Literary Terms Flashcards

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds

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Allusion

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Author makes a reference to historical event, well-known person, or another text

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds

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Anecdote

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Short personal story

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Archetype

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Stereotypical character

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Connotation

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Implied meaning/feeling that a word gives

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Denotation

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Dictionary definition

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Oxymoron

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Two opposite words that contradict each other

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Pun

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A play on words

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Flashback

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Scene jumps to the past