Literary Terms Flashcards
1
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A contrast between expectation and reality
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Irony
2
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A person, situation, word, or object used to represent another thing
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Symbolism
3
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Calling something not by it’s true name but by something associated with it
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Metanymy
4
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Human characteristics/behaviors given to nonhuman things
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Anthropomorphism
5
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Repetition of words or phrases
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Anaphora
6
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2 part phrase where the second part mirrors the first
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Chiasmus
7
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Exaggeration to enhance a story
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Hyperbole
8
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A figure of speech which uses part of something to stand for the whole
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Synecdoche
