diploma Flashcards

(47 cards)

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Allegory

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Hidden message of the story - characters or events represent the deeper lesson

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Alliteration

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A repetition of the first letter of a word contant

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Analogy

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Comparison between two things to show their similarities

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Irony

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something is the opposite of it’s intended meaning
ex. War is Kind

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Understatement

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A form of irony
Something is deliberately said to be less than it is

ex. losing his job meant he could sleep late

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Oxymoron

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contradictory ideas to express a meaning

she was terribly happy

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Paradox

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an idea which seems self contradictory but contains the truth

ex the faster i go the mor behind i get

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Apostrophe

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Addressing something or someone as if they were actually present

ex. “O World, Tell me thy pain”

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Allusion

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A reference to history or literature

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Euphemism

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Substituting a harsh saying into a more passive way

“she passed away” = she died

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assonance

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repetition of vowels

“she sees three sheep in the trees”

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rhyme scheme

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pattern of rhyme in a poem

A she
B slime
A free
B time

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resigned

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accepting that something bad cannot be avoided

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reflective tone

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relating to or characterized by deep though: thoughtful

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iconic

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To be popular enough to become the symbol of something

Rainbows symbolize homosexuality

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parallel

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Like an analogy
They are equal

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naive

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a person who shows lack of experience or wisdom

Could also be innocennce

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subliminal

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To affect someone’s mind and they are unaware

unconscious

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indignation

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Anger towards something more general

usually because of unfair treatment

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foreboding

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the feeling that something bad is going to happen

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disabuse

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to persuade someone that their beliefs are wrong

  • enlighten
  • correct
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sequential

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in sequence of logical order

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perpetual

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Forever or continuing

ex. perpetual snow

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novelty

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a new or unfamiliar experience or thing

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Verbal Irony
When someone says something but means the opposite satire/sarcasm
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situational irony
When the opposite of what is expected happens
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Dramatic Irony
when the audience knows more than the characters
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Imagery
words that appeal to the senses
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Juxtaposition
Placing two things together to emphasize their differences -with contrasting effect
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Turning Point
A moment of intense conflict that forces the character to make. decision that directly affects the outcome
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colloquial
informal speech accepted in normal conversation ex. guys instead of people
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caricature
distortion by exaggerating certain qualities ex. cartoon of donald trump- lips are enlarged to emphasize his talk
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Abdicate
fail to fullfill
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Acquiesce
Accept something without protest
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Affable
friendly or good natured
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antediluvian
out of date
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apparelled
past tense of: to clothe
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Arbitration
to settle a dispute without court
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arostocracy
highest class in society
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belligerent
Hostile and Agressive
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Benediction
the bestowing of a blessing
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Benignity
Kindness or tolerance to others
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caste
class or social order
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emphatically
forceful or clear way (of speaking)
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imperious
assume power without justification arrogant or domineering
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curtail
reduce
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indulgent
tendency to be lenient w somebody