Set 2 Flashcards
0
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Rhetorical modes
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Describes KIND of writing and what it does
1
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Sarcasm
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Bitter caustic language meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
2
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Rhetoric
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Describes principals governing art of writing effectively
3
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Repetition
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Repeating, duplication
4
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Prose
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Refers to fiction and non fiction
5
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Predicate nominative
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Noun or noun clause that renames subject
6
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Predicate adjective
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Predicate modifies subject
7
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Personification
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Figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts animals or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions
8
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Periodic sentence
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A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause is preceded by a phrase or closet cannot stand alone
9
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Pedantic
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Academic, bookish words
10
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Parody
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Comedic imitation
