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Flashcards by Jess Boylan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jess Boylan
about 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Oxymoron | Contradictory terms used in conjunction eg: "bitter sweet" |
| Inversion | the practice of changing the conventional placement of words. Used to highlight specific words/ideas or to achieve a particular effect |
| Euphemism | substituting harsh thought with something less offensive eg: "she's a little unbalanced" as opposed to "she's psycho" |
| Juxtaposition | a side-by-side comparison |
| Anecdote | short story/account |
| Stanza | Poetry verse |
| pronoun | he, she, our, us.. USED TO SHOW POSSESSION/OWNERSHIP |
| hyperbole | exaggeration eg "omg you're killing me" (but is, in fact, living) |
| Abstract diction | language of ideas and concepts |
| concrete diction | language of vivid, sensuous detail & experience. concrete diction works through senses - we can feel, see, touch, taste the experience of parts of it |
| Figurative imagery | Objects that are not present, but are connected to the scene by the writer. may be metaphors or similes |
| literal imagery | objects actually present in the scene |
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