Persuasion Test Flashcards
Define thesis statement
the major point of an essay, containing a subject and an assertion about the subject
Define mode of discourse
a method that the writer uses to have a conversation with the reader
Define essay unity
the state when every sentence in the essay relates to the thesis statement
Define style
the unique way an author presents his ideas
Define subordination
the process of giving one idea less emphasis than another idea in a sentence
Define rhetorical question
a question that does not require an answer because the answer is obvious
Define coherence
the trait that creates an orderly logical pattern that is easy to understand
Define metaphor
a direct comparison of unlike things
Define similie
a comparison of unlike things using like or as
Define symbol
a concrete object with two meanings, a literal meaning and a secondary meaning
Define personification
the giving of human qualities to something that is not human
Define allegory
the use of characters, objects, or events to represent other ideas
Define image
a description of something that can be perceived by the senses
Define alliteration
the repetition of a consonant sound in a line of poetry
Define assonance
the repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry
Define tone
the way the writer feels about the subject or the reader
Define persona
the speaker of the poem
Define rhyme scheme
the pattern in which the rhymes occur
Define setting
the physical and emotional background of a story
Define irony
something that seems one way, but in reality is different
Define situational irony
a situation that occurs that neither the reader nor the character expects
Define dramatic irony
a truth that the reader knows, but the character does not know
Define allusion
a reference to something well known from the past
Define verbal irony
a statement that says the opposite of what is meant
Define theme
the point that the writer makes about life or people
Define conflict
the struggle between opposing forces
Define plot
the pattern of events
Define foreshadowing
hinting at something that will happen later in the story
Define stanza
a grouping of two or more lines in a poem
List the 5 points of view
- first person narrator
- second person narrator
- third person omniscient narrator
- third person limited omniscient narrator
- third person objective narrator
List the 6 ways to reveal character
- describe his actions
- describe his physical features
- describe the setting in which he lives
- describe his past
- describe how other characters describe him
- describe his thoughts
List the 3 stages of an initiation story
- a young person starts out innocent
- a young person encounters something harsh
- a young person has an epiphany (a realization about the harshness of life)
List the 4 sentence structures
- simple sentence
- complex sentence
- compound sentence
- compound complex sentence
List the 4 sentence types
- declarative sentence
- interrogative sentence
- imperative sentence
- exclamatory sentence
List the 9 rhetorical strategies
- description
- narration
- exemplification
- comparison/contrast
- cause and effect
- classification/division
- process analysis
- argumentation
- definition
List the 2 methods of developing comparison or contrast
- block method
2. point-by-point method
List the 4 modes of discourse
- exposition
- narration
- description
- argument/persuasion
List the 4 types of essay organization
- chronological order
- space order
- order of importance
- one extreme to another
List the 6 author’s purposes
- to inform
- to entertain/amuse
- to persuade, motivate, argue
- to question
- to elicit an emotional response
- to ridicule or mock
List the 4 types of humor
- slap-stick
- shared experience
- hyperbole
- juxtaposition of opposites
List the 3 rhetorical appeals
- ethical appeal
- emotional appeal
- logical appeal
List the 3 forms of intensifying
- repetition
- association
- composition
List the three forms of downplaying
- omission
- diversion
- confusion
