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30 Cards in this Set
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hasty generalization
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drawing a premature conclusion on the basis of insufficent evidence, caes, etc.
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heroic couplet
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two consecutive lines of poetry written in iambic pantameter.
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hexameter
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six feet/lines of poetry.
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homily
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generally means a sermon; can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture invovling moral or spiritual advice.
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hyperbole
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exaggeration to create an effect, to accomplish a particular purpose, or to reveal an attitude.
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iamb
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a meterical foot that has one unaccented syllable followed by one accented syllable.
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imagery
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diction describing the five senses to convey tone, purpose, or effect.
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imperative
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mood of the verb that expresses an order or a command.
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indiciative
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mood of the verb that states a fact or asks a question.
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induction
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the process of reasoning from a part to a whole or from the particular to the general.
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inference
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a reasonable conclusion drawn from the information presented.
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infinitive
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to+verb form used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
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internal rhyme
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rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry.
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invective
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an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language; a technique of satire.
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inverted order
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reversing the usual subject-verb-complement order, sometimes used to conform to rhyme and rhythm patterns in poetry or for effect in prose.
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irony
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the discrepancy between what is said and what is meant (verbal irony), between what happens and what is expected to happen (situational irony), or between what a character in a play thinks and that the audience knows to be true (dramatic irony).
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juxtaposition
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placing two persons, places, or things next to each other to create an effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish a purpose.
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litotes
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understatement in which the negative of an antonym is used to achieve emphasis and intensity.
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local color
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detailed representation in fiction of the dialect, dress, climate, manners, customs, etc. of a particular area.
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logical fallacies
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errors in reasoning which render an argument invalid. These include ad hominen, ad populum, begging the question, circular reasoning, either/or reasoning, hasty generalization, non sequitur, pedantry, post hoc, ergo propter hoc, and propaganda.
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logos
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logical appeal of argumentation; may include inductive/deductive reasoning, syllogisms.
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loose sentence
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a sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses; a work containing many losse sentences often has an informal, relaxed, and conversational tone. (contrast with a periodic sentence)
He went into town to buy groceries, to visit his friends, and to go to the bookstore. |
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lyrical poetry
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poetry which expresses an emotion.
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metaphor
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direct or implied comparison of two unlike things.
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meter
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the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
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metonymy
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a figure of speech in which a term naming an object is sustained for another word with which it is closely associated.
tongue is used to describe a language or dialect. |
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mock heroic
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a type of satire using an elevated style out of proportion to its trivial subject.
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mood
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the overall atmosphere in a work.
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motif
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recurring image
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myth
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traditional tale of unknown authorship involving gods and goddesses or other supernatural beings, often explaining some aspect of nature.
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