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| an argument which attacks an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue |
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| a literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abrstractions |
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| the practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same sound |
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| a reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing |
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| a comparison between two different things which are similar in some way |
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| the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines |
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| a brief personal narrative which focuses on a particular incident or event |
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| a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced |
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| a concise statement which expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance |
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| a form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate as if animate |
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| the repetition of accented vowel sounds in a series of words |
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| a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed |
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| informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing |
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| a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor |
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| the implied or associative meaning of a word |
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| the repetition of a consonant sound within a series of words to produce a harmonious effect |
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| the literal meaning of a word |
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| the facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in a piece of writing |
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| the word choices made by an author that convey a certain effect |
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| intended primarily to teach or instruct |
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| the omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context |
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| a moment of sudden revelation or insight |
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| an idirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant |
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| the use of hints or clues to suggest future action |
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| a major category or type of literature |
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| deliberate, extravagant exaggeration used to create an effect |
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| the words or phrases a writer uses to represent persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas descriptively by appealing to the senses |
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| an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack |
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| occurs in a situation or statement in which the truth is the opposite of appearances |
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| a type of understatement in which something affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite |
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| a comparison of two unliked things without using "like" or "as" |
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| substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it |
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| the atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work |
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| a standard theme or dramatic situation which recurs in various works |
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| an inference that does not follow logically from the premise |
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| the use of words that mimic the sound they describe |
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| a form of paradox that combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression |
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| occurs when the elements of a statement contradict each other |
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| a humorous imitation of a serious work |
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| the quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity or sorrow |
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| an excessive display of learning or scholarship |
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| endowing non-human objects or abstract ideas with human qualities or characteristics |
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| the sequence of events or actions in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem |
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| the perspectice from which a narrative is told |
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| the study of sound and rhythm in poetry |
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| the central character of a drama, novel, short story, or narrative poem |
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| a play on words that are identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings |
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| the deliberate use of any element of language more than once |
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| the repetition of sounds in two or more words or phrases that appear close to each other in a poem |
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| harsh, cutting language or tone designed to ridicule |
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| the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections |
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| the time and place in which events in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem takes place |
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| refers to a change or movement in a piece resulting from an epiphany, realization, or insight gained by the speaker, a character, or the reader |
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| a comparison of two different things or ideas using the words "like" or "as" |
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| the framework or organization of a literary work |
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| the overall manner in which a writer expresses ideas |
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| the linking of one word with two other words in two strikingly different ways |
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| a logical argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise |
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| any object, person, place, or action that is something in itself but is used to represent something else, such as a quality, attitude, belief, or value |
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| using one part of the object to represent the whole |
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| the arrangement of words into sentences |
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| needless repitition which adds no meaning or understanding |
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| the central message of a literary work |
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| the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience |
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| the deliberate representation of something as being much less than it is |
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