English III

Question 1

the telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; one of the four modes of discourse

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Narration

Question 2

persuade by emotional appeal

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Pathos

Question 3

Attitude or mood a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

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Tone

Question 4

A writer’s or speaker’s choice of words

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Diction

Question 5

Background Information. A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.

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Exposition

Question 6

the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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Irony

Question 7

a major category or type of literature

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Genre

Question 8

Central argument of essay. the primary position taken by a writer or speaker

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Thesis

Question 9

the listener, viewer, or reader of a text

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Audience

Question 10

persuading based on an appeal based on logic or reason

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Logos

Question 11

A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

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Foreshadowing

Question 12

like or as comparison

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Simile

Question 13

Sensory details. visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

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Imagery

Question 14

credibility of speaker

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Ethos

Question 15

Spoken visual text that expresses a point of view or reason to discover some version of truth.

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Argument

Question 16

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

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Allusion

Question 17

A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared.

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Metaphor

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Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.

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Figurative Language

Question 19

Building a sense of emergency for your cause

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Kairos

Question 20

the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

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Evidence

Question 21

insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing/speech intended to evoke pity

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Bathos

Question 22

A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

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Analogy (REMEMBER)

Question 23

an issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak

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Exigence

Question 24

Combining parts into a whole

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Synthesis

Question 25

Incomplete sentences used to increase tension or urgency, or reflect the way people speak to each other. (short)

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Truncated sentence

Question 26

A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows

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Loose Sentence

Question 27

The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

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Satire

Question 28

the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers

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Antecedent (REMEMBER)

Question 29

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

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Rhetoric (REMEMBER)

Question 30

the arrangement of words and phrases in a specific order

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Syntax (REMEMBER)