English Final Flashcards
Diction
The choice and use of words in writing
Free verse
Poetry that does not rhyme
Imagery
Part of a poem that uses the 5 senses to make an image in the readers head
Metaphor
Symbolic
Parallelism/Repetition
Using the same word multiple times
Personification
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Rhyme scheme
The pattern of rhymes at the end of a verse
Tone
The poets attitude towards the speaker
Simile
A figure of speech using like or as
Speaker
The voice of the poem
Characterization
The creation of a fictional character
Setting
Where the story takes place
Stage directions
Italicized parts of the play
Theme
The central/unifying idea
Allegory
A symbolic narrative not apparent in the main narrative
McCarthyism and the Red Scare
During the Red Scare in the 1950’s many people were accused of being communists and Senator Joseph McCarthy had meetings to discover secret communists
Position statement
A statement that lays out the identity of the piece
Refutation
The part of an essay that disproves opposing arguments
Call to action
What the writer of the essay wants the reader to do
Persuasive Diction
Specific and powerful word choice
Parallel structure/Repetition
Repeating major points
Metaphor/Analogy
Evokes emotion and compares things
Anecdotes
Short story in an essay to provide insight
Aphorisms
A common statement with truth
Allusion
A reference
Rhetorical question
A question meant to be thought about and not answered
Logical appeal
Paying attention to reason with data and facts
Emotional appeal
Using emotional language and stories
Ethical appeals
Acknowledging both sides of an issue and being a credible source
Fallacies
Arguments that can be proven wrong
