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Vocabulary
Literary Devices
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English
10th Grade
10/04/2008

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Diction
Definition
choice of words
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denotative
Definition
literal meaning
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connotative
Definition
underlying meaning
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figurative language
Definition
figure that represents something, when you take a word and turn it into something with new meaning, could be symbolic, metaphors, simile, and personification
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syntax
Definition
how words are arranged in a sentence, often in a different pattern, gives new meaning to the sentence itself
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parallel structure
Definition
sentences, words, phrases with opposite meaning or side by side meaning/put ideas next to each other or in relation to each other
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repetition
Definition
repeating to emphasize or focus, build connotative meaning
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juxtaposition
Definition
placement of things side by side for emphasis
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antithesis
Definition
two ideas put in opposition
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continuity
Definition
continuing, seamless flow of words
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transcendence
Definition
often has connotative or abstract meaning/move beyond or rising above
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boundaries
Definition
restrictions/differences on one side
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communion
Definition
joining together/deep communication
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redemption
Definition
forgiveness
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manifestation
Definition
give shape and form to something/making the abstract concrete/opposite of figurative language
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ambiguity
Definition
hold on to more than one meaning simultaneously
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paradox
Definition
contradictory statement that may be true/kind of like an oxymoron
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