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SEM. 2 EXAM Flashcards

1
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a division or unit of a poem that is repeated in the same form — w/ either similar or identical patterns or rhyme & meter

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stanza

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three-line stanza

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tercet

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4 kine stanza

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quatrain

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6 line unit of verse constituting a stanza or sec of a poem

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sestet

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8 line unit

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octave

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matching or final vowel or constant sounds in 2 or more words

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rhyme

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a pair of rhymed lines that may or may not consitute a seperate stanza in a poe

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couplet

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recurrence of accent / stress in lines of verse

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rhythm

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repetition of initial stressed, constant soounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse line

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alliteration

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intentional reference to a historical, mythic, or literary person, place, event, or movement

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allusion

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11
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repetition of vowel sounds w/o repeating constants

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assonance

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12
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a figure of speech composed of striking exaggeration

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hyperbole

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13
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comparision made WITHOUT using “like” “as” or “than”

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metaphor

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figure of speech in which the sound of a word imitates its sense (buzz)

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onomatopoeia

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figure of speech that brings together contradictory words for effect (jumbo shrimp)

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oxymoron

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figure of speech that describes an abstraction, a thing, or nonhuman form as if it were a person

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personification

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17
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comparison made when using “as” “like” or “than”

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simile

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18
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something in the world of the senses, including an action, that reveals or is a sign for something else

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symbol

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19
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who developed the concepts of ethos, pathos, and logos

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aristole

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20
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its an appeal to emotion

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pathos

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21
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an appeal to logic or reason

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logos

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22
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an appeal to identity or authority

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ethos

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23
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this is a conclusion based on insufficent or biased evidence. rushing to a conclusion w/o facts

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hasty generalization

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24
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this is an emotional appeal that speaks to postive or negative concepts rather than the real issue at hand

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ad populum

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25
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this move oversimplifies an opponents views and then attacks the hollow argument

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straw man

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26
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this is a conclusion based on the premise that if A happens, then eventually through a series of small steps, X, Y, Zwill happen too, basically equating A and Z

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slippery slope

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27
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this restates the argument rather than actually proving it

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circular argument

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28
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this is a conclusion that oversimplifies the argument by reducing it to 2 sides

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either / or

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this is playing on thefears of the audience by making it seem like something scary will happen if some proposition were accepted

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appeal to fear

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30
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this is an attack on the character of a person rather than his/ her opinions

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ad hominem

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31
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this conclusion is based on an argument that the origins of a person, institute, or theory determine its character, nature or worth

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genetic fallacy

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32
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ex. a soup commercial shows a happy family sharing dinner -

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pathos

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33
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ex. a grocery store advertises that they have the same brands at lower prices

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logos

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34
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ex. a speaker tries to convince you not to eat meat by showing you cute photos of baby animals

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pathos

35
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ex. a writer introduuces his argument w/ an explanation of his credentials and his experience in the feild

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ethos

36
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ex. an essay provides charts and graphs to support its arguments

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logos

37
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name what logical fallacy:

I have been to one state fair and I hated it; therefore, all state fairs are awful

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hasty generalization

38
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name what logical fallacy:

If I fail this test, I’ll flunk the class, I’ll flunk out of NDA, I wont get into a good college, I’ll never get a job, andill live in box.

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slippery slope

39
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name what logical fallacy:

The beetle was designed by Nazis. Thus, it is an evil car

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genetic fallacy

40
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name what logical fallacy:

She is a good student because she does well in school.

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circular argument

41
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name what logical fallacy:

candidate B’s argument is invalid because he/she is an immoral person

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ad hominem

42
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common erros in reasoning that will determine the logic of ur argument

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fallacies

43
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this conclusion is based on an argument that the origins of a person, idea, institute, or theory determine its character, nature or worth

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genetic fallacy

44
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restates the argument rather than actually proving it

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circular argument

45
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conclusion that oversimplifies the argument by reducing it to only two sides or choices

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either/or

46
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attack on the character of a person rather than his or her opinions or arguments

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ad hominem

47
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emotional appeal that speaks to positive or negative concepts rather than the real issue at hand

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ad populum

48
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oversimplifies an opponents viewpoint and then attacks that hollow argument

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straw man

49
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playing on fears of the audience by making it seem like something scary will happen if some proposition were accepted

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appeal to fear

50
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a word for character - establishes the credibility of the speaker

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ethos

51
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means purely emotional appeal -

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pathos

52
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its using reason and logic to create agreement

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logos

53
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appeal to character

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ethos

54
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appeal t o emotion

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pathos

55
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appeal to reason

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logos

56
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What is the symbol of death, bareness

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Winter

57
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What is the symbol of new life, rebirth, hope

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Spring

58
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What symbol means change, old age

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Fall

59
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What symbol means baptism, rebirth

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Rain

60
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Communion, coming together, sex

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Eating

61
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Knowledge, sin, teacher, temptation

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Apples

62
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Fertility, women, female sexuality

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Flowers

63
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New life, hope, change

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Babies

64
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Danger, hunt, lust, romance

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Red

65
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Purity, innocence, holiness

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White

66
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Evil, ignorance, mystery

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Black

67
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Freedom

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Birds

68
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Evil ,temptation

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Snake, serpeants

69
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Knowledge, understand, openness

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Light

70
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Ignorance, mystery

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Darkness

71
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Journey, life

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Roads / paths

72
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Change, new beginning

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Dawn morning

73
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Death, the end

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Ngiht/sunset

74
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Cleansing , death

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Snow

75
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Fertility

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Running waters -rivers

76
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Freedom, wildness, chaos

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The woods / wilderness

77
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The use of something concrete to stand for something abstract.

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Symbolism

78
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thesis should make an …

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argument

79
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its the last sen in the intro -

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thesis statement

80
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u have to ….. your thesis statement

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prove

81
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do not put 1st person pronouns in your …

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thesis statement

82
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be …. in thesis statement

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specific

83
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the thing being described. what the poet wants you to know abut

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tenor

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