Quarter 3 Review Flashcards
Define mode of discourse
a method that the writer uses to have a conversation with the reader
Define thesis statement
the major point of an essay, containing a subject and an assertion about the subject
Define author’s purpose
the point the writer makes about life or people
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 coherence
trait that creates an orderly, logical pattern that’s easy to understand
Define hyperbole
an extreme exaggeration of the defects or unusual qualities of a person or thing
Define subordination
process of giving one idea less emphasis than another idea in a sentence
Define rhetorical question
a question that doesn’t require an answer because the answer is obvious
Define diction
author’s choice of words
Define satire
a work that ridicules humans or social institutions
Define parody
the imitation of a work intended to ridicule the work
Define metaphor
a direct comparison of unlike things
Define simile
a comparison of unlike things using like or as
Define symbol
a concrete object with two meanings, a literal meaning or 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
the 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 plot
the pattern of events
Define rhyme scheme
the pattern in which rhymes occur
Define setting
the physical and emotional background of the 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 the reader knows but the character does not know
Define allusion
a reference to something well known from the past
Define foreshadowing
hinting at something that will happen later in the story
Define theme
the point the writer makes about life or people
Define conflict
the struggle between opposing forces
Define persona
the speaker of a poem
Define verbal irony
statement that says the opposite of what is meant
5 points of view
1) first person narrator 2) second person narrator 3) third person omniscient narrator 4) third person limited omniscient narrator 5) third person objective narrator
6 ways to reveal character
1) describe his actions
2) describe his past
3) describe the setting in which he lives
4) describe his physical features
5) describe how other characters describe him
6) describe his thoughts
3 stages of an initiation story
1) a young person starts out innocent
2) a young person encounters something harsh
3) a young person has an epiphany (a realization about the harshness of life)
4 modes of discourse
1) exposition
2) narration
3) description
4) argumentation/ persuasion
6 author’s purposes
1) to inform
2) to entertain
3) to persuade
4) to question
5) to elicit an emotional response
6) to ridicule or mock
4 types of essay organization
1) chronological order
2) space order
3) order of importance
4) one extreme to another
9 rhetorical strategies
1) description
2) narration
3) exemplification
4) comparison/contrast
5) cause and effect
6) classification/division
7) process analysis
8) argumentation
9) definition
2 methods of developing comparison or contrast
1) block method
2) point-by-point method
4 sentence structures
1) simple sentence
2) complex sentence
3) compound sentence
4) compound-complex sentence
4 sentence types
1) declarative sentence
2) interrogative sentence
3) imperative sentence
4) exclamatory sentence
3 rhetorical appeals
1) ethical appeal
2) emotional appeal
3) logical appeal
3 forms of intensifying
1) repetition
2) association
3) composition
3 forms of downplaying
1) omission
2) diversion
3) confusion
