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Anaphora
Deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a line
Assonance
Repetition of a vowel sound
Consonance
Repetition of a consonant sound
Euphemism
Polite way of saying something rude
Allegory
Extended metaphor where objects are equated with meanings outside of the narrative itself
Parable
Illustrative story that teaches a moral lesson
Onomatopoeia
Sound word
Hyperbole
Over statement; outrageous exaggeration
Understatement
Deliberately misrepresents something as lesser than it is
Satire
Tone of humor and wit to improve human institutions
Oxymoron
Form of paradox; two contradictory words
Pun
Play on words
Dramatic irony
Audience knows what characters do not
Situational irony
Belief that one thing will happen and something else does
Verbal irony
Someone states something and means the opposite
Sarcasm
Biting or tearing of the flesh
Apostrophe
Personified direct address to an absent or imaginary person
Logos
Appeal to logic
Pathos
Appeal to heart
Ethos
Appeal to ethics
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Amy
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50551
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Rhetorical Terms 3
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Rhet. Terms
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2010-11-20T06:42:52Z
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