Terms 2 Flashcards

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Inverted word order for emphasis, rhyme, or rhythm

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Anastrophe

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Conventional character, plot, or setting–Predictable

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Stereotype

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Figurative language in which a part is used for the whole or the whole is used for the part

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Synecdoche

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The arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.

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Rhythm

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The term used to describe a contrast between what appears to be and what really is.

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Irony

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5
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When a character says one thing but means something else

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Verbal irony

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An occurrence that is different from what is expected.

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Irony of situation

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7
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When there is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience knows to be true

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Dramatic irony

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8
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A fact is expressed less emphatically than it could be

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Understatement

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9
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Method used to describe characters by revealing physical traits and personality.

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Characterization

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10
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Repetition of initial constant sounds

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Alliteration

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