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11 Cards in this Set
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a form of verbal irony in which apparent praise is actually critical.
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sarcasm
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a literary work that holds up human failings to ridicule and censure.
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satire
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a direct, explicit comparison of one thing to another, usually using the words like or as to draw the connection
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simile
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the manner in which a writer combines and arranges words, shapes ideas, and utilizes syntax and structure
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style
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use of a person, place, thing, event, or patter that figuratively represents or stands for something else
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symbolism
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a figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole
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synecdoche
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the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses and sentences
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syntax
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the central or dominate idea or focus of a work
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theme
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the attitude the narrator/writer takes toward a subject and theme; the tenor of a piece of writing based on particular stylistic devices employed by the writer
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tone
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the acknowledged or unacknowledged source of the words of the story; the speaker's or narrator's particular take on a n idea based on a particular passage and how all the elements of the style of the piece come together to express his or her feelings
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voice
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a grammatically correct construction in which a word, usually a verb or adjective, is applied to two or more nouns without being repeated
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zeugma
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