C Flashcards
1
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Catachresis
A
Mixing metaphors in an inappropriate way for rhetorical effect
2
Q
Catharsis
A
Emotional release to achieve a state of liberation from anxiety
3
Q
Circumlocution
A
Ambiguous or paradoxical way of expressing things and views
4
Q
Colloquialism
A
Informal language
5
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Cadence
A
Signalling the rising and falling of a voice
6
Q
Canto
A
Poem of five or more lines
7
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Chiasmus
A
Two or more claues are balances for an artistic effect
8
Q
Climax
A
When conflict and tension reaches a high point
9
Q
Caesura
A
Pauses in the natural form of the speech
10
Q
Caricature
A
When certain elements are exaggerated for a comical effect
11
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Catastrophe
A
The final revolution in a plot, brings the story to a logical end
12
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Connotation
A
A meaning that is implied a word from the thing that describes explicitly
