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| a narrative in which the characters, behaviors, and even the seeting demonstrate multiple levels of meaning and significance. (often universal symbol--> cupid as chubby angel with bow and arrows) |
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| the sequential repitition of a similar initial sound |
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| a literary, historical, religious, or mythical reference |
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| the regular repitition of the same words or phrases at the beginning of sucessive phrases of clases--> "to raise happy, healthful, and hopeful child" |
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| the juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas--> "to err is human, to forgive divine" ??? |
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| a concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief--> "spare the rod and spoil the child" |
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| an address or invocation to something inanimate |
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| syntactical structure in which conjunctions are omitted in a series, usually producing more rapid prose--> "I came, I saw, I conquered" |
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| an argumentative ploy where the argues sidesteps the question or the conflict, ignoring the real question |
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| accepted as authentic--> "conon according to the theories of einstein" |
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| figure of speech and generally a syntactical structure wherein the order of the terms in the first half of the paralled clause is reversed in the second.-->"he thinks I am a fool, but a fool perhaps I am" |
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| a comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature.-->In "the knife" it compares the prep and actions of surgery to prep for and conducting a religious service |
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| an accepted manner, model, or tradition-->artistotles conventions of tragedy |
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| the mothod of argument in whichspecific statements and conclusions are drawn from general principals (general to specific) |
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| writing or speech that has an instructive purpose or lesson |
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| poem or prose work that laments or meditates upon the death of people/person-->many presented after 9/11 |
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| repition of a phrase at the end of sccessive sentences--> blaa blaa families will flourish |
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| writing in praise of a dead person (headstone) |
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| indirect, kinder way of expressing unpleasant info |
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| writing that explains its own meaning or purpose |
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| arg where general statements and conclusions are drawn from specific principals (from specific to general) |
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| parallel structure where the parallel elements are similar to grammatical structure but also length-->many are called, but few are chosen |
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| figure of speech that emphasixes its subj by conscious understatement |
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| long sentence starts with main cluase, followed by dependent cluases |
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| in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated |
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| long sent where the main clause isnt compleated until the end (letter burmingham jail) |
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| the ordinary form of written lang without metrical structure |
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| fig of speech, where part signifies the whole--> abc- alphabet |
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| grammatically correct construction where a word is applied to two or more nouns wihtout being repeated--> "Kill the boys and the luggage!" |
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