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63 Cards in this Set
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Understatement
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The ironic minimizing of a fact that presents as something less significant
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Thesis
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The sentence or sentences that directly express the authors opinion, purpose, meaning, or position
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Allusion
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An indirect reference; casual meaning
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Clause
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A group of words containing a subject and verb, usually forming part of a compound or complex sentence.
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Figurative Language
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A writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.
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Antecedent
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The word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers
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Allegory
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A story in which people, things, and happenings have a hidden or symbolic meaning
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Onomatopoeia
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A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
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Invective
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An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation of attack, using strong or abusive language
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Style
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The way an author blends diction, syntax, figurative language and other literary devices by means of it. Authors may be classified into groups or time periods
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Exposition
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A detailed statement or explanation
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Coherence
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The quality f being logically integral, consistent and intelligiable
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Semantics
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The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations and their relationship to one another
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Sarcasm
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From Greek meaning "To tear flesh" It uses bitter caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
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Subject Complement
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The word or clause that follows a linking verb and complements or completes the subject of the sentence by 1) renaming it or 2) describing it |
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Analogy
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The process by which words, constructions or pronunciations conform to the pattern of other, often unrelated, ones
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Rhetorical Modes
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The four most common are; 1) Exposition - to explain and analyze information 2) Argumentation - to prove the validity of an idea 3) Description- to recreate, invent, or visually present a person, thing or event. 4) Narration - to tell a story |
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Atmosphere
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The general tone of a literary work
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Satire
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A work that targets human follies or social institutions for reform or ridicule. It makes fun of something or someone in hopes tat a chane will be made
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Transition
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Aword or phrase that links different ideas, sentences or paragraphs
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Anaphora
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A subtype of parallelism when the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences
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Figure of Speech
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A device used to produce figurative language
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Imagery
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A sensory detail of figurative language used to describe, arouse motion, or represent abstractions
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Colloquial
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Having to do with or like conversations; conversational
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Deduction
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A process of reasoning that proceeds from general to the particular
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Hyperbole
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A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. From Greek meaning " To overshoot"
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Litotes
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A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by defying it's opposite. Ex. not a bad idea |
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Metaphor
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A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things; the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some simularity
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Wit
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In modern usage its intellectually amusing language surprises and delights
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Anecdote
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A little known, entertaining, fact of history or biography
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Periodic Sentence
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The opposite of a loose sentence, a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end.
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Rhetoric
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From Greek "Orator" this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently and persuassvely
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Pedantic
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An adjective that describes words phrases or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. Often called Show-offy
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Aphorism
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A short pointed sentence expressing a wise or clever observation
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Euphemism
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The substation od a mild indirect or vauge expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh or blunt
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Ambiguity
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A statement that has two or more meanings
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Conceit
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A fanciful or witty expression or notion
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Loose Sentence/ Non-periodic Sentence
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Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases or clauses.
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Homily
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Any serious speech or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice; sermon
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Parody
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Work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and /or ridicule
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Point of View
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The perspective from which the story is told
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Repetition
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The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language such as a sound word, phrase, clause, sentence or grammatical pattern
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Metonym
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Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. Greek meaning " Label changed"
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Genre
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Major category into which a literary work fits
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Denotation
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The direct explicit meaning or reference of a word or term
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Parallelism
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Grammatical or rhetorical framing of words , phrases, sentences or paragraphs to give structural similarity
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Subordinate Clause
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Contains a subject and verb but cannot stand alone as a sentance
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Syllogism
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Greek meaning "Reckoning together. it is a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably leads to a sound conclusion |
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Theme |
central idea or message of a work and the insight it offers into life |
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Symbol/ symbolism |
using one object or character to represent something abstract |
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Generic conventions |
describes traditions for each genre |
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Connotation |
idea or notion suggested by association with a word or term |
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Personification |
gives inanimate objects human like attributes |
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Diction |
a manner of expression in words- word choice |
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Prose |
one of the major divisions of genera it refers to fiction and nonfiction including all its forms. In __ the printer determines the length of the line; in poetry the poet determines |
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Extended metaphor |
a metaphor introduced and then further developed throughout all or part of a literary work |
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Oxymoron |
a figure of speech where in the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox Greek meaning is pointedly foolish |
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Alliteration |
reputation of an initial sound usually in two or more words of a phrase |
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Tone |
similar to mood and describes the authors attitude toward his material the audience or both |
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Irony/ ironic |
the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant Personification- gives inanimate objects human like attributes |
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Paradox |
a statement that appeared to be self contradictory or opposed to common sense bit upon further inspection has some truth |
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Mood |
The prevailing atmosphere of emotional aura of a work |
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Didactic
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Used or intended for teaching or instruction
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