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20 Cards in this Set
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Analogy |
Similarity or comparison between two things or the relationship between them |
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Anaphora |
A rhetorical figure of repitition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of successive lines, clauses, or sentences |
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Anecdote |
The brief narration or a single event of incident |
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Brevity |
Shortness or conciseness of expression |
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Connotation |
Non-literal associative meanings of a word; what we think of when we hear a word |
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Denotation |
Strict, literal dictionary definition of word |
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Description |
Writing intended to re-create, invent or visually present a person, place or event |
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Diction |
Word choice, especially withregard to connotation, correctness, clearness, or effectiveness; combined with syntax and literary devices to create style |
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Empathy |
A feeling of association or identification with an object; experiencing its sensations and responding with similar feelings |
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Humor |
A literary tool that makes audiences laugh, or that intends to induce amusement or laughter. Its purpose is to break the monotony, boredom, and tediym, and make the audience's nerves relax |
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Hyperbole |
Deliberate exaggeration or overstatement |
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Imagery |
Sensory details used to describe and arouse emotion |
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Invective |
Emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language |
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Mood |
The emotional response a text stimulates in the reader |
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Narrative |
Telling of a story or an account of an event |
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Pathos |
See emotional appeal, a strategy in which a writer tries to generate specific emotion ( such as fear, envy, anger, or pity) in an audience to dispose it to accept a claim |
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Personification |
Figure of speech that gives animals, Concepts, or inanimate objects human attributes |
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Repetition |
Duplication of any element of language-sound, word, phrase, clause, pattern |
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Rhetorical question |
A question asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point being discussed, with no real answer is expected |
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Tone |
An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience |
