Vocab pt 2 Flashcards

1
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Analogy

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Comparison between two diffrent things

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2
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Parallelism

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Sentences that are grammatically the same

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3
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Allusion

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A brief reference to something else

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4
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Metonymy

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Figure of speech that replaces the name of something with another name

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5
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Anaphora

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Deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence

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6
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Epistrophy

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Repetition of words or phrases at the end of a statement

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7
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Asyndeton

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Eliminates conjunctions between phrases

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8
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Polysendeton

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Makes you use coordinating conjunctions in a sentence

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9
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Tone

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An attitude of a written towards something

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10
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Process analysis

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Step by step breakdown of the phrase

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11
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Syntax

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Set of rules of a language

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12
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Provocative

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Purposeful words chosen to provoke in some way

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13
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Classification

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Process of classifying something

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14
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Understatement

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A sarcastic remark

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15
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Colorfuldiction

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Accentuate meaning or tone

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16
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Counter argument

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Argument set forth to oppose idea

17
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Claim

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Giving an argument to support ones idea

18
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Deicende

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Glue that holds argument together

19
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Fallacy

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Erroneous argument

20
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Logical fallacy

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Formal fallacy

21
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Prophecy

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Prediction without element of time

22
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Prediction

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Forecast made by those that calculate parameters of the subjects involved