English Flashcards
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indirect or not implied reference
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allusion
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imitation of sounds
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onomatopoeia
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repeating a word or phrase in the beginning
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anaphora
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repeating vowel sounds
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assonance
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repeating consonant sounds
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alliteration
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contradictory but true (e.g. less is more)
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paradox
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humorous play of words
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pun
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placing two comparable ideas side by side so that the readers will compare and contrast them (e.g. all fair’s in love and war)
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parallelism/juxtaposition
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balancing two opposing ideas, or placing two different ideas parallel to each other (e.g. it was the best of times, it was the worst of times)
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anti-thesis
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arrangement of ideas or events from most to least important
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anti-climax
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arrangement of ideas or events from least to most important
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climax
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addressing an absent person or inanimate object
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Apostrophe
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using another descriptive words instead of the literal; indirect way of naming something (e.g. china – sleeping giant)
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periphrasis
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two opposing ideas are put together (e.g. deafening silence)
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oxymoron
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opposite of the actual meaning
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Irony
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Types of irony
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dramatic irony, situational irony, verbal irony
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understatement; using a negative word to represent a positive idea
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litotes
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exaggeration
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hyperbole
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using a part to represent the whole
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synecdoche
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a word is replaced with another word that is closely related to it (pen is mightier than the sword)
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metonymy
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giving human quality to inanimate objects
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personification
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comparing unlike objects without using like or as
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metaphor
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comparing unlike objects while using like or as
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simile
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two classification of literature
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prose and poetry
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written work in its ordinary form
prose
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a type of prose that is factual
non-fiction
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a type of prose that is about imaginary events or people
fiction
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two types of prose
fiction and nonfiction
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account of the person’s life written by that person
autobiography
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account of the person’s life written by another person
Biography
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literary genre that uses letters to tell a story
Epistolary
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literary work in a form of letters/ series of letters
Epistle
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long narrative divided into chapters
Novel
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a narrative that involves with only one character, setting, or plot.
Short story
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written to define, explain, or discuss a particular topic; expresses viewpoint or opinions of the writer
Essay
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presented in stage and divided into acts and scenes
Plays
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origins
Legends
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stories with animal characters that are intended to convey a moral or a lesson
fables
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famous storyteller of fable
Aesop
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a story with a point; bring out lessons to the readers
Anecdotes
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a story within a story
Frame-tale
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used to illustrate moral or spiritual lesson
Parable
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3 types of poetry
lyrical, dramatic, narrative
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extended narrative about the deeds and adventures of heroic people
Epic
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about supernatural beings
Tales
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a poem or song narrating a story
Ballads
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comes from the word lyre; a type of poetry that expresses the emotions of the writer
Lyrical Poetry
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– awiting bayan
Folksongs
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14-line poem
Sonnet
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death as its main theme
Elegy
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poetry of praise or tribute; a poem with noble feeling
Ode
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song praising God
Psalms
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12 syllables per line; realistic (e.g. florante at laura)
Awit –
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8 syllables; fantasy (ibong adarna)
Corrido –
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short and satirical poem
Epigram –
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traditional Japanese poem; 5-7-5 syllables
Haiku –
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humorous 5-line poem
Limerick
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evokes country life
Pastoral
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dealing with tragic events; struggles mighty against dynamic forces until he met his death
Tragedy –
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komos (revelry/festivity); the goal is to amuse and it has happy ending
Comedy
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immediate and intense emotion; has happy ending
Melodrama –
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exaggerated comedy; situations are too ridiculous to be true
Farce –
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own Filipino alphabet
Baybayin/alibata
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– first book printed in Ph. in 1593
Doctrina Christiana
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who wrote doctrina christiana
Fr. Juan de Placencia and Fr. Nieva
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– first tagalog novel published in Philippines
Barlaan at Josephat
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– life and sufferings of Jesus Christ
Passion
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– letters between two sisters dealing with good behavior
Urbana at Felisa
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who wrote urbana at felisa
Modesto de Castro (Father of Classic Prose in Tagalog)
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– first tagalog dictionary by Fr. Pedro de San Buenaventura
Vocabulario Dela Lengua Tagala
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– debate in poetic verse
Balagtasan
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– played during wakes for the dead
Duplo/karagatan
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– play about the fight between Christians and Moros
Moro-moro
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– father of drama musical comedy/melodrama dealing with man’s passions and emotions
Zarzuela
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– easter play
Salubong
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– passion and death of Christ
Cenaculo
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– finding an inn to deliver baby Jesus
Panunuluyan
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– search of St. Helena
Tibag
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Triumvirate (propaganda leaders):
Jose Rizal, Graciano Lopez Jaena, Marcelo H. Del Pilar
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Rizal full name
Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
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Marcelo H. Del Pilar pennames
– plaridel, Dolores manapat, piping dilat, siling labuyo
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- He wrote dasalan at tuksuhan
Marcelo H. Del Pilar
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- Father of Philippine Journalism
M. H. Del Pilar
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- Father of Philippine Masonry
M. H. Del Pilar
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he is known as diego laura
graciano lopez jaena
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he wrote fray botod
graciano lopez jaena
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great orator
graciano lopez jaena
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–first newspaper or magazine of the propaganda movement
La solidaridad
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– first Filipino novel in Spanish (Pedro Paterno)
Ninay
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– father of filipino democracy, father of katipunan
Andres Bonifacio
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- He wrote pag-ibig sa tinubuang lupa
Andres Bonifacio
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– brains of the katipunan
Emilio Jacinto
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He wrote the kartilya ng katipunan at liwanag at dilim
Emilio Jacinto
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– sublime paralytic brains of the revolution
Apolinario Mabini
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– wrote the national anthem
Jose palma
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father of the tagalog drama; walang sugat
Severino reyes
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– father of Ilocano literature
Pedro bukaneg
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– prince of Ilocano poets
Claro caluya
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– best bukanegero
Leon pichay
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– first poem published in English
Sursum corda
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Author of the Dead stars
Paz Marquez
Benitez
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books of all books; literature that provokes another literature
bible
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– hieroglyphics
Egyptian writing
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– dramatic dance and masked actors
Noh drama
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– 31 syllable classical poetry
Waka
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– Japanese dance drama; traditional Japanese theater
Kabuki
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– first non-european to receive a nobel prize for literature
Rabindranath tagore
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– greatest Sanskrit playwright; poet known for sakuntala
Kalidasa
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– an epic that narrates the adventures of Rama and his wife, Sita
Ramayana
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– hindu epic; longest poem in the world about the bitter quarrel of two brothers – Pandu and Karu
Mahabharata
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four vedas in indian literature
rigveda, brahmanas, upanishads, puranas
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vedas of praise; sacred hymns
rigveda
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prayers and rituals
brahmanas
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discourse between teachers and pupils
upanishads
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history of aryan race
puranas
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great poet in arabian literature
khalil gibran
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sacred scripture of confucianism
analects
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first anthology of chinese poetry
shih ching
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the first sage of china; education for all
confucius/kung fu-tze
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chinese poems are characterized by ______ and _____
compactness and brevity
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one of the major cultural heritage of the world
chinese literature
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– father of purposive communication
Aristotle
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– exchanging ideas
Communication
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– translating images into symbols (sender - encoder)
Encoding
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– giving meanings to the message (receiver – decoder)
Decoding
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– words of particular profession
Jargon
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– amplification and enrichment of the voice with the use of amplifiers such as chest, windpipe, and nose
Resonation
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– using indirect or mild word to replace a harsh word
Euphemism
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– bard of avon; greatest English writer
William Shakespeare
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– sense and sensibility; pride and prejudice
Jane Austen
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– Christmas carol; tale of two cities
Charles Dickens
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animal farm; 1984
George Orwell
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– huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens
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- mythical geographer – Iliad and Odyssey
Homer
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– concise saying that’s used to express a customary truth; witty statements (eg. Out of the frying pan and into the fire; actions speak louder than words; if ain’t broke, don’t fix it)
Aphorism
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– father of horror stories (the raven, the fall of the house of usher, Annabel lee)
Edgar Allan Poe
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Don Quixote, hero of Miguel Cervantes’ immoral novel, rode forth
to defend the oppressed and right the wrong
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Adults acquire new words and experiences primarily through
exposure to their use
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– spoken, written, sign language
Verbal communication
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– gestures, non-oral
Nonverbal
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– medieval German epic
Nibelungenlied
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In the count of monte cristo, edmond dantes was wrongfully imprisoned in
chateau d’ilf/ devil’s island
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– count of monte cristo (favorite book of rizal), 3 musketeers
Alexandre dumas
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– what you can do for your country
John F. Kennedy
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– bible verse of the latin version of noli me tangere or touch me not
John 20:17
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o. henry real name
– William Sydney porter
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– ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression
fluency
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– sneaky
furtive
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– relevant
germane
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– at sixes and sevens
disagreement
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virgin queen
– queen Elizabeth I
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art for art’s sake
jose garcia villa
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era of knights and castle
– middle ages/medieval
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– a way a particular person speaks distinct from others
idiolect
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– primary goal of communication
effect a change
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harsh sounds
cacophony
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person to book (reading model)
top-down
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book to person (reading model)
bottom-up
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book and person (reading model)
interactive
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emulating
imitating
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impertinent
irrelevant
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paradise lost (sinning of adam and eve)
john milton
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aplomb
composure
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theme of rubaiyat of omar khayyam
grasp pleasure while you can
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to put your finger in the pie
participate
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father of english tragedies
christopher marlowe
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adonis flower
red anemone
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eye movement
oculesics
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body movement
kinesics
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touch
haptics
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distance
proximity
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spelling
orthography
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father of purposive communication and father of biology
aristotle
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talkative; verbose
loquacious
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