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Lang Terms Flashcards

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Alliteration

A

Same sound beginning several words

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Allusion

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Reference to something else

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Analogy

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Comparison between dissimilar things, usually to simplify ideas

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Anaphora

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Repetition of word or phrases at the beginning of a line

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anecdote

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Brief story to illustrate a point

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antimetabole

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repetition of words in reverse order

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7
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antithesis

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Opposition or contrast of ideas or words in parallel construction. Ex: One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

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Arhcaic diction

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Old fashioned use of words

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asyndeton

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Omission of conjunction between phrases (like and)

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Audience

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Listener, reader or viewer of text

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Complex sentence

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includes one independent clause and one dependent clause

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Compound sentence

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two independent clauses

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13
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concession

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Opposing argument may be true/reasonable

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14
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connotation

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Meaning of words beyond dictionary definition. Ex: slim vs. skinny

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15
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context

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Circumstances of the speech/paper

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counterargument

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Opposing argument

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cumulative sentence

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Completes main idea of sentence then builds/adds on

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18
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diction

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Speakers choice of words to add to the message

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19
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ethos

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Character, demonstrate credibility

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20
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figurative language

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nonliteral language

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21
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hortative sentence

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Urges, implores, or calls to action

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hyperbole

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Exaggeration or overstatement to make a point

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imagery

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describing how something looks, feels, tastes

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imperative sentence

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sentence to command or enjoin, necessary action

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25
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inversion

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inverted order of words in a sentence. Change in subject verb order. Scarcely I have got out of bed vs I had scarcely got out of bed

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irony

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figure of speech where speaker says one thing but means something else

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juxtaposition

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two things close together to emphasize similarities and differences

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logos

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Logical reason

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metaphor

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compares two things using like or as

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metonymy

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something is represented by another thing related to it (hand is help)

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modifier

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adverb/clause that modifies a noun

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mood

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feeling or atmosphere in a text

33
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nominalization

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Changing verb into noun (discuss into disscussion)

34
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occasion

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time and place speech is ocurring

35
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Oxymoron

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Paradox of two seemingly contradicting words ex: sweet sorrow

36
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Parallelism

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Similarity of structure in a series of related words/phrases

37
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pathos

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appealing to emotion

38
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periodic sentence

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Dependent clause in front of independent clause

39
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persona

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face or character of speaker

40
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personification

A

human qualities to inanimate things

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polysyndeton

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Use of conjunctions continuously between phrases and clauses

42
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purpose/intention

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goal of speaker to achieve

43
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refutation

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denial of opposing argument

44
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rhetorical appeals

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techniques used to persuade an audience (ethos, logos, pathos)

45
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rhetorical question

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Question for affect rather then getting an answer

46
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rhetorical triangle

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illustrates relationship between speaker, audience, and subject

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simile

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Figure of speech to explain an idea using like or as

48
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SOAPS

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Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker

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synedoche

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figure of speech that uses parts to represent a whole (Ex: you citizens will rest the final success of failure)

50
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syntax

A

arrangement of words into phrases

51
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tone

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attitude toward subject

52
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Understatement

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presented as less often for satiric and comic affect

53
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zeugma

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two different meanings of the same word (I held my breath and the car door)

54
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Active voice

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Whoever does the action is the subject

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anadiplosis

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repetition of last word of one clause at the beginning of next phrase

56
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anglo saxon dixon

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words in less formal writing

57
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appositive

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two elements are set side by side, the second explains/modifies the first (the living room, the biggest room in the house…)

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Assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds in two adjacent words ex: great flakes

59
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Climax

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Repetition of words in order of increasing importance

60
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Denotation

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Literal definition of a word

61
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Jargon

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Diction used by a specific group

62
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Latinate diction

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more formal words

63
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litotes

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instead of saying something directly, yo say it indirectly ex: It’s not rocket science

64
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narrative

A

larger story line

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