FL2.0 Flashcards

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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Allusion

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A reference to an image, character, or situation, from history, mythology, or religion

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds within words

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Consonance

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Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words

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Figurative Language

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words and phrases that go beyond simply their literal meaning

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Foreshadowing

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a narrative device in which the storyteller gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

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Hyperbole

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a figure of speech that makes a point by exaggeration

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Imagery

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The use of descriptive language that appeals to the readers’ senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)

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Irony (3 kinds)

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Verbal Irony: The use of words to express the opposite of what is actually meant, (for ex., sarcasm)
Situational Irony: when the opposite of what you expect to happens is what happens (for ex., a fire station burns down)
Dramatic Irony: When the audience knows or understands something the characters don’t.

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Metaphor

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comparison of two unlike things without the use of “like” or “as”

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