English 12 Ap Vocab Words 151-180

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point of view

Back 1

the vantage point from which an author presents the action and characters.

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polysydenton

Back 2

deliberate use of conjunctions for special emphasis: to highlight quantity or mass of detail or to create a flowing.
continuous sentence pattern.

he ran and skipped and galloped.

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post hoc, ergo propter hoc

Back 3

assuming that an incident that precedes an incident is the cause of the second incident. ("after this, therefore because of this)

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predicate adjective

Back 4

an adjective, adjective phrase, or an adjective clause which follows a linking verb (a type of subject complement).

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predicate nominative

Back 5

a noun or pronoun, groups of nouns or pronouns, or a noun clause that follows a linking verb. (a type of subject complement)

At the end of the tournament, Tiger Woods was the leader.

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prologue

Back 6

section of work preceding the main plot and serving as an introduction.

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propaganda

Back 7

writing that directly advocates a certain doctrine as the solution to some social or political problem.

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prose

Back 8

fiction or nonfiction written in ordinary language and most clearly resembles ordinary speech. (in contrast to poetry or drama)

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protagonist

Back 9

the main character.

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psychological novel

Back 10

narrative which emphasizes motives, conflicts, and opinions of the main character, which then develop the external action.

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pun

Back 11

play on words based on multiple meanings of words.

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quatrain

Back 12

poem of four lines OR a stanza of four lines in a poem.

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Realism

Back 13

19th century literary movement that attempted to portray life accurately; characters have free will.

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refrain

Back 14

repeated words, phrases, or groups of words for effect.

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resolution

Back 15

conclusion.

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rhetorical purpose

Back 16

reason for the speakers remarks OR the attitude the author would like the reader to adopt.

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rhetorical structure

Back 17

any organizational device used to convey tone, purpose, or effect.

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rhetorical strategy

Back 18

writing choices to accomplish a purpose.

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rhetorical shift

Back 19

a change in attitude, purpose, or effect.

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rhetorical question

Back 20

questions that require no answer.

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rhetorical modes

Back 21

the variety, purposes, and conventions of the major kinds of writing.
1) exposition- explaining and analyzing information.
2) argumentation- proving the validity of an idea or point of view. (Persuasion is a type of argumentation which urges some form of action).
3) description
4) narration

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rime royal

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A Chaucerian stanza composed of seven lines written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme ababbcc.

Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: The Prioress' Tale

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Romanticism

Back 23

a literary movement that emphasizes intuition, imagination, and emotions over reason; expresses a love of nature and contempt for material objects.

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Satire

Back 24

writing which makes fun of human weaknesses, vice, or folly to bring about change; the techniques of the satirist may include comic reversal, sarcasm, incongruity, repetition, parody, invective, juxtaposition, irony, litotes, and hyperbole.

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Scansion

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the marking of meter in a poem.

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sarcasm

Back 26

bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something; may employ irony. (Not all ironic statements are sarcastic)

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sestet

Back 27

six lines of poetry OR the last six lines of a Petrarchan sonnet.

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setting

Back 28

time and location of a story; can be revealed through the author's use of details about one or more of the following: geographic location, cultural background/spocial context/time period, artificial environment (ex. buildings, cities, villages,), or props (ex. tools, clothing, furniture,)

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Shakesperian (English) Sonnet

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sonnet composed of three quatrains and a rhyming couplet with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.

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Sociological Novel

Back 30

Narrative which depicts the injustices of society, making moral judgments and offering resolution.