Christmas Carol Language Technique Flashcards
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Anaphora
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A word which refes to a previously used word
2
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Antithesis
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Rhetorical device where contrasting concepts are placed in a text
3
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Asyndetic listing
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A list broken up by commasrather than conjunctions
4
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Catalyst
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A dramatic tool which is used to speed up the plot
5
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Colloquialism
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An informal phrase common at its time of utterance
6
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Hyperbole
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Use of exaggerated statements
7
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Moral imperative
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An instruction on what is right and wrong
8
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Olfactory imagery
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Appeals to the readers sense of smell
9
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Prolepsis
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A flash forward
