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14793407626Active Voicethe subject of the sentence performs the action (Anthony drove while looking for the house)0
14793412709Allusionan indirect reference to something which the reader is supposed to be familiar (song, historical events)1
14793414982Alter-egoa character that is used by the author to speak the author's own thoughts2
14793418405Anecdotea brief recounting of a relevant episode (the time I flew to China)3
14793420617Antecedentthe word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun (it (what is "it") stated in sentence)4
14793422601Classicismart or literature characterized by a realistic view of people and the world5
14793426021Comic Reliefwhen a humorous scene is inserted into a serious story, in order to lighten the mood (Shakespear, luau in middle of fight)6
14793430090Diction (5 types)word choice, particularly as an element of style7
14793432214D1 Colloquialordinary or familiar type of conversation (cute, yeah, k)8
14793432735D2 Connotationan idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning (house- place, home- comfort)9
14793435669D3 Denotationthe literal, explicit meaning of a word, without its connotations (his shirt was blue)10
14793436664D4 Jargonthe diction used by a group which practices a similar profession or activity (specific terms relating to all people)11
14793437871D5 Vernacular1. language or dialect of a particular country - 2. language or dialect of a regional clan or group - 3. plain everyday speech (pidgin)12
14793440108Didactic (3 types)a term to describe fiction, nonfiction, or poetry that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking13
14793443908D1 Adagea folk saying with a lesson14
14793444396D2 Allegorya story, fictional or non fictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts to reveal truth15
14793446487D3 Aphorisma terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principal16
14793449480Ellipsisthe deliberate omission of a word or phrase from prose done for effect by the author17
14793451110Euphemisma more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concepts (you're fired, we're letting you go)18
14793453399Figurative Language (6 types)writing that is not meant to be taken literally19
14793454939F1 Analogya comparison of one pair of variables to a parallel set of variables (US is to work as hippo is to jungle)20
14793456216F2 Hyperbolean exaggeration (if I fail this quiz, I'm going to die)21
14793456884F3 Idioma common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally (babe magnet)22
14793458242F4 Metaphormaking an implied comparison not using any specific words (her heart is gold)23
14793462109F5 Metonymy (1 type)replacing an actual word or idea, with a related word or concept (White House declared)24
14793463960F5M1 Synecdochewhen a whole is represented by naming one of its parts, or vice versa (check out my new wheels)25
14793466347F6 Similemaking an implied comparison using the words "like" and "as" (her heart was like gold)26

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