Literary Terms Flashcards

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Alliteration

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Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words

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Audience

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A specific group of listeners or readers

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Author

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A person who writes

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Background Information

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Information essential to understanding a situation or problem in a piece of writing

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Bias

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Partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

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Bibliography

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A list of sources with time and place of publication (works cited)

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Cacophony

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Loud, confusing, disagreeable sounds

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Chapter

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A subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

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Clarity

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The quality of being coherent and easily understood