Quarter 4 Test Flashcards
mode of discourse
a method that the writer uses to have a conversation with the readers
thesis statement
the major point of an essay, containing a subject and an assertion about the subject
author’s purpose
the reason the author writes a literary work
essay unity
the state when every sentence in the essay relates to the thesis statement
style
the unique way an author presents his ideas
coherence
trait that creates an orderly, logical pattern that’s easy to understand
hyperbole
an extreme exaggeration of the defects or unusual qualities of a person or thing
subordination
process of giving one idea less emphasis than another idea in a sentence
rhetorical question
a question that doesn’t require an answer because the answer is obvious
diction
author’s choice of words
satire
a work that ridicules humans or social institutions
parody
the imitation of a work intended to ridicule the work
metaphor
a direct comparison of unlike things
simile
a comparison of unlike things using like or as
symbol
a concrete object with two meanings, a literal meaning or a secondary meaning
personification
the giving of human qualities to something that is not human
allegory
the use of characters, objects, or events to represent other ideas
image
the description of something that can be perceived by the senses
alliteration
the repetition of a consonant sound in a line of poetry
assonance
the repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry
tone
the way the writer feels about the subject or the reader
plot
the pattern of events
setting
the physical and emotional background of the story
irony
something that seems one way but in reality is different
situational irony
a situation that occurs that neither the reader nor the character expects
dramatic irony
a truth the reader knows but the character does not know
allusion
a reference to something well known from the past
foreshadowing
hinting at something that will happen later in the story
theme
the point the writer makes about life or people
conflict
the struggle between opposing forces
persona
the speaker of a poem
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 persuasive 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
3 main forms of satire
1) parody
2) monologue
3) narrative
