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12 Cards in this Set
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abstract
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language that describes concepts rather than concrete images
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alllegory
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extendd narrative in porse or verse in which characters, events, and settings, represent abstract qualitites and in which writer intends second meaning to be read beneath surface of story
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alliteration
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repetition of consonant sounds at beginning of words that are close to one another
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allusion
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reference to well-known person, place, or thing from lit history, etc
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analogy
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comparison to 2 smiliar but differnet things, usually to clarify action
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anaphora
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repetition of word phrase or clause at beginning of two or more sentences in row
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anecdote
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short, simple narrative of incident
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antimetabole
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repetition of words in reverse order
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antithesis
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presentation of two contrasting images
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aphorism
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short, often witty statement of principle or truth about life
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apostrophe
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device of calling out to imaginary, dead, or absent person or to person place or thing
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arguementation
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writing that attempts to prove validity of point of view or idea by using logical reasoning
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