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figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part
synecdoche
figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related
metonymy
paradox reduced to two words
oxymoron
the repititon of the same word or words comes at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences
epistrophe
consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses
asyndeton
language used to make an emotional or ethical appeal
conotative language
puritan literature focused on
attaining grace and salvation
puritinism occured during
1600-1740
an elaborate comparison of two very unlike things. also it is an extended metaphor
conceit
the topic is narrowed and manageable
ideas
writing was public and political
AGE OF REASON
father of trancendetalist
Ralph Waldo Emerson
act or process of forming reasons and drawing conclusions and applying them to a case in discussion
assertion/ justification
Author
corn
ID
41730
Card Set
English
Description
Cla 11
Updated
2010-10-12T22:38:49Z
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