Vocal English 5

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a mode of discourse that tells a story of some sort and it is based on sequences of connected events, usually presented in a straightforward, chronological framework

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narrative

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* a word capturing or approximating the sound of what it describes

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onomatopoeia

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* a figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory elements as in "wise fool"

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oxymoron

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a statement that seems contradictory but may probably be true

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paradox

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* the use of similar forms in writing for nouns, verbs, phrases, or thoughts, for example, "reading, writing, skiing"

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parallel structure

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that element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow.

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pathos

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* a long sentence in which the main clause is not completed until the end;

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periodic sentence

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* treating an abstraction or nonhuman object as it were a person by endowing it with human features or qualities

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personification

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the relation in which a narrator stands to a subject of discourse

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point of view

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the ordinary form of written language without metrical structure in contrast to verse and poetry

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prose

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attempting to describe nature and life without idealization and with attention to detail

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realism

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an argument technique wherein opposing arguments are anticipated and countered

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rebuttal/refutation

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the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking.

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rhetoric

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* a question that is asked simply for the sake of stylistic effect and is not expected to be answered

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rhetorical question