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65 Cards in this Set
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abstract v. contrete |
Something expressed as an idea v. something that can be experienced by the senses
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allegory |
a story with two or more meanings, one literal and the other symbolic |
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alliteration
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the repetition of the initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
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allusion |
a brief reference to another work of media
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analogy
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a comparison of two things which are alike in several aspects for clarification
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anaphora
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same phrase repeated at the beginning of two or more lines |
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apostrophe
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directly addresses an abstent or imaginary person or thing
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assonance
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repetition of vowel sounds
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cacophony |
sounds which sound discordant or harsh |
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caesura |
an audible pause in a line or verse |
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chiasmus |
inversion in the second of two parallel phrases |
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cliche |
overused phrase |
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colloquial |
the use of slang and in formalities in speech |
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connotation |
implied or suggested meaning of a word |
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consonance |
repetiton of consonant sounds |
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couplet |
two line grouping in poetry |
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denotation |
the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word |
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dialect |
the use of diction to capture every-day language |
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diction |
word choice |
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elegy |
song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation |
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enjambment |
continuation of one syntactic unit from one line of verse to the next |
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euphemism |
a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a harsh word or concept |
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euphony |
sounds which are harminous or pleasant
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figurative language |
language that goes beyond the meaning of the words used; not literally meant
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foot |
a unit of rhythm within a poem
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form |
general term for structure of a work or poetry
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hyperbole |
exaggeration for emphasis or humor
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iambic pentameter |
five foot line of poetry |
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imagery |
the use of language to represent objects, actions, feelings, etc. |
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irony |
the contrast between what is stated and what is really meant
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juxtaposition |
arrangement of two ideas side-by-side to compare, contrast, emphasise, etc.
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metaphor
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one thing is spoken as though it is something else
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meter
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the number and type of feet in a line of poetry
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metonymy
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a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another object
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mixed metaphor |
metaphors which are incongruous or inconsistent are mixed together
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narrator
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really? you know this!
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ode
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a poem of appreciation
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oxymoron
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a combination of contradictory words and meanings
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onomatopoeia
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words imitate the natural sounds they name |
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paradox |
a statement that appears self-contradictory or opposed to common sense, but upon closer examination reveals some truth
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parody
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a work that closely imitates the style or content of another work for comedic affect
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parallelism
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the repetition of patterns of grammatical structure or length
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pastoral
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a work which generally idealizes a simple, rural existence
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personification
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giving inatimate objects or things human-like qualitites
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point of view |
the perspective from which the story is told
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pun |
play on words
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repetition
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words, phrases, ideas, and actions that appear over and over again throughout a work
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quatrain |
a four-line stanza of group of lines in a poem
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rhetoric |
the art of writing and speaking effectively and persuasively
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sarcasm |
biting, caustic language meant to hurt or ridicule |
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satire |
a work that uses wit, irony, parody, etc. to target human vices and follies for reform or ridicule
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sentimentality |
an attempt to evoke an emotional response beyond bounds of reason
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shift |
a change in verb tense, location, speaker, narrative method, setting or tone
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simile |
a comparison between two things that are not alike, but which share at least one common element
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stanza |
grouping of lines in a poem
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style
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the sum of choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary and rhetorical devices
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symbolism
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the use of words or objects to stand for other words or objects
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synecdoche
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a part used to stand for the whole |
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synesthesia
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figure of speech where one sense experience is used to describe the other |
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text
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something written or spoken considered as an object to be examined |
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theme
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the central idea
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thesis
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sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses a writers purpose |
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tone
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the author's attitude
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transition
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something that provides a connection from one section of a text to another
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understantement |
the minimalization of fact or presentation of something as less significant than it is |