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English
10th Grade
09/15/2015

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Alliteration
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The practice of beginning several consecutive or neighbouring words with the same sound
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Allusion
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A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing
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Antithesis
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A direct juxtaposition of structurally parallel words, phrases, or clauses for the purpose of contrast
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Apostrophe
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A form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate, as if animate
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Assonance
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The repetition of accented vowel sounds in a series of words
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Consonance
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The repetition of a consonant sound within a series of words to produce a harmonious effect
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Details
Definition
The facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in a piece of poetry or prose
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Diction
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Word choice intended to convey a certain effect
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Figures of Speech
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Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of something else
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Flashback
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A scene that interrupts the action of a work to show a previous event
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Foreshadowing
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The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action
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Hyperbole
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A deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration
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Imagery
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The words or phrases a writer uses to represent persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas descriptively by appealing to the 5 senses
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Irony
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There are 3 types of irony - Verbal, Situational, and Dramatic
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Metaphor
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A comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as"
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Mood
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The atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work
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Motivation
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A circumstance or set of circumstances that prompts a character to act in a certain way or that determines the outcome of a situation or work
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Narration
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The telling of a story in writing or speaking
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