Writer's Inc (Simple Cards #4)

Question 1

ballad

Answer 1

a poem in verse form that tells a story

Question 2

blank verse

Answer 2

an unrhymed form of poetry; each line normally consists of 10 syllables in which every other syllable is stressed

Question 3

caesura

Answer 3

a pause or sudden break in a line of poetry

Question 4

canto

Answer 4

a main division of a long poem

Question 5

enjambment

Answer 5

the act of letting a sentence or thought run from one line to another

Question 6

free verse

Answer 6

poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme

Question 7

haiku

Answer 7

a form of Japanese poetry that has three lines: the first and third short (usually 5 syllables) and the second longer (usually 7 syllables); the subject of the haiku is usually nature

Question 8

heroic couplet

Answer 8

also called a closed couplet; it consists of two successive rhyming lines that contain a complete thought

Question 9

line break

Answer 9

an important element of free-verse poetry, affecting the way a poem looks on a page, and causing the reader’s eye to pause at particular words

Question 10

lyric

Answer 10

a short verse that is intended to express the emotions of the author

Question 11

meter

Answer 11

the patterned repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

Question 12

onomatopoeia

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the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning (e.g. clang, buzz, or twang)

Question 13

refrain

Answer 13

the repetition of a line or phrase of a poem at regular intervals, especially at the end of each stanza

Question 14

repetition

Answer 14

the repeating of a word or an idea for emphasis or for rhythmic effect

Question 15

rhyme

Answer 15

the similarity or likeness of sound in two words

Question 16

perfect rhyme

Answer 16

rhymes where the vowel and consonant sounds are exactly the same (e.g. cat and sat)

Question 17

imperfect rhyme

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rhymes where the ending is similar but not identical (e.g. stone and frown)

Question 18

end rhyme

Answer 18

the rhyming of words at the ends of two or more lines

Question 19

internal rhyme

Answer 19

rhyming that occurs when rhyming words appear within a line of poetry

Question 20

rhythm

Answer 20

the regular or random occurrence of sound in poetry

Question 21

sonnet

Answer 21

a poem in 14 lines of iambic pentameter

Question 22

Italian sonnet

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also called Petrarchan sonnet; a sonnet made of two parts: an octave and a sestet

Question 23

Shakespearean sonnet

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also called English or Elizabethan sonnet; a sonnet that consists of three quatrains and a final rhyming couplet; the rhyme scheme is abab, cdcd, efef, gg; usually the theme is set form in the quatrains and a response appears in the final couplet

Question 24

stress

Answer 24

the relative emphasis or prominence given to a certain syllable in a word or to a certain word in a phrase or sentence; that emphasis is typically caused by such properties as increased loudness and vowel length, full articulation of the vowel, and changes in tone

Question 25

stressed syllable

Answer 25

the part of a word that you say with greater emphasis than the other syllables

Question 26

unstressed syllable

Answer 26

the part of a word that you say with less emphasis than the stressed syllables

Question 27

process for understanding an assignment

Answer 27

(1) analyze the assignment word for word; locate any key terms and know what they mean
(2) restate the assignment in your own words
(3) find out what standards will be used to evaluate your assignment

Question 28

claims of truth

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a statement that an idea is or is not true

Question 29

claims of value

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a statement that something does or does not have worth

Question 30

claims of policy

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a statement that something should or should not be done

Question 31

appeals to ignorance

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a fallacy that uses a lack of evidence to prove something

Question 32

appeals to pity or sentimentality

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a fallacy that places excessive emphasis on an emotional reaction to something

Question 33

bandwagoning

Answer 33

a fallacy that promotes an idea by saying “everyone else believes this”

Question 34

generalization

Answer 34

a fallacy that states that something is true with all people in all cases

Question 35

circular reasoning

Answer 35

a fallacy that uses a fact to prove itself

Question 36

either-or thinking

Answer 36

a fallacy that provides only two extreme options

Question 37

half-truths

Answer 37

a fallacy that presents only one side of a situation

Question 38

oversimplification

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a fallacy that reduces a complex situation to something inappropriately simple

Question 39

slanted language

Answer 39

a fallacy that presents ideas in an unfair way

Question 40

testimonials (fallacy)

Answer 40

a fallacy that uses the endorsement of people who have no real authority or knowledge

Question 41

paraphrase

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a restatement of the meaning of a text or passage using other words

Question 42

inference

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a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

Question 43

allegory

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a story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea or a generalization about life; allegories often have a strong moral or lesson

Question 44

caricature

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a picture or imitation of a person’s features or mannerisms exaggerated in a comic or absurd way

Question 45

character sketch

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a short piece of writing that reveals or shows something important about a person or fictional character

Question 46

characterization

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the method an author uses to create believable people

Question 47

climax

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the most intense point in a story

Question 48

comedy

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literature in which human errors or problems appear funny; they end on a happy note

Question 49

context

Answer 49

the set of facts or circumstances surrounding an event or a situation in a piece of literature

Question 50

cac- or kak-

Answer 50

bad