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a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
Ex. If anything can go wrong, it will. |
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attacking a person's character rather than their argument.
Ex. Mudslinging |
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the characters, objects, and events that can be read at a surface level or read with a deeper meaning
Ex. Chronicles of Narnia |
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the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Ex. Dewdrops dancing down daisies |
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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly, an indirect or passing reference
Ex. We violated the Noah rule: predicting rain doesn't count; building an ark does. |
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a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of the of their structure and for the purpose of their explanation or explanation
Ex. "Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon |
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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Ex. We shall... We shall... We shall... |
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a short account or narrative of an interesting or amusing event, often intended to illustrate or support a point
"Find bug in flower when smelling it, make sure to look from now on." |
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a statement in which 2 opposing ideas are balanced
"To be or not to be?" |
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a pithy observation the contains a general truth
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"Your children need your presence more than presents." |
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The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence
Ex. "It is a northern country they hae cold weather, they have cold hearts." |
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| a type of antithesis in which an expression is balanced against the first with the parts reversed |
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a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation
Ex. "He was recently dumped by her fiance." |
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Details that relate or describe actual specific thing or events
Apple, red, wagon |
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word choices made by a writer
Ex. Different words choices for different people |
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having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing
Ex. Textbook |
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an indirect less offensive way of saying something unpleasant
Ex. deceased, a few fries short of a happy meal |
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being a warning or indication of (a future event)
Ex. Chekhov's Gun |
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a religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than for strict instruction; a sermon
Ex. The Good Samaritan |
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great pride that brings about the downfall of character in a Greek drama in other works of literature
Ex. Creon refuses to bury Polynices in Antigone |
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exaggeration
Ex. This day lasts forever. |
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visually descriptive or figurative language
Ex. "On a starry winter night in Portugal where the ocean kissed the Southern shore..." |
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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
Ex. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the war room." |
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harsh sounds
Ex. Didgrye and gimble |
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professional language
Rejection, please report |
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placement of two things side by side for emphasis
Ex. The new couple stared at the sunrise with hope. |
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ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of it's contrary
Ex. "You won't be sorry!" |
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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not litterally applied
Ex. "Life is a journey; travel it well." |
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| The atmosphere that pervades a literary work with evoking a certain emotion or feeling from the audience |
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a distinctive eature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition
Ex. Nature in the Scarlet Letter (Good and Evil) |
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a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement
"Most cats like milk and some have tails therefore David... is the greatest British philosopher." |
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A statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory
Ex. "I know that I know nothing at all." |
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The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc
Ex. "When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong you cannot be too conservative." |
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a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent a whole or vice versa
Ex. "Cleveland won by 6 runs." |
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The arrangement of words and phrases to make well-formed sentences in a language
ex. "The young man carries the lady."
"The lady carries the young man." |
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a phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words
Ex. "One after the the other" and "in succession" |
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