LD And Elements Of Style Quiz Flashcards

(35 cards)

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Alliteration

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The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words

Ex: An alligator ate an apple

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Allusion

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A brief reference to a historical or literary figure, event or object.

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Analogy

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A comparison of two unlike things, done to create emphasis or to better describe one of the objects.
Ex: My cat is a ninja

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Anaphora

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Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of sentences or paragraphs and at the beginning of poetry lines or stanzas
Ex: “I have a dream”

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Antistrophe

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Repetition used at the end of sentences/ stanzas/ lines of poetry

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Assonance

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A similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
Ex: (lake/ fake) the “a” sound is assonance
Or (Shoot! Move you goon!) “ooo” sound is assonance

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Asyndeton

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Conjunctions are omitted to create a compressed form of expression.
Ex: “I came, I saw, I conquered” -Julius Ceasar

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Polysyndeton

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The use of more conjunctions than is normal. Used to create rhythm or pacing.
Ex: “… mostly-mostly- let them have their witnesses” -Maya Angelou

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Connotation

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The feeling or emotion associated with a word
Ex: Chubby vs Obese
Frigid vs Cold

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Denotation

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The dictionary definition of a word- not the feeling or emotion it conveys

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Consonance

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Repetition of consonant sounds

Ex: Pitter Patter

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Enjambment

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The continuation of the sense and grammatical construction of a line or stanza into the next line or stanza

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Foreshadowing

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Hints that foretell future events

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Imagery

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The writer’s use of language to describe visual and sensory images

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Irony

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A contrast between appearance and reality/ Plot twist

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Verbal Irony

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A contract between what is said and what is meant/ hyperbole or sarcasm
Ex: “Ohhh my gosh I love your shirt!”

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Dramatic irony

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When the audience knows something the characters do not

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Hyperbole

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A huge exaggeration for emphasis

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison between dissimilar things to create or deepen awareness or for emphasis
Ex: The sun is a furnace

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Synecdoche

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The mentioning of a part to signify the whole

Ex: Lucas Etzi has sweet wheels. Sails for boat. Those guys are a bunch of suits.

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Metonymy

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The substitution of one word for another it suggests

Ex: Crown for king or queen

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Motif

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A recurrent image, word, object, phrase, action or symbol used to develop themes or characters
Ex: Color in Gatsby

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that by their sound suggest their meaning

Ex: Buzzzzzzzz

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Parallelism

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The expression of two or more ideas of equal value using the same grammatical arrangement
“Roses are red/ violets are blue”

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Personification
An object, animal or idea given human characteristics
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Repetition
Meaningful reoccurrence of words, phrases or lines
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Rhythm
The recurrence of specific sounds or kinds of sounds or the recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllables
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Meter
A rhythmic pattern. | "Roses are red/ violets are blue/ sugar is sweet/ and so are you
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Rhyme
Close similarity of sound occupying corresponding positions in two or more lines Fat/ Cat Awful/ Waffle
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Internal rhyme
A rhyme in which the middle of the lines rhyme with the end of a line Ex: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary
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Slant Rhyme
An imperfect rhyme where vowel or consonant sounds are repeated, but it doesn't rhyme perfectly.. Ex: Lake/ Fate Eyes/ Light
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Satire
The ridicule of culturally accepted ideas or customs for the purpose of raiding awareness and/ or improvement of the situation
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Juxtaposition
Placing items or descriptions next to each other in order to display contract Ex: "flutter and a crunch"
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Oxymoron
Contradicting elements used to create emphasis or display contrast/ conflict Ex: Feather of lead
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Paradox
A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. Ex: Stepping back from his job has increased the reward he gleans from it