English Final

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purposes of the introduction:

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gains readers attention, leads into the thesis, states the thesis

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purpose of the conclusion:

Back 2

restated thesis, summary of main points, significance of what the writer said in the essay

Front 3

what is the difference between a thesis and topic statement

Back 3

topic- 1 paragraph
thesis- broader and controls all the supporting paragraphs

Front 4

what are four methods of arranging details

Back 4

importance, chronological, enumerative, spatial

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types of details

TRIDES

Back 5

reasons, incidents, details, examples, and statistics and facts

Front 6

ways to gain readers attention

Back 6

humor, question, contradictory, quotation, common ground

Front 7

where does the thesis appear in the introductory paragraph

Back 7

last sentence

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where does the restated thesis appear

Back 8

first sentence

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two types of sentences to end paragraphs

Back 9

clincher sentence- transitional sentence

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ways to achieve coherence

Back 10

transitional words and phrases, repition of key words or phrases, pronoun reference, paraphrasing, parallelism

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modes of discourse

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persuasion, exposition, narration, description

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parody

Back 12

the imitation of a work of art, music, or literature for amusement or instruction

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picaresque

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a type of story where an uneducated street urchin is the protagonist, travels with a compantion, meets people, gets in rough situations, escapes because of his wit and vitality

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satire

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a kind of writing that ridicules uman weakness, vice, or folly to bring about social reform

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allegory

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a story where the characters and settings and events stand for other people or events or concepts

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character foil

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a character who develops through another character through contrast

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figurative language

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language based on some kind of comparison- not literally true

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imagery

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description that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses

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lyric poem

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personal expressoin of one emtion, short,seldom tels a story, musical

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epic

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long narrative poem on a serious subject centered around a great hero's adventures

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narrative

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long poem which tells a story

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ballad

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short poem meant to be sung

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elegy

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poem expressing sorrow over the death of someone

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free verse

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free from the old metric rules

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hyperbole

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exaggeration for effect

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metonymy

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one word used in place of one it clearly suggests

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sonnet

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a 14 line poem

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alliteration

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repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together

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assonance

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identical vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds

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consonance

Back 30

repition of consonant sounds with dissimilar vowels

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rhyme

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repetition of accented vowel sounds

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couplet

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two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

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rhythm

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alternation of stressed and unstressed sounds that make the voice rise and fall

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meter

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strict rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

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foot

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a unit consisting of at least one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllables

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refrain

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word, phrase, line or whole stanza that is repeated exactly, or almost exactly, throughought the poem according to some regular pattern

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stanza

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a group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single word

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elements of romance

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hero, evil enemy, quest, tests of the hero, supernatural elements, good v. evil, female figures

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characteristics of a hero

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mysetious origin, not foolish or invincible, have a quest, their path is not always clear, has dangers loneliness, and temptatio, quest supplies friends, hero has a guide, hero goes into darkness and comes back different

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singular pronouns

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each, either, neither, one, everyone, everybody, no one, nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody

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plural pronouns

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several, few, both, many

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singular or plural pronouns

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some, any, most, all, none

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compund subjects joined by AND

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plural

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compound subjects joined by OR or NOR

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singular

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between

Back 45

2

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among

Back 46

more than 2

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fewer

Back 47

before a plural noun

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less

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before a singular noun