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What is allusion
a short memorable statement
reference to a famous person, place, event
appeal to reason
an extended comparison
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words that evoke sadness or pity
pathos
aphorism
ethos
logos
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What is hyperbole
repetition of similar sounding words
a play on words
exaggeration for effect, not to be taken literally
seeming contradiction which may have some truth
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what is imagery
evokes any of the 5 senses
figurative language
suggests a feeling in addition to the literal meaning
paints a picture in the mind
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What is personification
turning a person into a symbol
extended comparison between nature & person
giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
using adjectives to describe a person
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Which statement below is an example of man vs man
Neve vs herself
Katniss vs Panam
Mack vs Hannah
Will Smith vs the robots in irobot
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what type of a conflict is man vs nature
internal
technology taking over
mother nature dominating
external
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giving human feelings and characteristics to inanimate objects or nature
metaphor
similar
pathos
pathetic fallacy
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comparison between 2 objects
assonance
simile
conflict
metaphor
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What is internal conflict
conflict with yourself
conflict in sports
conflict with work
conflict with in a family
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image, action or character that represents something else
symbol
metaphor
diction
simile
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Hints at something coming up in a story
allusion
connotation
dramatic irony
forehadowing
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repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming
oxymoron
onomatopeoia
assonance
alliteration
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putting two contradictory words together
denotation
oxymoron
pathos
foil
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What is irony
phrase out statement that is out of place
words to express the opposite of what is really meant
words whose sound suggest the sense
similarity of structure in a pair
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What is alliteration
repetition of rhyming words
words that sound like what they are
similar vowel sounds in a grouping of words
similar sounding beginnings of words
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What is figurative language
academic writing
language techniques to convey vivid image
means to appeal to readers
using descriptive adjectives
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What is irony
words to express the opposite of what is really meant
phrase out statement that is out of place
words whose sound suggest the sense
similarity of structure in a pair
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man vs gods could be called
man vs nature
greek mythology
man vs society
man vs fate
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What is hyperbole
referencing a celebrity
used to suggest something else
exaggeration
words about big things
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metrical line of five feet with stress and unstressed syllable
pathetic fallacy
iambic pentameter
poetry
analogy
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The art of persuasive speaking
figurative language
rhetoric
imagery
alliteration
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minor character whose story parellels main character
pathos
ethos
foil
logos
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the literal or primary meaning of a word
allusion
denotation
idiom
connotation
