Tropes Flashcards

(18 cards)

1
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reference to known person, place, event, work of art, etc

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Allusion

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2
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addression a person in a speech or writing who isnt present

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apostrophe

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3
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comparing 2 unlike things

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metaphor

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4
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comparing with like / as

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simile

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5
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giving inamimate objects human characteristics

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personifcation

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6
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using one word to refer to a related word or term

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metonymy

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7
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part stading for a whole

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synecdonche

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8
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same letter at the begining

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alliteration

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9
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repitition of vowel sounds

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assonance

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10
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constants repeating

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consonance

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11
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words that sould like their meannig

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onomatopeoia

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12
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a gross exaderation to make an effect or to highlight something

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hyperbole

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13
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intended use of an apparent contradiction

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oxymoron

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14
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purposefull inclusion of a queston inteneded to not be answered, to evoke deep thought

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rhetorical queston

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15
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deliberate use of an understatement

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litotes

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16
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contradictory but true

17
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opposite of what is expected

18
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artfull variation from the typicall and expected way of a word