a-f vocab

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alliteration

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repetition of sounds, especially initial consanant sounds in two or mpre neighboring words

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allegory

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device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent attraction in addition to the literal meaning

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ambiguity

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either intentional or non, of a word, phrase, or clause preferredto by a pronoun

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analogy

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similarity or comparison between two different things or relationship

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antecedent

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word, phrase, or clause preferred

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aphorism

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terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general oral principle

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apostrophe

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figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction

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atmosphere

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emotional mood created by the entirely of literary work established partly by the setting

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clause

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grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb

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collequal

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use of slang or informalities in speech or writing

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concient

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fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects

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connotation

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associative meaning of a word, implied meaning

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denotation

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strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color

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euphemism

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greek for “good speech”, a more agreeable less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word

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extended metaphor

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developed at great length, occuring frequently in or through out work

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figurative language

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writing or speech that isn’t intended to carry literary meaning. and usually meant to be imaginary

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figure of speech

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device used to produce figurative language

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allusion

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direct or indirect reference to the bible or any book myth or place

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diction

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referring to style, diction refers to the authors word choices

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didactic

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greek for teaching

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asyndeton

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derived from the greek word asyndeton which means un connected eliminate conjunctions

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epistrophe

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derived from the greek word meaning turning upon which means the same word at the end

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anaphora

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opposite of epistrophe means repetition of the same phrase or word at the beginning of successive sentences

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ethos

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plato

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analogy

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analogy

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asyndeton

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asyndeton

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antithesis

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literal meaning of opposite is rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are compared and contrasted

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anaphora

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anaphora

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anecdote

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a short story and interesting story or an amusing event often proposed support or demonstrate some point and make readers and listeners laugh. Anecdotes can include an extensive range of tales and stories. in fact it is a short description or an account of any event that makes the readers laugh or brood over the topic presented for the prupose