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These are some definitions Class: ENGL - Literature ; Subject: English; University: Lord Fairfax Community College; Term: Forever 1989;
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when two words have the identical sound but meaning differs. House, Couch TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 what represents a place, event, literary work or myth by either directly or by implication TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 a statement by a group or person which is contradicting TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 when the words describe exactly what is happening. TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 when the words are in repetition. example is peter piper picked a pack of pickled peppers.
when a thing, place or concept is called by something other than its own name. for example:: D.C. is the capital of U.S.A but its called D.C. TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 comparing two unlike things, while using like or as TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 sad, mournful poem. especially a funeral song TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 lyric poetry originating in Europe. The Italian sonnet has 8 lines followed by 6 lines. The English sonnet has rhymed couplet and 3 quadrants TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 a metaphor that says when a thing or place is representation as a person
In semiotics, connotation arises when the denotative relationship between a signifier and its signified is inadequate to serve the needs of the community. TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 This word has distinct meanings in other fields: see denotation (semiotics). TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 Irony (from the Ancient Greek ', meaning hypocrisy, deception, or feigned ignorance) is a situation, literary technique, or rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity or discordance that goes strikingly beyond the most simple and evident meaning of words or actions. TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 a standard work of referrer on notable figures. A style of writing that is depended on a choice of words. TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 Imagery is a collection of images. This is also associated with visual imagery.