rhetorical terms Flashcards

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an extended narrative in prose or verse in Which characters,events,and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story; the underlying meaning may be moral,religious,political,social,or satiric

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allegory

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an allusion is a reference, typically brief,to a person, place, thing, event, or other literally work with which the reader is presumably familiar

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allusion

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a short,simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorous effect or to make a point

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anecdote

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is a rhetorical device that features the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a successive sentences, phrases, or clauses. anaphora works as a literary device to allow writers to convey,emphasize, and reinforce meaning

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anaphora

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