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Verbal irony
- When someone speaks contradictory of what they Intend to say
- - example: Someone saying” This day couldn’t get any better!” When they aren’t having a good day (sarcasm)
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Dramatic irony
- When the audience knows what’s coming before the characters
- (Scary movies)
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Metaphor
- A figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using like or as
- - her eyes were diamonds
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Tenor
The idea being expressed(abstract)
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Vehicle
The way it’s being expressed (concrete)
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Analogy
- A comparison of two similar things in resemblance on a particular aspect
- White:black
- Up:down
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Syntax
Sentence structure
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Allusion
- A past reference
- - God,green mythology,Bible
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Imagery
- Vivid description that appeals to a readers senses
- -using the five senses
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Motif
- A recurring subject
- Examples: water, light, blood)
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Repetition
- Using the same word or phrase over and over again in a piece of writing
- -example: time after time again
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Symbol
- an object, person, or situation that is used to represent the meaning of something
- - red rose=love
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Rhetorical question
A question asked without expecting an answer
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Parallelism
- Sentences that are Grammatically the same or similar in structure
- - “I have a dream”
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Style
The element that describes the way that the author uses words
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Time shifts
A movement from the normal chronology
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Interior monologue
Thoughts passing through the minds of the writer
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Dramatic monologue
A poem written in the form of a speech of an individual character
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Meiosis
Downplay of a situation or understatement
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Metonymy
- Object or idea takes the place if another that is a close association
- - the suits
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Synecdoche
- Part of something is substituted for the whole
- - boots in the ground
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Euphemism
- a less offensive way to say something
- - passed away
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Antecedent
- Pronoun, noun, or other word refers to an earlier noun or phrase
- - when John went out in the rain, he got wet
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Onomatopoeia
Fireworks go BOOM
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Apostrophe
- A speech to address a person not present
- Ex: o romeo, romeo, wherefore art thou romeo
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Antithesis
- Using opposite direction phrases in close conjunction
- Ex:one small step for man, one leap for mankind
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Alliteration
- words that start with the same consonant sound
- Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
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Consonance
Consonant sound that appears in the middle or end
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Euphony
- Pleasing sounds
- Ex-Lulliby
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Cacophony
- Harsh, unpleasant sounds
- Ex- alarm clock
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Complex sentence
One independent one dependent clause in sentence
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Ambiguity
- Allows words to be open to more than one interpretation
- - I ride a black horse in red pajamas
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Aphorism
A short statement or a general truth
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Anecdote
A short narrative used to make a point
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Denotation
The objective meaning of a word found in a dictionary
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Connotation
- The emotional suggestions of a word
- Ex: he’s a dog
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Speaker
Person telling story
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Purpose
The reason or intent in writing
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Emotional appeal
- Directed to sway the audience and uses manipulation
- Hungry children commercials
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Ethical appeal
The credibility of a speaker and how the speaker tries to connect with the audience
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Logical appeal
Appeal to reason while using facts or data to make a point
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Loose/cumulative sentence
Main idea comes first
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Periodic sentence
Main idea comes later
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Compound sentence
Connects tow independent clauses
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Paradox
- A statement that contradicts itself that makes sense on a deeper level
- I am not as wise as the day I was born
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Polysyndeton
- The repeated use of (fanboys)to connect different items in a sentence
- I wore a sweater and a hat and socks and a skirt and gloves and stockings
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Asyndeton
- The use of no conjunctions in a sentence
- I came. I saw. I conquered.
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Anaphora
Repetition of words or phrases in the beginning of a clause to create an artistic affect
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Naturalistic detail
Detail that show things as realistic as possible
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