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35 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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repeated beginning letters of words
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Allusion
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reference to person, place, or thing
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Apostrphe
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indicates removal of letters, possession, or plurals of abbreviations
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Assonance
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repeated beginning sound of words
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Bombast
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a harsh criticism
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Circumlocution
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indirect way of speaking
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Climax
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turning point in a story
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Consonance
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correspondence of consonants, usually at the end of the word, in a prose or verse
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Connotation
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something implied or suggested
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Denotation
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a literal definition
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Diction
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word choice
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Epic
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long poem
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Epithet
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any word or phrase used to characterize a person or thing, e.g. Richard the Lion-Hearted (Lion-Hearted in this case is the epithet)
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Euphemism
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substituting a vague expression for a harsher one
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Exposition
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beginning introduction of a story
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Hyperbole
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exaggeration
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Imagery
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use of descriptive language to create a mental picture
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Irony (3 types)
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verbal: words meaning something different
situational: difference between expectations and reality dramatic: audience more aware of what is happening than the characters |
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Juxtaposition
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pairing or combination
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Metonymy
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using an object or concept in the place of something related, e.g. bottle for strong drink
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Metaphor
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comparing things using "is"
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Ode
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genre of poetry
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Onomatopoeia
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words that sound like a sound
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Oxymoron
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paradoxical pairing
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Paradox
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something impossible
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Personification
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giving non-human things human characteristics
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Rhyme
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loose noose
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Half rhyme
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rude too
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Simile
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comparing things using "like"
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Stream of consciousness
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writing everything that comes to mind
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Syntax
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patterns of sentences and phrases formed by words
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Synecdoche
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part represents a whole, or vice versa
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Tone vs. mood
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Tone: author's attitude towards subject
Mood: emotions reader has |
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Parable vs. fable
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Parable: story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson
Fable: story that uses inanimate objects as characters |
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Satire vs. parody vs. farce
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Satire: socialParody: making fun ofFarce: grotesque repetition
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