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55 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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representation of abstract ideas
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alliteration
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repitition of the same sounds
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allusion
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indirect reference
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ambiguity
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uncertain interpretation
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antagonist
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opposite to protagonist
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apostrophe
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direct address to an imaginary person
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archetype
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original model/prototype
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cacophony
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harsh sounding words
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caricature
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subject's features are deliberately exaggerated
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carpe diem
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sieze the day
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characterization
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representation of a character's attributes
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comic relief
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humor amidst dramatic tension
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conceit
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poetic image of exaggeration
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connotation
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set of associations implied by a word
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couplet
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two successive lines with the same meter
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denotation
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definition of a word
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diction
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choice of words
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dramatic situation
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situation of drama
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epiphany
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lightbulb, realization of the meaning of something
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ethos
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fundamental values to a person
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euphemism
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substituting a mild term for a harsh one
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euphony
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agreeable sounds
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exposition
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part of a play the gives background to the characters
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figurative language
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use of words and ideas to evoke mental images and sense impressions
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genre
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a type of literary work
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hubris
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arrogance
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hyperbole
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exaggeration is used for emphasis
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imagery
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use of vivid or figurative language to represent ideas
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irony
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surprising turn of events alluded to beforehand
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metaphor
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something designated to represent something else
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narration
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telling of the story
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onomatopoeia
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boom! words that are associated with the sounds
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oxymoron
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contradictory terms are combined
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paradox
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contridictory statement that may be true
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parallelism
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being the same, the same construction
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parody
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ridiculing characteristic style
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pathos
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quality arousing sad feelings
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persona
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character representing the speaker
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personification
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giving something non-human, humanlike qualities
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point of view
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the view from which a story is told
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protagonist
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main character, hero
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pun
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a play on words
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rhetoric
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art of using effective language
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satire
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where human vice is attacked through irony or wit
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setting
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time and place that events occur in
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simile
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two unlike things are compared using as or like
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soliloquy
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character talking to him or her self revealing their thoughts
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sonnet
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14-line verse form with conventional rhyme schemes
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stanza
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one of the divisions of a poem with two or more lines of the same structure
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style
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the way language is used
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symbolism
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representing things by other distinct things
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syntax
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sentence structure
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theme
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implicit idea, motif
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tone
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manner of expression
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voice
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distinct manner of expression of an author or character
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