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English exam Flashcards

To revise for the exam

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Ethos

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Ethos refers to the credibility and reliability of the speak or writer

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Logos

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Logos is a way of making your idea or arguments strong and convincing by using facts, statistics and clear reasons

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Pathos

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Pathos is an appeal to emotions and feeling in communication

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Setting

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The time and place of a story. In short stories these are usually of heigtened symbolic importance

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Rising action

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Events in the story become complicated as conflict is revealed, then builds. In short stories they often features increasing tension and may include foreshadowing and symbolism

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Climax

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The major turning point in the story; it is usually the most intense or exiting part

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Falling action/resolution

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Events ‘fall into place’ and conflict begins to resolve before leading to the conclusion. Loose ends are tied up and they are often shortened or non-existent

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Point of view

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The narrator’s position in relation to a story being told

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First person perspective

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Narrator tells the story from their own perspective; using words like I, We, Me etc

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Second person perspective

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The narrator directly adresses the reader or the audience; using words like you, your etc

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Third person

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The narrator describes the story using words like he, she, they etc. There is 3rd person omniscient which is when the narrator knows everything and can move form the mind of one character to another. There is also limited 3rd person which is when the story is told through the eyes of one character

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How can you write a theme statement?

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You must first think of the themes of the story. Then choose a theme. Next relate that theme to real life and real life experiences. Lastly use facts and events from the story to help prove your point

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Retroperspective Narration

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Past-tense, first person narration where the narrator looks back on the past

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The Tell Tale Heart

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It was made in 1843 by Edgar Allan Poe. It is 1st person. It is set in a big house in the US. The main characters are the narrator and the old man and the police officers. The main themese are insanity, guilt and time.

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The Necklace

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It was made Guy de Maupassant in 1884. It is 3rd person omniscient. It is set in Paris in France along the seine river at a ball. The main characters are Madame Loisel, Monsieur Loisel and Madame Forestier. The main themes are vanity/desire, greed and guilt.

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Marigolds

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The author is Eugenia Collier and made in 1969. It is in 1st person and set in Maryland, Usa during the Great Depression. The main characters are Lizabeth and Miss Lottie. The themes are Loss of innocence, poverty, American Dream, Angst vs Compassion.

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The Lottery

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It is made by Shirley Jackson in 1948. It is in 3rd person and set in a bucolic town, a small community USA (Vermont). The main characters are Tessie and the other Hutchinson familiy members, Mr Summers, and Old man warner. Themes are tradition, Mob vertality and Aggressive.

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Alliteration - Rhetorical

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Repetition of a sound, particularly at the beginning of words.

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Appeals - Rhetorical

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The deliberate use of strong words to influence the audience’s opinions.

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Attack - Rhetorical

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This is when an opposing argument is made fun of or made to look stupid.

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Emotional language - Rhetorical

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Writing in speaking in a way that encourages people to feel emotionally about what is being said or written.

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Evidence - Rhetorical

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Facts, information or expert opinion, statistics used to support an argument.

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Exaggeration/Hyperbole - Rhetorical

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Using dramatic, forceful language to exaggerate the true situation.

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Exclusive language - Rhetorical

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Using personal pronouns (they, their, them) to either exclude the audience.

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Humour - Rhetorical

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A joke, funny remark or comment.

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Generalisations - Rhetorical

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Involves the claim that if something is true of some people, then it must be true of all people.

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Inclusive language - Rhetorical

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Useing personal pronouns (I,we,our,us) to include the audience.

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Repetition - Rhetorical

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Repeating words, phrases or ideas for emphasis.

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Rhetorical question - Rhetorical

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A question that requires no answer usually because the answer is implied.

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Conflict

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Any form of struggle faced by a character.

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Internal conflict

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Struggle with one’s self. Character vs self: Struggles with one’s own choices

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External conflict

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Struggle with a force outside of one’s self.
Character vs self: Struggles with one’s own choices
Character vs Nature: Struggles with animals, weather, environment etc
Character vs Supernatural:
Struggles against fate or a spiritual/religious force
Character vs society: Struggles against ideas, practices or customs of a group

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Theme

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A message conveyed by the author that applies to multiple other texts

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Motif

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A meaningful pattern; an image, idea or symbol that repeats throughout the text

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Suspicion

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A feeling or thought that something is wrong or not what it appears to be

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Angst

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A feeling of worry, frustration or insecurity

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Poignant

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Deeply emotional, often related to sadness or loss

38
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Bucolic

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Relating to the pleasant parts of the countryside

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Cunning

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Able to achieve things through trickery or cleverness

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Prototype

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An early model of something

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Redemption

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An act that makes up for a mistake or the act of getting something back

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Idealist

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A person who believes in the best possible outcome, even when it is unrealistic

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Retribution

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The act of taking revenge

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Vanity

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Too much pride or value in one’s own appearance or achievements

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Contrition

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The state of being sorry/feeling regret

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Elude

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To skillfully avoid something or to be hard to capture in memory or words

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Futile

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Hopeless, impossible, and not worth trying

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Humiliation

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The feeling of shame

49
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Monotonous

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A repetitive and boring sound

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Audacity

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Willingness to take risks often in rude ways

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Perfunctory

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Done as a routine without much interest or care

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Treachery

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Betraying someone’s trust

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Feeble

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Valour

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Great courage and bravery

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Armada

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A large fleet of warships

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Odious

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Something that is extremely unpleasant

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Tyranny

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A cruel government or rule

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Subjugate

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Bring another person (or country) under forced control

59
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Liberation

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The action of setting someone free of slavery or imprisonment

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Injustice

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A situation in which there is no fairness

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Segregation

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Keeping people apart

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Persecution

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Cruel and unfair treatment of a person or group

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Ghetto

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A poor urban area

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Inflict

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Cause something painful to be suffered by someone or something

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Indignity

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Treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame

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Imagery

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Visually figurative language eg. The sun was a giant orange orb in the sky

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Epistrophe

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The repitition of words at the end of clauses eg. The ‘I have a dream’

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Allusion

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An indirect reference eg. An allusion of Shakespeare

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Anaphora

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A repitition of phrases eg. We cannot accept this — We can not let this happen — We will make them pay!

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Rule of three

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Using the same word or group of words repeatedly. eg. I am disappointed. I am embarrased. I am mad and I am unhappy about this issue.

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