literary devices Flashcards by snkvrmi mi

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anti-climax

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decreasing order of importance

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climax

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increasing order of importance

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allusion

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reference to another work

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paradox

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self contradicting but may have deeper meaning

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oxymoron

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combination of contradicting words

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synecdoche

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a part is used to present a whole

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metonomy

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replacing a name something relatedly close to it

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