Day 1 Flashcards
1
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Abstract
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Describes concepts rather than concrete images
2
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Allegory
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Extended narrative in prose or verse in which things represent abstract qualities; writer implies second meaning under surface of story
3
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Anecdote
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Short, simple story if incident; often humorous or to make a point
4
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Annotation
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Explanatory notes used to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data
5
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Antithesis
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Presentation of 2 contrasting images; balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraph
6
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Aphorism
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Short, often witty statement or principle about life
7
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Apostrophe
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Usually in poetry, but sometimes in prose; device of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent object
