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19 Cards in this Set
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Allegory |
a representation of an abstract meaning through concrete or material form |
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Alliteration |
the use of two or more words in a group with the same letter |
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Allusion |
a casual reference |
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Amplification |
expanding an idea |
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Anagram |
rearranging a phrase into another one using the same letters |
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Analogy |
a similarity between like features of two things |
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Anastrophe |
inversion of the usual order of words |
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Anecdote |
a short account of a particular incident or event |
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Anthropomorphism |
a human trait attributed to something not human |
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Antithesis |
opposition; contrast |
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Aphorism |
a brief saying embodying a general truth |
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Archetype |
the original pattern or model from which all things of the same are copied |
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Assonance |
resemblance of sounds |
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Asyndeton |
the omission of conjunctions |
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Authorial Intrusion |
literary device where the author steps away from the text and speaks out to the reader |
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Bibliomancy |
divination by means of a book, especially the Bible, opened at random to some verse or passage, which is then interpreted |
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Cacophony |
harsh discordance of sound; dissonance |
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Caesura |
a break, pause, or interruption |
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Characterization |
portrayal; description |