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Midterms Flashcards

1
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Repetition of similar words at the beginning of closely spaced words

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Alliteration

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2
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Repetition of vowel sounds that form internal rhymes in a line

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Assonance

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3
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Repetition of consonant sounds usually at the end of words

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Consonance

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4
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Use of jarring, unpleasant sounds, usually harsh

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Cacophony

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5
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Use of words mimicking natural sound of what is described

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Onomatopoeia

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Repetition of words or phrases to form rhythm or to emphasize an idea

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Repetition

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7
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Repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more words

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Rhyme

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8
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Words that sound alike on both consonant and vowel sounds and syllables rhyme

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Full Rhyme

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9
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Words that have the same final consonant sounds but different initial consonant and vowels

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Slant/Half Rhyme

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10
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Words with the same final vowel sounds but different final consonants

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Near Rhyme

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11
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Words or end of words usually spelled the same but are pronounced differently

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Sight Rhyme

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12
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Use of device such as alliteration, rhyme, and assonance; meant to create pleasant experience to the ear

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Euphony

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13
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Secondary or suggestive meaning of the words, not literal

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Connotation

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14
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Words may have the same denotation, but each has its own association

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Denotation

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15
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Compares two seemingly unlike objects by using words “like” or “as”

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Simile

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16
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Compares two seemingly unlike objects having similar or common characteristics without using “like” or “as”

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Metaphor

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Gross exaggeration to achieve an effect, usually for humor or emphasis

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Hyperbole

18
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Statements wherein an anima, object, or abstract idea is given human attributes or characteristics

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Personification

19
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Comparison that presents the similarities between two concepts or ideas

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Analogy

20
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Used to substitute for a description considered harsh or blunt

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Euphemism

21
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When a part or portion of something is used to represent the whole or vice versa

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Synecdoche

22
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Word or phrase that is substituted for another that is closely associated to it

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Metonymy

23
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Combination of two ideas that appear to be opposite or contradictory

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Oxymoron

24
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Assertion that seems to be contradictory or silly but actually reveals some truth

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Paradox

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