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38 Cards in this Set
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Chiasmus
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A reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" |
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Litotes
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Ironical understatement win which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary
"Not bad" as a way of saying "Good" |
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Diction
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The choice and use of words and phrases in speech and writing
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Syntax
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The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences
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Irony
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The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically of humorous or emphatic effect
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Satire
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The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices
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Hyperbole
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As extravagant statement or figure of speech, not intended to be taken literally, such as "To wait an eternity"
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Understatement
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the presentation of something being smaller or less good or important than it actually is
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Denotation
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the dictionary meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meaning
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Connotation
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The secondary meaning of a word in addition to its direct meaning. "Home" can also mean a place of "Warmth, comfort and affection"
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Chiasmus
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A reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" |
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Litotes
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Ironical understatement win which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary
"Not bad" as a way of saying "Good" |
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Diction
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The choice and use of words and phrases in speech and writing
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Syntax
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The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences
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Irony
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The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically of humorous or emphatic effect
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Satire
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The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices
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Hyperbole
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As extravagant statement or figure of speech, not intended to be taken literally, such as "To wait an eternity"
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Understatement
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the presentation of something being smaller or less good or important than it actually is
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Denotation
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the dictionary meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meaning
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Connotation
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The secondary meaning of a word in addition to its direct meaning. "Home" can also mean a place of "Warmth, comfort and affection"
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Rhetorical Question
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A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected. The answer may be obvious.
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Allusion
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An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it directly; an indirect or passing reference of something historically significant
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Allegory
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A story, poem or picture that can be interpreted as having a deeper, hidden meaning
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Symbol
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An object thats stands for or represents something abstract
Piggy's glasses represent intellect in The Lord of the Flies |
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Rhetoric
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The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
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Pathos
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A quality of speech that calls for an appeal to emotion
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Ethos
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Refers to the trustworthiness or credibility of the writer or speaker, conveyed through tone or style
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Logos
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A quality of speech that calls for an appeal to logic
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Parallel Structure
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Two or more words, phrases, or clauses that are similar in length and grammatical form
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Tone
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The author's attitude towards his own subject matter within a work of literature
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Mood
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The overall feeling that a work of literature evokes
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Personification
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To apply or imply lifelike characteristics to an inanimate object
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Metaphor
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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
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Simile
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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind by using words like "like"
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Free Verse
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A form of poetry that refrains from consistent meter patterns, rhyme or any other musical pattern
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Slant Rhyme
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A form of poetry in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical
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Anaphora
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Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences.
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Enjambment
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The breaking of a syntactic unit (a phrase, clause, or sentence) by the end of a line or between two verses.
I am not prone to weeping, as our sex Commonly are; the want of which vain dew Perchance shall dry your pities; but I have That honourable grief lodged here which burns Worse than tears drown. |