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30 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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The begining of 2 or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same constant sounds or sound group
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Allusion
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A passing or casual reference; an incedental mention of something
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Analogy
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A comparason of 2 things
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Anecdote
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A short and interesting story or an amusing event often there to make the readers more engaged and laugh
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Character
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An actor or actress used to tell and develop the story
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Cliche
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An overused frase
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Conflict
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The result of competing desires or the presense of obstacle that need to be overcome
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Context
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Anything beyond the specific words of a literary work that may be relevent to the meaning of the work
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Contrast
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To identify the difference
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Excerpt
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A passage or quotation taken from a specific book or film
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Foreshadowing
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To hint at something coming
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Hyperbole
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A figure of speech, that involves exaggeration
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Imagery
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Descriptive writing to create an image in the readers mind
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Irony
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A figure of speech when words are used with a different meaning than their actual meaning
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Juxtaposition
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2 or more ideas, places, characters and actions that are placed side by side for comparison and contrast
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Metaphor
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A figure of speech which makes a hidden comparison between 2 un-alike things
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Mood
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A literary element that gives feelings or vibes to the reader
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Narrator
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A person who is not a character in the book, that tells the story or expiriences
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Oxymoron
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When 2 opposite ideas are joined together to create an effect
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Paradox
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Contrary to expectations, existing belief or percieved opinion
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Personification
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Giving human like features to an animal
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Purpose
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The moral or reason of the story
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Setting
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The environment surrounding in which an even or story takes place
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Similie
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A comparison between 2 things using the words like or as
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Speaker
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A person who speaks formally before the audience
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Symbol
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A literary device that ofter has several layers of meaning, which arent visible at first sight
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Theme
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A main idea or underlying meaning of the work that me be stated directly or inderectly
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Thesis
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A statement in a non-fiction or fiction work that a writer intends to support and prove.
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Tone
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An attitude of a writer towards the subject
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Understatement
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A figure of speech to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it is |