Terms 1-5 Flashcards

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Allusion

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An indirect reference, often to another text or an historic event

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Analogy

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An extended comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things

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3
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Anaphora

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The repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses

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Anecdote

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A short account of an interesting event

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5
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Antimetabole

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The repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast

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