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English Mid(terms)
December 2014 midterms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
| allusion | A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. |
| antithesis | Antithesis, literal meaning opposite, is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect |
| assonance | Assonance takes place when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds. |
| atmosphere | The emotional feelings inspired by work |
| characterization | |
| cliché | |
| comic relief | |
| dissonance | |
| dynamic character | |
| euphemism | |
| extended metaphor | |
| falling action | |
| frame story | |
| hyperbole | |
| imagery | |
| irony | |
| juxtaposition | |
| limited omniscient | |
| metaphor | |
| onomatopoeia | |
| oxymoron | |
| paradox | |
| personification | |
| pun | |
| repetition | |
| rhyme | |
| simile | |
| stock / stereotyped character | |
| understatement |