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41 Cards in this Set
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Monosyllabic
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one syllable in length (duh)
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Polysyllabic
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more than one syllable in length
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Colloquial
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Slang or informal word usage; also dialect
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Informal
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conversational word usage
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Formal
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literary word usage
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Old-Fashioned
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words dated according to whatever time period
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Denotative
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containing an exact meaning (example: dress)
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Connotative
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containing a suggested meaning (example: gown. This implies elegance and beauty, as opposed to "dress")
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Concrete
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specific (boogers, Nutella, Trojan condoms (lol), etc)
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Abstract
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General or Conceptual (government, happiness, pure beauty, etc)
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Euphonious
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pleasant sounding
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Cacophonous
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harsh sounding
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Telegraphic (length)
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shorter than 5 words
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Short (length)
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approximately 5 words in length
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Medium (length)
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approximately 18 words in length
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Long (length)
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approximately 30 words in length, plus anything beyond that
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Declarative (sentence)
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makes a statement (My pants are on backwards)
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Imperative (sentence)
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give a command (Take off my pants and redress me properly!)
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Interrogative (sentence)
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Asks a question (How am I supposed to marry you if you can't even make sure my pants are on right?)
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Exclamatory (sentence)
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Makes an exclamation (GOD, I'm through with you, I'm going to the strip club!)
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Simple (sentence)
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subject + verb (Jack ran)
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Compound (sentence)
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independent clause + conjunction + independent clause (Jack ran but he tripped and fell and cried LIKE A LOSER)
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Complex (sentence)
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independent clause + subordinate clause(s) (Jill saw that Jack had fallen on his face)
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Compound - Complex (sentence)
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Independent clauses + subordinate clause(s) (Jack was going to ask Jill out, but she saw that he had fallen, and was turned off by his champ behavior)
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Loose (sentence)
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Main idea of sentence occurs at beginning
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Periodic (sentence)
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Main idea of sentence occurs at end
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Balanced (sentence)
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Phrases and clauses balance each other out in meaning or length; it's all equally important
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Natural order of a sentence
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subject goes before predicate (Oranges grow in Cali)
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Sentence Inversion
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predicate comes before subject (In Cali, oranges grow). Used more often to create some rhythmic effect
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Split order of a sentence
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Divides predicate into two parts (in Cali, oranges grow)
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Juxtaposition
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putting unassociated ideas, words, or phrases next to each other, creating an effect of surprise or wit (Fresh feces lying in the lilacs)
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Parallelism
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grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts (very general term, many fall beneath it!)
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Repetition
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sounds or ideas are used multiple times to enhance rhythm/ create emphasis (again, very general)
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Rhetorical Question
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If you get so many girls, why do they all say you suck? lol (used to draw attention to a point)
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Rhetorical Fragment
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A sentence fragment used intentionally for persuasive purpose
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Anaphora
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Repetition of the same word/groups or words at the beginning of clauses (We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the hills, we shall fight... etc)
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Asyndeton
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Emission of conjunctions (I came, I saw, I conquered (I believe this example would also be an anaphora though as well)
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Chiasmus/ Antimetabole
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XYYX structure of idea arrangement (Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country)
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Polysyndeton
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Deliberate use of many conjunctions to highlight quantity, or create continuous sentence pattern (I went to McDonald's faded and I bought two apple pies and a McFlurry and a McDouble and a McChicken and fries and chicken nuggets...)
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Stichomythia
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Dialogue in which the endings and beginnings of each line echo each other (I highly doubt this word will ever be of any use to anyone, but If it is you can't say I didn't make a card for it!!)
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Zeugma
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A verb that has two different meanings used once (He stole her car and her heart that one faithful night... and her virginity) :D:D:D
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