unfamiliar text Flashcards
1
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alliteration
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sequence of words that start with the same letter
2
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allusion
A
part of the image is based upon a well known person or story
3
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cliche
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familiar phrase
4
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colloquial
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slang
5
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connotation
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associated feelings with a word
6
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euphemism
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mild association with a word
7
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hyperbole
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BIG exaggeration for effect
8
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imagery
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general term use literal imagery or metaphor or simile instead
9
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irony
A
saying something different from what is really meant
10
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language techniques
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language features
11
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literal
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saying something that is really in the scene
12
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loose sentence
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ideas just strung to
13
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metaphor
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comparison saying something is something else
14
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mixed metaphor
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contradiction saying something is something then changing it
15
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motif
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recurring symbol
