Literary Terms Flashcards

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Cause

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The relationship between two or more events when one event can be traced as the reason that a subsequent event or several subsequent events occurred.

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Dysphemism

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The use of a negative or unpleasant term to express a pleasant or neutral idea.

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Metaphor

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Comparison between two dissimilar things without using like or as.

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Simile

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Comparison between two dissimilar things using like or as.

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Tone

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A writer's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through word choice, sentence structure, point of view, details.

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Word Choice

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An author's deliberate use of words for effect and/or to create tone.

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Analogy

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A comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way.

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Effect

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The result or outcome of a cause.

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Author's Tone

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a writer's attitude toward subject or audience, conveyed through word choice, sentence structure, point of view, details