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29 Cards in this Set
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Allegory |
An allegory is a complete narrative which involves characters, and events that stand for an abstract idea or an event. |
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Alliteration |
repitition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close to one another |
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Anadiplosis |
the repetition of the last word of a preceding clause (Noust in the grass / grass in the wind / wind on the lark / lark for the sun) |
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Analogy
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comparison of two similar but different things, usually to clarify an action or relationship |
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Anaphora |
the deliberate repitition of the first part of the sentence for artistic effect |
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Antimetabole |
repeating a phrase in reverse order (I know what I like, and I like what I know) |
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Antithesis |
two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect "She loves to hate me" |
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Aphorism |
a statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise witty way, often for philosophical/literary purposes "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." |
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Apostrophe
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calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction |
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Assononce
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two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds |
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Chiasmus |
a statement consisting of two parallel parts and the second part is structurally reversed (ABBA) |
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Cliché
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expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off |
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Colloquial Diction |
type of diction; uses words common in everyday speech Slang |
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Consonance |
repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase "few flocked to the fight" |
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Deductive Reasoning |
Reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and applying it to a specific case (Top-Down) (Because of murphy's law, I was late to school today) |
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Ellipsis |
"…" used to omit some parts of a sentence or event which gives the reader a chance to fill in the gaps without reading it out |
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Epithet |
A term used to point out a characteristic of a person/place/thing, often compound adjectives |
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Euphemism
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indirect, less offensive way of saying something considered unpleasant |
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Hyperbole
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intentional exaggeration to create effect (AMERICA) |
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Imperative
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command |
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Inductive Reasoning
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deriving general principles from particular facts or instances Bottom up |
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Isocolon |
succession of sentences/phrases/clauses of grammatically equal length; has parallel structure "Good we must love, and must hate ill,
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Jargon |
specialized language/vocab of a particular group or profession |
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Metonymy |
figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else which is closely associated (Cheap < thrifty) |
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Onomatopoeia
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word that imitates the natural sound of a thing (bang) |
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Parallelism |
use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same or similar in structure |
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Parenthesis
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an explanatory or qualifying word, clause, sentence inserted into a passage |
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Pun
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play on words |
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Synecdoche |
a part of something represents the whole or use a whole to represent a part |