APN 3 Flashcards

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Consonance

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Repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity:boot/beat/best/brag, or even compound words, fulfill, ping-pong.

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Caricature

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Descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person’s appearance or a facet of personality.

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Coherence

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The “quality” of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of a central idea/theme or organizing principle

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Aphorism

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A short, often witty, statement of a principle or truth about life.
“The early bird gets the worm”

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