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| Not passive... James slammed the door, vs. Passive "The door was slammed by james" |
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| used to describe a rhetorical argument, that is directed towards the person who says something, not about the cause at hand. It is a way to use reputationand rumour and hearsay to change minds. |
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| A general, memorable saying which holds some important fact, wisdom. Don't count your chickens before they hatch, etc |
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| the intentional use of older things. Wearing a top hat, writing with a quill. When a work from an OLDER time period, is read in a NEWER time period, with new information known |
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| He was... He was... He was... Therefore... Therefore... Therefore... :) |
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| Being a bamf and inverting your word order. Smart you are vs. You are smart... Told you I did vs. I did tell you... |
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| Akin to personification; giving human characteristics to a non human being |
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| Antimetabole vs. Chiasmus |
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| A: Inverted repetitious clauses "Eat to live, not live to eat" C:Switching the verb noun order... He knowingly led and we followed blindly vs. He knowingly led and we blindly followed |
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| An opposite idea, hell v. heaven |
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| Generally applied statement that applies to most, if not all people |
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| It's like a yellow light. You should slow down, but not really stop, because you know that you live in Woodbury, so all the cops are out stopping rape and doing drug busts. |
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refers to a generic version of a personality. In this sense "mother figure" may be considered an archetype and may be identified in various characters with otherwise distinct (non-generic) personalities.
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| WITHOUT coordinating conjunctions, veni, vidi, vici |
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| Man vs. Self... Man vs. Man... Man vs. Supernatural... Man vs. Technology... Man vs. Destiny... Man vs. Nature |
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| Harshness in the sound of words or phrases |
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| Using many words to describe one simple thing. Tool used for cutting paper and hair: scissors |
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| A type of metaphor, comparing two thing in a very very odd fashion. Lovers to points on a geometers compass, kings to buckets in a well |
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| Like anaphora, just at the end. ...at that's why. ...and that's why. ...and thats why. |
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| A short text honoring a dead person. often on the tombstone |
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| A characterizing word or phrase associated with a being. Richard the Lion-Hearted. Referring to a dog as 'man's best friend' |
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| Substitution some offensive term for something else. Instead of obese: heavy set, well rounded, plump. Instead of Stripper, exotic dancer. Instead of plagiarized, inspired by...;) |
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| vs. Cacophony. Sweet sounding |
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| The metaphor continues beyond just a simple sentence, possibly into the entire work, similar to conceit |
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| requires two or more ideas. Each of these ideas may or may not be true. The speaker of these ideas tries to show that one idea is true by saying a second idea proves it, but the second idea is only true if the first idea is true already. |
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| Over-prideful, overcocky, etc |
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| Using the same amount of member features. They have FOUGHT WELL, and DIED BRAVELY. Many WILL ENTER, few WILL WIN. Let each man searh HIS CONSCIENCE and search HIS SOUL |
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| Replacing a noun with two different often hyphenated words... Sword=Steel-edge, Ship=sea-steed |
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| Using the opposite to convey the same, although emphasized meaning. Not bad v. Good. Not unlike v. Like. You are not wrong v. You are correct |
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| Akin to aphorism, a nugget of truth, a general saying |
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| Referring to the function often, not the thing. 'lend me your ears' for listen |
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| Transferring meaning to different phrases. Fishing for information. Noone is actually fishing... Lend me your ear... but don't actually, just listen |
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| a story which has a hidden meaning. The characters in allegorical stories are symbols which represent particular ideas. The story has a figurative meaning, not just a literal one. |
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| Not active.. Usually a past tense 'was' then an -ed verb. Was slammed, was cooked, etc. |
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| Round about definition, wordiness, unnecessary |
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| Use of coordinating conjunctions. I ran and jumped and swam... |
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| Simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated |
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| Describing one sense with words from another. The sun tasted of chocolate. The dog felt green. |
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| One term is used to describe or denote another. |
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| Using part of the whole to refer to the whole. 'Let the hands go to dinner' referring to the men. 'The white house said' referring to the president and his staff |
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| Using a modifier that applies to only one term specifically. He opened the door and her heart. |
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