Quarter 3 Review Flashcards

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Define mode of discourse

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a method that the writer uses to have a conversation with the reader

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Define thesis statement

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the major point of an essay, containing a subject and an assertion about the subject

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3
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Define author’s purpose

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the point the writer makes about life or people

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4
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Define essay unity

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the state when every sentence in the essay relates to the thesis statement

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5
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Define style

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the unique way an author presents his ideas

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Define coherence

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trait that creates an orderly, logical pattern that’s easy to understand

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7
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Define hyperbole

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an extreme exaggeration of the defects or unusual qualities of a person or thing

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8
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Define subordination

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process of giving one idea less emphasis than another idea in a sentence

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9
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Define rhetorical question

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a question that doesn’t require an answer because the answer is obvious

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10
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Define diction

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author’s choice of words

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11
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Define satire

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a work that ridicules humans or social institutions

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12
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Define parody

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the imitation of a work intended to ridicule the work

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13
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Define metaphor

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a direct comparison of unlike things

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14
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Define simile

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a comparison of unlike things using like or as

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15
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Define symbol

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a concrete object with two meanings, a literal meaning or a secondary meaning

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16
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Define personification

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the giving of human qualities to something that is not human

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17
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Define allegory

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the use of characters, objects, or events to represent other ideas

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18
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Define image

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the description of something that can be perceived by the senses

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19
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Define alliteration

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the repetition of a consonant sound in a line of poetry

20
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Define assonance

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the repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry

21
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Define tone

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the way the writer feels about the subject or the reader

22
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Define plot

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the pattern of events

23
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Define rhyme scheme

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the pattern in which rhymes occur

24
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Define setting

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the physical and emotional background of the story

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Define irony
something that seems one way but in reality is different
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Define situational irony
a situation that occurs that neither the reader nor the character expects
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Define dramatic irony
a truth the reader knows but the character does not know
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Define allusion
a reference to something well known from the past
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Define foreshadowing
hinting at something that will happen later in the story
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Define theme
the point the writer makes about life or people
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Define conflict
the struggle between opposing forces
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Define persona
the speaker of a poem
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Define verbal irony
statement that says the opposite of what is meant
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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
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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
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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)
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4 modes of discourse
1) exposition 2) narration 3) description 4) argumentation/ persuasion
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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
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4 types of essay organization
1) chronological order 2) space order 3) order of importance 4) one extreme to another
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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
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2 methods of developing comparison or contrast
1) block method | 2) point-by-point method
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4 sentence structures
1) simple sentence 2) complex sentence 3) compound sentence 4) compound-complex sentence
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4 sentence types
1) declarative sentence 2) interrogative sentence 3) imperative sentence 4) exclamatory sentence
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3 rhetorical appeals
1) ethical appeal 2) emotional appeal 3) logical appeal
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3 forms of intensifying
1) repetition 2) association 3) composition
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3 forms of downplaying
1) omission 2) diversion 3) confusion