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Cheat Sheet Sem 1 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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Tone

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the tone in which something is said(emotion…key words to help)

how the author feels towards a subject: hopefulness

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Theme

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Main idea; often wrote in multiple sentences, describes and works off of topic

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Topic

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Adjective-describing noun

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Irony

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how ironic is that??

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Connotation

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could be positive or negative or possibly even neutral

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figurative language

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refers to something w/o directly stating it

colorful comparison or clarity

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alliteration

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has identical initial consonant sounds or similar syllables

create a rhythm to the text

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Repetition

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the act of repeating a word or phrase

also a form of syntax

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Anaphora

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Repetition of the beginning of successive clauses

The use of the word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence to avoid repetition:

Instead of I like it and they like it it would be
“I like it and so do they”

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Simile

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A comparison using like or as

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Metaphor

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A comparison that proves a point between two different things

says something “is” something else

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Symbolism

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Are use of symbols to represent ideas for qualities

like how the heart in the story may refer to love….idk

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Extended metaphor

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A comparison that lasts throughout the whole excerpt

appears multiple times throughout the writing

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Imagery

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allows the reader to visualize the scene using either sight, smell, taste, hear, or feel

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Rhyme

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also use rhyme scheme

ex. ABBBACDCEA

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Personification

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Making a nonliving thing have living qualities

bringing it to life

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Rhetoric

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The art of study or using language effectively in persuasively

Includes rhetorical triangle

18
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Syntax

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Sentence structure- more literal
what is written down

Syntax controls verbal pacing and focus examine sentence patterns and variety for their effects

Never specifically mentioned this term

19
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Diction

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word choice
based on what the audience hears
is used in speech

How a writer uses language for a distinct purpose in fact including word choice and figures of speech

Never specifically mentioned this term

20
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Ethos

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Speaker
Credibility: to persuade

a form of rhetoric

Never specifically mentioned this term

21
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Logos

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Message
facts and logic: to inform

a form of rhetoric

Never specifically mentioned this term

22
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pathos

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Audience
emotional appeal: to reason

a form of rhetoric

Never specifically mentioned this term

23
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Allusion

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alludes to a certain topic without specifically calling it out

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How questions

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how can language be powerful

How is language used to manipulate

how does the author use the resources of language to impact the audience

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What questions

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Society or a character more concerned with reputation or justice

what are the factors that have created an imbalance of power within society

what are the benefits and consequences of questioning/challenging the social order

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Abstract

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Existing and thought or as an idea

Details of memory

ex. nostalgia

27
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Concrete

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Literal details that can be seen with the human eye or touched

has physical form

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Epistrophe

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Repetition of the end of successive clauses

“Do you swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth”

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Appositive phrase

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Phrases that describe a noun usually included between commas

Maisha, the best person in the world, won an award

30
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Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead end street

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Simile

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Missing him was dark gray, all alone

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Metaphor

32
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Flying through the free fall

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Alliteration

33
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Like the colors in autumn so bright

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Imagery

34
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What do you look for when analyzing syntax

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punctuation declarative sentences and lists

Sentence structure repetition rhetorical question and sentence variety

35
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What types of things do you look for when analyzing diction

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connotation formality and slang

Connotative words were choice figure of speech and formality

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