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| excellent example; two or more syllables of word group with same consonant sound |
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| reference to a literally or historical thing |
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| word used at end of sentence then at the beginning of next sentence |
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| use of a word as a grammatical substitute for proceeding word |
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| same words in different order |
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| contrast of ideas by using similar words; promised freedom provided slavery |
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| an original thought written in a concise and memorable form |
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| form of personification in which dead speak |
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| a noun used with another as an explanatory equivalent; Jarett, the writer |
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| repitition of vowels to create rhyming |
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| conjunctions purposely taken out of clauses |
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| using a lot of unecessary words to say something |
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| using a lot of unecessary words to say something |
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| most intense part of a story |
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| repition of same consanant sounds in different words; pitter patter |
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| secondary meaning; with emotions |
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| vocab selection and style of expression in a story |
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| word omissed from a sentence that would clarify phrase;I like short people, omissed:who are |
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| use of word at the beginning and the end |
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| use of same words at the end of phrases |
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| harmless word to replace offensive one |
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| metaphor going on in lines that follow |
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| use of words diverged from original meaning |
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| using objects not there to describe ones that are |
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| says one thing and means another |
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| actions have opposite effect |
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| in a situation where audience understands something character doesn't |
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| misuse of similar sounding words |
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| comparison w/o like or as |
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| attitudes writer writes in |
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| statement that leads to a situation that defies logic |
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| balance of two or more similar words |
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| substitution of descriptive word for noun; dad=not mom |
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| several conjunctions used at same time |
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| sound and rhythm in poetry |
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| use of irony,sarcasm,comedy |
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| elements that emphasize sound |
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| how writer portrays story |
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| a part is used for a whole |
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| way in which words are put together in a clause |
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| shows attitude towards something in writing |
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| deliberately expresses something as less important as it actually is |
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