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English 10 exam review Flashcards

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The art or skill of speaking or writing especially as a way to persuade or influence people.

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Rhetoric

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Politicians deliver rallying cries to inspire people to act

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Example of Rhetoric

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Changing the name of an object or concept for another name of which it is related to.

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Metonymy

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The Crown = The Royal Family/The Queen

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Example of metonymy

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A rhetorical question is one for which the questioner does not expect a direct answer. The question is asked to make a point like a speech.

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Rhetorical question

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Is rain wet?

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Example of a rhetorical question

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a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on the resemblance of a particular aspect

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Analogy

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“Life is like a box of chocolates”

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Example of analogy

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An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly;passing reference.

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Allusion

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10
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You’re grade is sinking like the Titanic.

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Example of allusion

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A word that carries additional emotional weight or significance—whether positive or negative—beyond its literal meaning.

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Loaded words

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12
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Using words like healthy or safe cause a positive reaction from most people.

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Example of loaded words

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13
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When a word or phrase is repeated in sentences to give the phrase of the sentences emphasis or a stronger, or different, tone.

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Anaphora

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“You will clean your room. You will brush your teeth. Then, you will go to bed.”

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Example of anaphora

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Parallelism refers to using similar words, clauses, phrases, sentence structure, or other grammatical elements to emphasize similar ideas in a sentence.

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Parallelism

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“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”

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Example of parallelism

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17
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A sentence not intended to be taken literally.

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Hyperbole

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18
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I inhaled that steak!

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Example of hyperbole

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Two opposing words, clauses, or sentences that are being rhetorically contrasted to develop an understanding of something through defining its opposite.

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Antithesis

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20
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“Go big or go home.”

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Example of antithesis

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The author / speaker raises a question and also gives an answer to the question.

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Hypophora

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Why is it better to love than be loved? It is surer.

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Example of hypophora

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23
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a statement that seems to go against common sense but may still be true.

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Paradox

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24
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Save money by spending it.

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Example of paradox

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25
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a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept.

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Euphemism

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26
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“Creative with the truth” = Liar

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Example of euphemism

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27
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A short memorable expression of general truths or opinions.

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Aphorism

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28
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He who hesitates is lost = that it is important to make decisions and do things in a quick and definite way.

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Example of aphorism

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29
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Tells how the author or narrator feels about the subject matter written

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Tone

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30
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[Buttercup] hates me. Or at least distrusts me.

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Example of tone

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31
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Uses the denied opposite of a word to weaken or soften a message.

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Understatement

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32
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I know a little about running a company. (a businessman might modestly say.)

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Example of an understatement

33
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An appeal to ethics or morals.

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Ethos

34
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Doctors all over the world recommend this type of treatment.

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Example of ethos

35
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An appeal to emotions or feelings.

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Pathos

36
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I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.

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Example of pathos

37
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An appeal to logic or reason.

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Logos

38
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All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal.

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Example of Logos

39
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a literary device that implies comparison or contrast.

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Juxtaposition

40
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A cop performing illegal maneuvers.

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Example of Juxtapostion

41
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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

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Personification

42
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‘The story jumped off the page.”

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Example of personification

43
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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Alliteration

44
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Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, if peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where is the peck of pickled peppers peter piper picked?

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Example of alliteration

45
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The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.

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Irony

46
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A fire station burns down.

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Example of irony

47
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figure of speech where a term or phrase is used to apply something or do something that it does not practically apply to.

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Metaphor

48
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Life is a highway.

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Example of metaphor

49
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a figure of speech used to add emphasis or vividness to descriptions by comparing two things most commonly using like or as.

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Simile

50
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As slow as a sloth.

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Example of a simile

51
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a technique employed by writers to: Expose people’s stupidity by the use of humor, irony and, exaggeration.

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Satire

52
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A gentle, sympathetic form of satire in which the subject is mildly made fun of with engaging wit.

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Horatian

53
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A harsher, bitter form of satire where the subject is subjected to contempt and condemnation.

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Juvenalian

54
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Satire that is characterized by attacking mental attitudes instead of specific individuals.

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Menippean

55
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A gross overstatement; an extreme exaggeration

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Hyperbole

56
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I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.

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Example of hyperbole

57
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a comedic commentary about a work, that requires an imitation of the work.

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Parody

58
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Stealbucks

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Example of parody

59
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Exaggeration of the actions, parts, or features of someone or something usually for comic or satirical effect.

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Caricature

60
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When he sings “Summer”, he makes such comments, as he will be a “happy snowman”.

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Example of caricature

61
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A false, absurd, and distorted representation of something or someone.

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Travesty

62
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a court case that makes a mockery of the judicial system

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Example of a travesty

63
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A literary device that can be defined as a phrase or a figure of speech which involves two different interpretations that could be understood in two different ways.

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Double entendre

64
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You look hot! (referring to someone who is sweating or who looks very attractive)

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Example of double entendre

65
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Sneering disapproval often expressed as praise

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Sarcasm

66
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When the nervous freshman dropped his lunch tray, the seniors at a nearby table gave him a standing ovation and yelled, “Way to go, Grace.”

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Example of sarcasm

67
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The use of sarcasm or other humor based ideas to make judgment towards someone in order to cause laughter.

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Wit

68
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Why do fortune cookies have messages? To prove that the worst writers can still get published.

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Example of wit

69
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rude and unpleasant things that people shout at other people they hate or are angry with.

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Invective

70
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He’s so dumb he doesn’t know he’s alive.”

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Example of invective

71
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figure of speech in which the literal meaning of what someone is saying is different from what they really mean.

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Verbal irony

72
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What a beautiful day! (it is pouring rain)

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Example of verbal irony

73
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he irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected.

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Situational irony

74
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someone posting on Twitter that social media is a waste of time.

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Example of situational irony

75
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very different from everything around it, to the point of being inappropriate to the situation

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Incongruity

76
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A cat at a dogs birthday party

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Example of incongruity

77
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A form of satire that presents the opposite of the normal order by switching the positions of two subjects.

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Reversal

78
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Birds giving people food to eat off the ground

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Example of reversal

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