Vocabulary Lesson 5 Flashcards
To persuade by pleasant words or false promises
cajole
Unfeeling; insensitive
callous
To surrender; to cease resisting
capitulate
Changeable; fickle
capricious
Complaining
carping
Someone or something that brings about a change
catalyst
An emotional purification or relief
catharsis
Stinging; biting
caustic
Having to do with the heavens; divine
celestial
To blame; to criticize adversely
censure
A sentence the presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. This independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone
periodic sentence
A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions
personification
The perspective from which a story is told
point of view
Uses the word “I” and is a character in the story
first-person narrator
Uses the words “he,” “she,” and “it.”
third-person narrator
An adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb. It modifies or describes the subject
predicate adjectives
A noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject and follows a linking verb.
predicate nominative
One of the major divisions of genre, _____ refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms, because they are written in ordinary language and most clearly resemble everyday speech.
prose
The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern. It links and emphasizes ideas while allowing the reader the comfort of recognizing something familiar
repetition
From the Greek for “orator,” this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively
rhetoric
Describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing.
rhetoric modes
Used to explain and analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion
exposition
Used to prove the validity of an idea, or point of view, by presenting sound reasoning, discussion and argument that thoroughly convince the reader
argumentation
Used to re-create, invent, or visually present a person, place, event, or action, so that the reader can picture that being described
description
Used to tell a story or narrate an event or series of events
narration
A question that is asked merely for effect and does not expect a reply. The answer is assumed
rhetorical question
