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64 Cards in this Set
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colloquialism |
slang |
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connotation |
implied meaning |
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denotation |
basic meaning of a word |
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euphemism |
politically correct speech |
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diction |
words the writer uses |
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figurative language |
figures of speech (images) |
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allusion |
simple references--literary, biblical, pop culture |
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analogy |
a comparison--idea to creating baby |
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apostrophe |
speaking directly to an inanimate object |
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conceit |
comparison of two contradictory objects |
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extended metaphor |
one item is another item (elongated) |
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hyperbole |
exaggeration |
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juxtaposition |
just a position (a verb--two ideas next two each other) |
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metaphor |
one item is another item |
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oxymoron |
two opposite things together |
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paradox |
two ideas juxtaposed |
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simile |
a comparison using like or as |
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rhetorical mode |
kind of genre for non fiction essay |
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description |
a lot of imagery, detail, appeals to senses |
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expostion |
writing that explains (more information) |
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narration |
tells a story |
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persuasion |
tries to change readers minds |
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syntax |
way words are arranged in a sentence |
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antecedent |
pronoun refers back to a noun |
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antithesis |
balance of opposites |
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clause |
a sentence |
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dependent clause |
fragment |
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independent clause |
sentence |
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loose sentence |
IC, DC |
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periodic sentence |
DC, IC |
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phrase |
a group of words--fragment |
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point of view |
authors point of view |
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first person |
psychological advantage, told through one set of eyes |
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third person limited |
narrator is outside story (told through eyes of few characters) |
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third person omniscient |
outside narrator through many peeps (most trusted) |
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irony |
when the unexpected occurs |
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dramatic irony |
when the audience knows more than the reader |
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irony of situation |
a suprise ending |
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verbal irony |
sarcasm |
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rhetorical devices |
tools writers use to get their point across |
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Atmosphere/mood |
The overall feel/emotion |
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Tone |
The writers attitude |
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Didactic tone |
Teachy preachy |
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Voice |
The authors personality on paper |
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Genre |
A catagory |
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Allegory |
A story that uses symbolic characters and events |
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Parody |
Mocks something that has already been done for humor |
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Prose |
Not poetry |
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Satire |
Expose weakness in culture and educate |
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Imagery |
Appealing to 5 senses |
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Alliteration |
Beginning consonant sounds are repeated |
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Onomatopoeia |
When a word sounds like what it says |
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Personification |
Giving human characteristics to inhuman objects |
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False syllogism |
Bad logic |
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Inference |
Make assumptions based on previous observations |
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Syllogism |
Good logic |
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Anecdote |
A short story |
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Aphorism |
A wise saying |
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Homily |
A sermon |
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Pedantic |
Tedious and dull |
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Semantics |
The study of the art of language |
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Style |
Diction + syntax + imagery = style |
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Theme |
The greater meaning to a piece |
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Thesis |
A guiding statement |
