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39 Cards in this Set
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Form follows content |
The form of the sentence contributes to the meaning/desired effect |
I woke up early and packed my suitcase and left an "away" message on email and set light timers before leaving before vacation. |
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Inversion |
Reversal of normal word order |
Across the living room dashed my tabby cat. |
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Juxtaposition |
Placement of two things side by side for emphasis |
"With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood." |
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Anadiplosis |
Figure that builds one thought on top of another by taking the last word of a clause and using it to begin the next clause |
"In education we find the measure of our own ignorance; in ignorance we find the beginning of wisdom." |
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Anaphora |
Repeats the first word in succeeding phrases or clauses |
We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight for..." |
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Antimetabole |
Repetition of words in an inverted order |
Eat to live, not live to eat. |
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Antithesis |
Parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas |
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." |
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Appositive |
Word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun |
The "City of Brotherly Love," Philadelphia is home to the Liberty Bell. |
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Asyndeton |
Leaves out conjunctions in a list or between clauses |
He was tall, dark, handsome. |
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Polysyndeton |
Figure that links clauses with repeated conjunction |
They read and studied and wrote and drilled. |
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Epanalepsis |
Same word or phrase is found both in the beginning and the end of a sentence |
"The theory sounds all wrong; but if the machine works, we cannot worry about the theory." |
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Epistrophe |
Same word or phrase is repeated at the end of multiple clauses or sentences |
"The cars do not sell because the engineering is inferior, the quality of materials is inferior, and the workmanship is inferior." |
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Parallelism |
Use of the same general structure to provide links |
The manor-designed for beauty and grace, built for durability and strength, and located for privacy and safety-was the ideal home for those three children." |
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Conditional |
Use of "if...then" clause |
"If fighting spills beyond Syria's borders, then these weapons could threaten our allies." |
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Declarative |
Gives information or explains |
"Boston offers a subway system that is easy to navigate." |
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Exclamatory |
Provides emotion or emphasis with exclamation point |
I can't believe I didn't get accepted to Harvard! |
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Imperative |
Makes a command, "you" sometimes implied |
Stop talking during the exam. |
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Interrogative |
Asks a question, places responsability |
Do you think him capable of such a crime? |
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Hortative |
Urges or strongly encourages |
You might want to consider coming to the meeting. |
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Apostrophe |
Direct address of a personified object or audience |
"Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, how lovely are thy branches..." |
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Dramatic Irony |
The reader or audience knows more about what is happening than the characters do |
End of Romeo and Juliet |
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Situational Irony |
An event is the opposite of what was expected |
Lottery winner goes bankrupt |
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Verbal Irony |
Words mean the opposite of what was intended (sarcasm) |
*Snows for three weeks straight* "Great weather we're having!" |
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Kairos |
Rhetorical art of seizing the occasion |
In Act III of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Mark Antony employs kairos both in his first appearance before the crowd (bearing the corpse of Julius Caesar) and in his hesitation to read aloud Caesar’s will. In bringing out Caesar’s corpse, Antony draws attention away from Brutus (who is declaiming about the "justice" that has been carried out) and toward himself and the assassinated emperor; as a result, he gains an extremely attentive audience. |
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Metonymy |
Reference to something closely related to the actual subject, so standing in for the object itself |
The throne was overjoyed by the prince's wedding. (throne replaces queen) |
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Paralipsis |
Figure in which you mention something by saying you're not going to mention it |
"It would be unfair if I mentioned his cocaine addiction or his crippling depression..." |
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Synecdoche |
Used of a part of something to represent the whole |
The captain asked for all hands on deck. (hands replaces crew) |
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Connotation |
The IMPLIED meaning of a word |
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Denotation |
The DICTIONARY DEFINITION (remember Ds) of a word |
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Colloquialism |
Words and phrases in a casual conversation, often particular to a geographic region |
"Hey, want some pop and then we'll dash to the cinema?" |
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Jargon |
Specialized language of a professional, often associated with pretentiousness |
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Neologism |
Recently invented phrase or word |
I went on my cell to tweet, but I spell-checked a word on Bing first. |
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Portmanteau |
The combination of two or more words into one |
Breakfast+Lunch=Brunch |
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First person central POV |
Narrator uses "I" statements |
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First person collective POV |
Narrator uses "we" or "us" |
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Third person omniscient POV |
Narrator knows thoughts and feelings of all characters in story |
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Third person omniscient POV |
Narrator knows thoughts and feelings of one character (no personal pronouns) |
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Third person objective POV |
Narrator only describes actions, not thoughts or feelings |
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Stream of conciousness |
A character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in a continuous flow uninterrupted by objective description or conventional dialogue |
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