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En 301 MT
Creative writing: Fig. language
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Writing
Undergraduate 3
10/15/2018
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extended metaphor
 Definition
comparison that takes many sentences, or most/all of poem
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symbol
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object/idea recurring in story, represents something
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oxymoron
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blending 2 contradictory terms
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metomymy
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whole represents part
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synechdoche
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parts represents whole
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hyperbole
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deliberate exaggeration
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litotes
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dramatic understatement
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paradox
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2 contradictory statements that imply truth
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paraprosdokian
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2nd part of sentence/phrase is surprising or unexpected; makes reader re-interpret 1st part
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