Term Vocab (this one Augustine)

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

The repeating of initial consonant sounds in a sentence.

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

Referring to something

Question 3

Analogy

Answer 3

compares the two different things to explain the relationship between a different set of things. (Ex: “Finding that lost dog will be like finding a needle in a haystack.”)

Question 4

Antecedent

Answer 4

What a pronoun is referring to
(a device within which a pronoun references a previous clause or noun.)

Question 5

Antithesis

Answer 5

Parallelism with two opposing ideas (“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times)

Question 6

Aphorism

Answer 6

A common quote from an author that explains a moral principle

Question 7

Apostrophe

Answer 7

Speaking towards someone or thing that isn’t present
Ex: “Dad, I know you are in a better place.”

Question 8

Clause

Answer 8

Part of a sentence that has a subject and a verb. (Because I practice hard) + (my AP scores were high)

Question 9

Colloquial/colloquialism

Answer 9

A form of Slang talk, not formal writing or speech. ( “y’all” or “gonna” or “wanna”)

Question 10

Connotation

Answer 10

The implied meaning NOT LITERAL. Ex: She was feeling BLUE.

Question 11

Denotation

Answer 11

The dictionary definition

Question 12

Diction

Answer 12

Specific word choice (The professor relishes erudite conversations with his pupils.)

Question 13

Euphemism

Answer 13

The formal or polite way of a phrase or statement (Earthly Remains compared to corpse)

Question 14

Figurative Language

Answer 14

A non-literal form of writing or speech that is meant to give a visual perspective or description of what is happening

Question 15

Hyperbole

Answer 15

A figure of speech that exaggerates or overstates something

Question 16

Imagery

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Writing that describes the five senses of the story: touch, smell, see, taste, hear.
Ex After the long run, he collapsed in the grass with tired and burning muscles. The grass tickled his skin and sweat cooled on his brow. In this example, imagery is used to describe the feeling of strained muscles, grass’s tickle, and sweat cooling on skin.

Question 17

Inference/infer

Answer 17

An educated guess that matches the text effectively

Question 18

Irony/Ironic

Answer 18

A comparison and difference between what is stated and what is meant as (what is true and what is false)

Question 19

Loose Sentence

Answer 19

ID sentences
Ex: I love cats, except for Tom’s cat

Question 20

Metaphor

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Comparing two unrelated things without using like and as to suggest similarity

Question 21

Motif

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A thing in a story that keeps get brought up in the story.

Question 22

Narrative

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A story/literature told in a series of events

Question 23

Onomatopoeia

Answer 23

Words mimic natural sounds Ex Buzz Hissss BAM

Question 24

Oxymoron

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Two contradicting words are used to describe something

Question 25

Paradox

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A statements that oppose itself
Ex “Fair is foul, foul is fair”

Question 26

Parallelism

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A repeating structure or framing of words in the form of text
Ex: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.

Question 27

Periodic Sentence

Answer 27

D,I sentences
Ex: Estatic with my AP score, I let out a scream

Question 28

Personification

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Gives inanimate objects human emotions and attributes

Question 29

Prose

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The basic form of writing, not poetry and drama

Prose is so-called “ordinary writing” — made up of sentences and paragraphs, without any metrical (or rhyming) structure. If you write, “I walked about all alone over the hillsides,” that’s prose.

Question 30

Repetition

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Repeating something in the text that helps connect separate things.

Question 31

Rhetoric

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The effect of the writer’s decisions to include certain details or forms of writing.
A use of language that is intended to affect its audience

Question 32

Rhetorical Modes

Answer 32

The Purpose of a Text
Exposition: explain and analyze information through ideas, evidence, and discussion

Argumentation: Prove a certain point

Persuasive: Argumentation with the inclusion of pushing the audience to action

Description: Re-create or visualize a scene or event

Narration: Tell a story or series of events

Question 33

Satire

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Something that criticizes a government, institution, or society

Question 34

Style

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The method of writing that the author implements in their writing
Ex: Medival writing compared to Modern texting
Ex Types: flowery, explicit, rambling, bombastic.

Question 35

Subordinate Clause

Answer 35

The dependent clause of a sentence that doesn’t make sense on it own
Ex: Until the sun sets , When the president arrives , If you can work on Sundays

Question 36

Syllogism

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Deductive reasoning behind something with a major premise and a minor premise
Major premise: All men are mortal
Minor premise: Socrates is a man
Conclusion/deduction: Socrates is mortal

All mammals are animals.
All elephants are mammals
Therefore, all elephants are animals.

Question 37

Syntax

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The way the author puts together the words and structures his sentences

Question 38

Tone

Answer 38

The mood or attitude of the author. Consider how a passage would sound if it were read aloud.
EX: Playful, serious, sarcastic, formal, humorous

Question 39

Transition

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A word or phrase that helps shift between and link different ideas and concepts
Ex: for example, likewise, similarly, consequently.

Question 40

Understatement

Answer 40

ironicly minimalizing a fact making something be deemed less significant than what it is.
Ex: Tis but a flesh wound.