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84 Cards in this Set
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Abstract
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refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete language
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Ad Hominem
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attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas
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Allegory
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a work that functions on a symbolic level
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Alliteration
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the repitition of initial consonant sounds
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Allusion
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a reference contained in a work to another literary work
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Analogy
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a literary device employed to serve as a basis for comparison. comparison between 2 different things
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Anecdote
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a story or brief episode told by the write or a character to illustrate a point
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Antecedent
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the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers
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Antithesis
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the presentation of two contrasting images
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Argument
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a single assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer
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Attitude
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the relationship an author has toward his or his subject and or his audience
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Balance
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a situation in which all parts of the presentation are equal, whether in sentences or paragraphs or sections of a longer work
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Cacophony
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harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage in a literary work
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Character
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those who carry out action of plot in literature
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Colloquial
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the use of slang in writing, often to create local color and to provide an informal tone
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Comic relief
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the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work
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Conflict
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a clash between opposing forces in a literary work, such as man vs man
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Connective Tissue
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those elements that help create coherence in a written piece
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Connotation
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the interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning
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Deduction
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the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example
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Denotation
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the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
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Dialect
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the recreation of regional spoken language
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Diction
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the author's choice of words that creates tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning.
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Didactic
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writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach.
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Discourse
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a discussion on a specific topic
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Ellipsis
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Indicated by a series of three periods
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Epigraph
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the use of a quotaition at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme
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Euphemism
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more acceptable more pleasant way of saying something innapropriate or uncomfortable
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Euphony
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the pleasant, mellifluous, presentation of sounds in a literary in a literary work
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Exposition
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background information presented in a literary work
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Extended metaphor
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a sustained comparison
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Figurative language
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the body of devices that enables the writer to operate on levels other than the literal one
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Flashback
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a device that enables the writer to refer to past thoughts, events, or episodes
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Form
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the shape or structure of a literary work
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Hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration
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Image
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a verbal approximation of a sensory impression, concept, or emotion
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Imagery
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the total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature
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Induction
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the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization
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Inference
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A conclusion one can draw from the presented details
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Invective
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a verbally abusive attack
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Irony
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an unexpected twist or contrast between what happend and what was intended to happen
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Logic
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the process of reasoning
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Logical Fallacy
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a mistake in reasoning
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Metaphor
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a direct comparison between dissimilar things
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Metonymy
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a figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea
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Monologue
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a speech given by one character
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Motif
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the repetition of variations of an image or idea in a work used to develop a theme or characters
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Narrator
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the speaker of a literary work
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Onomatopoeia
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words that sound like the sound they represent
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Oxymoron
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an image of a contradictory term
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Pacing
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the movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another
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Parable
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a story that operates on more that one level and usually teaches moral lesson
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Parody
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a comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original
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Pathos
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the aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience. An appeal to emotion that can be used as means to persuade.
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Pedantic
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a term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing
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Periodic Sentence
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presents its main clause at the end of the sentence for emphasis and sentence variety.
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Personification
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the assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects and concepts
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Persuasion
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a type of argument that has its goal as an action on the part of the audience
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Plot
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a sequence of events in a literary work
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Point of View
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the method of a narration in a literary work
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Pun
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a play on words
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Reductio Adsurdum
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the Latin for "to reduce to the absurd" it reduces an argument to an either or choice
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rhetoric
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refers to the entire process of written communication
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Rhetorical Question
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one that does not expect an explicit answer
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Sarcasm
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a comic technique that ridicules through caustic language
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Satire
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a mode of writing based on ridicule that citicizes the foibles and follies of society without neccsarily offering a solution
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Setting
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the time and place of a literary work
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Simile
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an indirect comparison that uses the words like or as to link the differing items in the comparison
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Stage Directions
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the specific instructions a play wright includes concerning sets, characterization, delivery, etc.
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Stanza
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a unit of poem, similar in rhyme, meter, and length to other units in the the poem
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Structure
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the organization and form of a work
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Style
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the unique way an anuthor presents his ideas using diction, syntax, imagery, structure, and content
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Summary
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reducing the original text into its essential parts
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Syllogism
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the format of a formal argument that consists of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion
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Symbol
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something in a literary work that stands for something else
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Synecdoche
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a figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of a whole
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Syntax
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the grammatical structure of prose and poetry
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Synthesis
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locating a number of sources and integrating them into the development and support of the writer's thesis/claim
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Theme
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the underlying ideas the author illustrates through characterization, motifs, language, plot
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Thesis
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The main idea of a piece of writing. It presents the author's assertion or claim.
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Tone
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the author's attitude toward his subject
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Transition
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a word or phrase that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph
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Understatement
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the opposite of exaggeration
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Voice
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the total "sound" of a writer's style
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