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3-19-13 Flashcards

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paradox

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elements of a statement contradict each other although the statement may appear illogical it turns out to have a coherent meaning
JUMBO SHRIMP

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pun

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play on words

ASK FOR ME TOMORROW AND YOULL SHALL FIND ME A GRAVE MAN

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ancedote

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a short humorous story

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allusion

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a reference with a mythological, literary, or historical person, place or thing
HE MET HIS WATERLOO

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apostrophe

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the absent or dead are spoken to as if present

MICHAEL JACKSON YOU SURE CAN DANCE

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euphemism

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to substitute a less offense phrase for more offense one

A SANITARY ENGINEER IS A EUPHEMISM FOR GARBAGE MAN

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hyperbole

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intentional exaggeration for effect

IM SO HUNGRY I COULD EAT A HORSE

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litotes

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intentional understatement using a negative

NOT TO SHABBY

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metaphor

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a comparison of two things not using like or as TIME IS MONEY

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anomatopoeia

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the use of words that mimic the sounds they describe BUZZ KABOOM

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