Make the reader think something completely different,( alude them).
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Ambivalence
Having/ showing two different conflicting attitudes.
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Anthropomorphism
Giving non-human things human characteristics.
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Cliche
A phrase/ opinion that's over used and portrays a lack of original thought.
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Dictation
To make a decision for others with no other choices.
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Didactic
Intended to teach.
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Lament
To show sorrow or regret.
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Enjambement
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line or stanza.
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Figurative language
language that uses words with a meaning that is different form the literal interpretation.
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Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
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Metaphor
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable.
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Onomatopoeia
The word that is associated with what is named, (cuckoo, sizzle).
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Oxymoron
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
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Satire
The use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
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Simile
The comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).
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Soliloquy
An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Make the reader think something completely different,( alude them).
Back
Allusion
Card 3
Front
Having/ showing two different conflicting attitudes.
Back
Card 4
Front
Giving non-human things human characteristics.
Back
Card 5
Front
A phrase/ opinion that's over used and portrays a lack of original thought.
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