot |
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Colloquialism |
Word or phrase used in everyday conversational English that isn't part of accepted "schoolbook" |
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Complex, Dense |
When there is more than one possibility in the meaning of the word; subtleties and variations; multiple layers of interpretation; implicit and explicit |
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Conceit, Controlling Image |
Startling or unusual metaphor; When image dominates and shapes the entire work |
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Connotation, Denotation |
it's literal meaning; word that suggests or implies |
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Consonance |
The repetition of consonant sounds within words. |
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Couplet |
A pair of lines that end in rhyme. |
