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25 Cards in this Set
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alliteration
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the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or accented syllables
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consonance
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the repetition of similar final consonant sounds at the end of words or accented syllables
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image
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a word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses
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mood
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the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
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simile
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a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between 2 subjects using like or as
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allusion
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a reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
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dialogue
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a conversation between characters
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imagery
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the descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader
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narrative peom
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peom that tells a story in verses
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style
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includes word choice, tone, degree of formality, figurative language, rhythm, organization - in short, every feature of a writer's use of language
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anecdote
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a brief story about an interesting, amusing or strange event
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figurative language
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writing or speech not meant to be taken literally
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irony
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a contrast between what is stated and what is meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually happens
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onomatopoeia
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the use of words that imitate sound
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symbol
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anything that stands for or represents something else
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apostrophe
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a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object, or idea
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free verse
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peotry that lacks a regular rhythmical pattern or meter
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journal
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daily autobiographical account of events and personal reactions
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oxymoron
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a figure of speech that combines two opposing or contradictary ideas
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theme
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a central message ro insight into life revealed by a literary work
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assonance
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the repetition of vowel sounds in conjunction with dissimilar consonant sounds
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hyperbole
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a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement, often used in comic effect
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personification
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a figure of speech in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics
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tone
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the writer's attitude toward his or her subject, character or audiences
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metaphor
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a figure of speech in which one thing is spken as though it was something else
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