Literary Terms 1 Flashcards
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Allusion
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A brief reference within a work to something outside the work
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Simile
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Comparison using like or as
2
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Metaphor
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A comparison of 2 unlike things
3
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Personification
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Giving an object human characteristics
4
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Hyperbole
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An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally
5
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Situational Irony
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The opposite of what one expects to logically occur
6
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Dramatic Irony
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The audience knows critical information that the reader does not
7
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Absolute
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Free from limitations; all, perfect
8
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Fallacy
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Faulty reasoning; unsound argument
9
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Metonymy
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Substituting the name of an object for one closely related to it
10
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Pronouncement
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A formal declaration by someone in authority
11
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Zeugma
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A word used in two different ways
