25-36 Flashcards

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Agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, especially a pleasant sounding or harmonious combination or succession of words. The majestic. of David’s Psalms.

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Euphony

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A person who gives an account or tells the story of events, experiences, etc. This person may add spoken commentary to a film, program, etc.

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Narrator

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A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance; a comparison not using the words like or as, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”

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Metaphor

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The formation of a word, such as meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.

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Onomotopoeia

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A device in a story by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the story is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.

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Flashback

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A figurative description or illustration. The of the story made me feel the cold of Antarctica.

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Imagery

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A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. For example: “Less is more,” “Proud to Be Humble” “Known Secret” “Organized Chaos”

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Oxymoron

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The language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group.

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Jargon

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To show or indicate beforehand; a hint of what is to come.

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Foreshadowing

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The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. “To pass away” seems nicer to say than “to die”.

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Euphemism

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Obvious send international exaggeration. “We waited an eternity to be dismissed for the banquet food.”

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Hyperbole

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To prevent the success of; frustrate; balk; to keep from succeeding in an enterprise.

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Foil

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