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using another person's idea or words without giving them credit
a break, a sense clause in the middle of a verse
a logical error that weakens an argument
an extended comparison
the correspondance of consenants especially at the end of a word
examination of similarities and differences
discord of action, feeling or effect
condensation in one's own words of a work
figure of speech saying one thing without like/as
unrhymed dynamic contaminer verse
resemblance of sounds
connective tissue among sentences
person opposed to/struggles or competes with another
commencmenet of two or more words with the same letter
representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning
sorting and creating subgroups
writing that proves a point
figure of speech which uses like/as
lack of emphasis in a statement or point
use of an aspect of something rather than the whole
figure of speech where opposite of what is said is meant
exxageration for emphasis
assigning llifelike characteristics to inanimate objects
parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas
philosophy of intuitive spirit
another name for Elizabethan Sonnet
Italian sonnet
an ironic, sarcastic or witty composition
romantic
thought regarded as...interior monologue
the act of talking as if alone
something used for or regarding something else
statement that seems contradictory but is actually true
piece that exxagerate, imitates the real effect
figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms
interest or concern for the actual or real
the act or habit of using words inappropriately
statement or quality of feeling at particular time
rhyme created by two or more words in same line
view of human life in a negative view
formation of normal images
distinctive sometimes pictauresque representations in drama
a sentene or groups of sentences that announces thesis
the readers
a pair of successive rhymes of verse
final outcome
a single character gives speech to audience at a critical point
writing that explains
teaching or intending to teach a lesson
analysis...effects are considered
main idea in a piece of writing
running on of a line from one stanza to next
explaining how to view something, how others do it
any witty, ingenious, or pointed statement
commemoritive inscription
word choice
angle from which writer sees her subject
rephrasing into ones own words
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe its qualities
class or category
excessive pride, self confidence
speech or writing departed from literal meaning in order to achieve special effect or meaning
seem better for contrast
formation of words by sounds
passing or casual reference
assertation of something as fact
an illustration or example
to show or indicate something in the future
using language effectively
authors words, way author uses language to achieve certain effects
means of creating an attitude or mood
the sentence in which the writer states the main idea
understood by audience, not characters
opposite of what is thought to happen happens

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