4th Quarter exam Flashcards

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Mode of discourse

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A method that a writer uses to have a conversation with the reader

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Thesis statement

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The main point of an essay

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Author’s purpose

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The reason why an author writes an essay

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4
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Essay unity

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The state in which every sentence is related to the thesis statement

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Style

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The unique way an author presents his ideas.

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Coherence

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The trait that creates a logical orderly pattern that is easy to understand

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration.

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Subordination

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The process of giving one idea less emphasis than another idea in a sentence.

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Rhetorical Question

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It is a question that does not expect an answer because the answer is obvious. Emphasizes the obvious answer to the question but you must be able to articulate the obvious answer.

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Diction

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The author’s choice of words.

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Satire

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A work that ridicules humans or social institutions. (Has sophisticated irony)

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Parody

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An imitation of a work intended to ridicule the work

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison of unlike things

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Simile

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A comparison of unlike things using like or as.

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Symbol

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A concrete object that has two meanings, a literal meaning and a secondary meaning
I) L.M.- the object actually exists in the literary work
II) the object suggests other ideas

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Personification

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The giving of human qualities to something that is not human.
A) human body parts
B) human actions
C) human emotions

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Allegory

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The use of characters, objects, or events to represent other ideas

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Image

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A description of something that appeals to the senses.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of a consonant sound in a line of poetry

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Assonance

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The repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry

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Tone

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The way the writer feels about the subject or the reader.

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Plot

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The pattern of events

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Setting

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The physical and emotional background of a story.

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Irony

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Something that seems one way, but in reality is different.

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Situational irony
A situation that occurs that neither the reader nor the character expect
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Dramatic irony
A truth the reader knows that the character does not know.
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Allusion
A reference to something well known from the past
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Foreshadowing
Hinting at something that will happen later in the story.
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Theme
A point a writer makes about life or people.
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Conflict
The struggle between opposing forces.
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Persona
The speaker of the poem
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5 points of view
First person narrator, second person narrator, third person omniscient narrator, third person limited omniscient narrator, and third person objective narrator
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6 ways to reveal character
``` Describe their actions. Describe his past. Describe his thoughts. Describe his physical features. Have other characters talk about him. Describe the setting in which he lives. ```
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3 stages of an initiation story
Stage 1: a young person starts out innocent. Stage 2: the young person encounters something harsh. Stage 3: the young person experiences an epiphany (a realization about the harshness of the world)
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4 modes of discourse
Exposition (writing that explains or informs), Narrative (writing that tells a story), Description (writing that appeals to the senses), Argument/ persuasion (writing that presents an idea to accept)
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6 author's purposes
1. ) to entertain/ amuse 2. ) to persuade/ motivate/ or argue 3. ) to inform 4. ) to ridicule/ mock 5. ) to question 6. ) to elicit an emotional response
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4 types of essay organization
1. ) Chronological Order (events arranged accordion to how they occur in time) 2. ) Order of Importance (put most important idea last, second most important idea first) 3. ) Space Order (describes the appearance of a physical place. i.e. left to right, top to bottom) 4. ) From One Extreme to Another (general to specific, most familiar to least familiar, smallest to largest)
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9 rhetorical strategies
``` I.) Description II.) Narration III.) Exemplification IV.) Comparison/ Contrast V.) Cause/ Effect VI.) Classification/ Division VII.) Process analysis VIII.) Argumentation IX) Definition ```
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2 methods of developing comparison or contrast
I.) The Block Method: one body paragraph gives all the details about one subject and the second paragraph gives all the details about the second subject. II.) Point-by-Point: the first body paragraph focuses on one topic and goes back and forth between the items.
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4 sentence structures
Simple sentence Compound sentence Complex sentence Compound-complex sentence
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4 sentence types
Declarative Sentence Imperative Sentence Interrogative Sentence Exclamatory Sentence
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3 persuasive appeals
Emotional Appeal Logical Appeal Ethical Appeal
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4 types of humor
Slap-stick humor Shared experience hyperbole juxtaposition of opposites
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3 main forms of satire
Parody Monologue Narrative