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20 Cards in this Set
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predicate nominative
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a noun that follows a linking verb and renames or defines the subject
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prose
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the literary genre that is written in ordinary language and most closely resembles everyday speech
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repetition
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the duplication, either exact or approximate, or any element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, and grammatical pattern.
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rhetoric
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the techniques and rules for using language effectively, eloquently, and persuasively
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sarcasm
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bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. It may use verbal irony as a device
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prose
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the literary genre that is written in ordinary language and most closely resembles everyday speech
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satire
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a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and convention for reform or ridicule
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repetition
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the duplication, either exact or approximate, or any element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, and grammatical pattern.
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situational irony
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a type of irony in which events turn out the opposite of what is expected
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rhetoric
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the techniques and rules for using language effectively, eloquently, and persuasively
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stream-of-consciousness
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a narrative technique that places the reader in the mind and thought process of the narrator, no matter how random and spontaneous that may be
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sarcasm
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bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. It may use verbal irony as a device
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subject
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who or what the sentence is about
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satire
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a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and convention for reform or ridicule
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syllogism
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a deductive of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to sound conclusion. A=B, B=C, so A=C. "All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal."
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situational irony
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a type of irony in which events turn out the opposite of what is expected
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stream-of-consciousness
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a narrative technique that places the reader in the mind and thought process of the narrator, no matter how random and spontaneous that may be
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subject
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who or what the sentence is about
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syllogism
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a deductive of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to sound conclusion. A=B, B=C, so A=C. "All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal."
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