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SEMESTER 1 Flashcards

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mode of discourse

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

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thesis statement

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the major point in an essay containing a subject and an opinion about the subject

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author’s purpose

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the reason why the writer writes an essay

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essay unity

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the state when every sentence in the essay is related to the thesis statement

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style

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the unique way the author presents his ideas

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metaphor

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a direct comparison of unlike things

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simile

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comparison of unlike things using like or as

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personification

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the giving of human qualities to something that is not human

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allegory

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

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image

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a description of something that appeals to the senses

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11
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alliteration

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the repetition of a consonant sound in a line of poetry

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assonance

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the repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry

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tone

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the way the author feels toward the subject or the reader

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14
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persona

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the speaker of the poem

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15
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rhyme scheme

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the pattern in which the rhyme occurs

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setting

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the physical and emotional background of a story

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irony

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something that seems one way, but in reality it is different

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situational irony

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situation that occurs that neither the reader or the character expects

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dramatic irony

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a truth the reader knows that the character does not

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allusion

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a reference to something well known from the past

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verbal irony

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statement that says the opposite that is meant

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theme

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the point the write makes about life or people

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conflict

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struggle between opposing forces

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plot

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pattern of events

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foreshadowing

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the hinting at something that will happen later in the story

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