Flashcards 61-80

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sarcasm

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harsh, cutting language or tore intended to ridicule

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satire

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the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections

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scheme

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an artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words

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simile

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a comparison of two things using "like", "as," or specifically comparative words

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simple sentence

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a sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause

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solecism

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non standard grammatical rules

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style

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the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work

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syllepsis

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a construction in which one word is used in two different senses

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syllogism

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a three part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise

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synecdoche

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using one part of an object to represent the entire object