English 10 Fall Final Flashcards
Synthesis
To combine seperate elements to form a whole.
Argument
A work of persuasion-
To convince others to agree w/ you
Claim
A statment
Counterclaim
An opposing viewpoint
Concession
Acknowledging an oppossing point.
Refutation
To disprove an opposing argument
Voice
An authors personality, style, diction, or attitude in a piece of writing
Syntax
Personal of vocabulary, tone, POV, and syntax
Conflict
A struggle between two opposing forces
Theme
The central, unifying idea
Thematic statement
Two or more sentences that express a theme
Symbol
A person, object, idea, or action that represents something else
Allusion
An indirect reference
Imagery
Language that appeals to the five senses
Figurative Language
Language that is used with connotative meaning
(humorous or exaggerated)
Anaphora
Repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses
Memoir
A nonfiction narrative based on personal experiences
Dialogue Tags
Phrases used to classify what character is speaking in writting dialogue
Narrative Pacing
The speed at which the story is told
Persona
the chosen voice, characteristics, and attitude adopted by an author to represent a story.
EXAMPLE in harry pottor JK Rowling uses the Persona of a 11 year old boy.
Evidence
Information you can use to support an argument
Empirical Evidence
evidence we directly observe and get from our senses
Anecdotal Evidence
evidence based on personal observation/experiences
Fallacy
Faulty/Unsound argument
Syllogism
A three part logical argument.
- The conclusion is gotten from two linked premises.
EXAMPLE: Premise 1) All humans are mortal. Premise 2) Aristotle is human (Conlusion) Aristotle is mortal
Ad Hominem
“against the man”
an argument that attacks a character instead of adressing the larger issues at hand
EXAMPLE: “before you listen to her, I should remind you that she has been charged with embezzlement.”
Bandwagon
A common logical fallacy that suggests something is trendy, and should be followed by egveryone.
EXAMPLE: everyone is reading Twilight, so it must be a good book
Post Hoc
“After This, therefore because of this”
A correlation - Event A causes Event B
EXAMPLE: I ate fish, and later got sick to my stomach. Therefore the fish made me sick.
Strawman
When a person distorts or exaggerates anothers arguments, and then attacks the distorted version
EXAMPLE: A loves the color blue. B prefers red, and asserts that A hates the color red
False Dilemma
A logical fallacy that presents only two options when there should be many
EXAMPLE: If we don’t order pizza for dinner, we’ll have to eat the week-old spaghetti left in the fridge
Begging The Question
When an arguments premise assumes the truth of the conclusion instead of supporting it.
EXAMPLE: Wool seaters are superior to nylon jackets because wool sweaters have a higher wool content
“but why is wool better???”
Non Sequitur
A response/follow-up statement that is not elated to the previous statement
EXAMPLE: A)”How was your day?” B)”Did you know that Walruses can…”
Diagetic
Sound that the characters within the story can hear
EXAMPLE dialogue, footsteps
Non-Diagetic
Sound that is inserted into the story - the characters cant hear it
EXAMPLE background music, narration
Alliteration
The repitition of the same sound at the start of a series of words
EXAMPLE: red rose
Juxtaposition
Placing things side by side to highlight their differences
Simile
A comparison using Like or As
Point of View
Who is telling/narrating the stor
Authors purpose
The main reason he/she has for writing
Structure
The way a piece of writing is organized
