Part One Flashcards
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Analogy
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Comparison of two things on the basis of structure
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Allusion
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the act of making an indirect reference to something : the act of alluding to something
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Anecdote
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short and funny story about a real incident
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antithesis
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a person or thing opposite of someone else
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aphorism
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a pity observation that contains a general truth
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apostrophe
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to speak in a dead or absent person
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archetype
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a pattern of behavior
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cliche
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used so many times its unoriginal
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colloquialism
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a non literal phrase
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conceit
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pride in ones self
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connotation
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idea that a word invoked in addition to its meaning
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detail
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specific part of something
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diction
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the word choice
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epithet
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adj. or description phrase expressing a quality
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ethos
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ethical appeal
