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52 Cards in this Set
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Ad Hominem
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"I disliked going to see Dr. Hopper. In fact, I probably dislike Dr. Hopper. He has a sharp nose that points downward, seeming always to be calling attention to his shoes. He is a hard faced man who makes much of small things."
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an argument attacking an individual's character rather than his orher position on an issue
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Allegory
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George Orwell uses animals to portray the Russian revolution.
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a literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions
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Alliteration
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"descending dew drops" "luscious lemons"
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the repetition of initial sounds in successive words
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Allusion
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. "It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark."
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a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical.
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Ambiguity
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Each of us saw her duck – It is not clear whether the word “duck” refers to an action of ducking or a duck that is a bird.
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deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work
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Analogy
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Horatio compares the situation of the preparation of war with that of chaos in Rome
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a comparison between two different things which are similar in some way
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Anaphora
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"She stroked her cat very softly, very slowly, very smoothly."
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the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences
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Anecdote
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That reminds me of a wild party I went to with the groom. If you had told me back then that he would choose just ONE woman, I never would have believed it!"
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a brief personal narrative which focuses on a particular event
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Antithesis
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"That short and easy trip made a lasting and profound change in Harold's outlook"
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a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced
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Aphorism
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"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stone"
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A concise statement which expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance
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Onomatopoeia
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"Bark"
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a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds
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Oxymoron
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"Jumbo shrimp"
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an expression in which two words that contradict each other are used
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Parable
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"The Boy Who Cried Wolf"
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short story that teaches a lesson about how to lead a good life
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Paradox
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"If you lost enough, you find yourself."
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an apparently contradictory statement which actually contains some truth
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Parallelism
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"Like father, like son"
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repetition of words or phrases with similar grammatical structures
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Symbol
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Dove = Peace
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An object which is something in itself yet is used to represent something else
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Synecdoche
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"Put Beethoven on the turntable and turn up the volume."
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Using one part of an object to represent the entire object
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Syntax
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"Out I cannot go."
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The manner in which words are arranged into sentences
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Tautology
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"What's done is done."
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Needless repetition which adds no meaning or understanding
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Parody |
The book "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" is an example of this. |
a humorous imitation of a serious work |
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Pathos |
TV ads showing homeless animals |
The quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity or sorrow.
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Pedantic |
Dr. Sheldon Cooper's personality when he talks science to other characters |
Describing an excessive display of learning or scholarship.
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Personification |
" The flowers danced in the gentle breeze." |
Endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities
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Sarcasm |
“Thrift, thrift, Horatio! The funeral bak’d meats did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables.” |
Harsh, cutting language/tone designed to ridicule
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Irony |
"Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink."
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A situation or statement where the truth is the opposite of appearances.
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Litotes |
"Hitting that telephone pole certainly did not do your car any good."
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A type of understatement in which something affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite.
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Metaphor |
"The mind is but a barren soil."
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A direct comparison of two different things which suggests they are somehow the same.
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Metonymy |
"This land belongs to the Crown."
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Substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it.
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Motif |
"Spying" keeps keeps coming up in "Hamlet."
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A standard theme or dramatic situation which recurs in works.
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Colloquialism
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"This math exam has me wired."
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informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing
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Diction
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"Could you be so kind as to pass me the milk? vs. "Give me that!"
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having to do with he word choices made by the writer
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Epithet
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"father of our country."
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an adjective or adjective phrase applied to a person or thing that is frequently used to emphasize a characteristic quality.
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Invective
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"I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth."
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an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack
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Syllogism
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"All love is wonder; if we justly do account her wonderful, why not lovely too?"
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a logical argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise.
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Tone
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"I want to ask the authorities what is the big deal? Why do not they control the epidemic? I don't like it."
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the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject.
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Apostrophe
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"O books who alone are liberal and free, who give to all who ask of you and enfranchise all who serve you faithfully!"
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The act of speaking directly to an absent or imaginary person
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Connotation
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Hearth is associated with the home and comfort.
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The implied or associative meaning of a word
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Elegy
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"Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.O Captain! My Captain! rise up and hear the bells;"
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A poem of mourning, usually about someone who has died
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Genre
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Fiction, romance, mystery
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A major category or type of literature
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Satire
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“Weekend Update” from Saturday Night Live
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The use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions
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Vernacular
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"Jimmies" are sprinkles in New England
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Language spoken by people who live in a particular locality
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Syllepsis |
"You held your breath and the door for me." |
The linking of one word with two other words in two strikingly different ways |
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Chiasmas |
"Tell me not of your many perfections; of your great modesty tell me not either." |
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed |
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Ellipsis |
"John forgives Mary, and Mary, John." |
The omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context |
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Euphemism |
"He departed this world." |
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something unpleasant |
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Hyperbole |
"It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets." |
Intentional exaggeration to create an effect |
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Imagery |
"The glittering white blanket of snow covered everything." |
concrete, sensory details which contribute to the theme |
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Non Sequitur |
"A dog has white teeth, so the dog is gentle." |
An inference that does not logically follow from the premise |
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Understatement |
After wrecking your car you say, "It was just a little scratch." |
The deliberate representation of something as less in magnitude than it really is |
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Couplet |
"Be not the first by whom the new are tried,/Nor yet the last to lay the old aside." |
Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry |
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Epiphany |
When the apple fell on Newton's head, he understood the concept of gravity. |
A moment of sudden revelation or insight |
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Didactic |
Though Atticus Finch is speaking to Scout and Jem, his is the voice of morality lessons. |
Something which has as its primary purpose to teach or instruct |
