Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
parody |
a work that imitates the style or content of another work in an aim for comic effect/ridicule. |
|
|
pedantic |
an adjective that describes words, phrases or general tone that id overly scholarly, academic, or bookish |
|
|
periodic sentence |
a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end, then preceded by a clause or phrase that can't stand alone (ex. "Ecstatic with my AP score, I let out a loud, joyful shout!") |
|
|
personification |
a figure of speech. giving objects, animals, and concepts, human behaviors, emotions, actions (ex. "The leaves danced in the warm summer breeze.") |
|
|
point of view |
perspective from which a story is told. 1. first person "I" 2. third person "he," "she," and "it." - third person omniscient: godlike knowledge - third person limited omniscient: thoughts of only one character |
|
|
predicate adjective |
one type of subject complement - adjectives, describes the subject; follows a linking verb (ex. "The flower is blue." blue is the adjective) |
|
|
predicate nominative |
a second type subject complement - nouns, rename the subject; follows a linking verb (ex."Charlie is my son." son is the nominative) |
|
|
prose |
one of the major divisions of genre referring to fiction and nonfiction |
|
|
repetition |
duplication of any element of language; sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, grammatical pattern |
|
|
rhetor |
the speaker who uses elements of rhetoric effectively in oral or written test |
|
|
rhetoric |
the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively |
|
|
rhetorical modes |
the variety, the conventions, and the purpose of major kinds of writing. modes of discourse 1. exposition - to explain and analyze information by an idea, evidence, discussion 2. argumentation - prove validity of an opinion by reasoning, discussion, persuasive arguing 3. description - re-create person, place, event, action; using all 5 senses 4. narration - tell a story of an event/s by descriptive writing |
|
|
sarcasm |
bitter. caustic language meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something; may use ironic statements ; witty and insightful |
