chapter one vocab Flashcards

(56 cards)

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alliteration

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a black bug bit the brown bear

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allusion

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while sue was lost in the woods she clicked her heels 3 times hoping she would go home

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ambiguity

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Sarah gave a bath to her dog wearing a pink t-shirt

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analogy

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The snow was a blanket over the houses

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anaphora

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everyday i go to school, every night i do my homework, every weekend i sleep

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antecedent

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The weather is great today; let’s make the most of it by going to the beach.

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antithesis

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they promised freedom but provided salvery

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apostrophe

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oh you crule streets of manhattan how i destest you

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Assonance

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Johnny went here and there and everywhe

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anecdote

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a memior

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Independent clause

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I want some cereal

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Dependent Clauses

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When it is raining

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conceit

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You are slow as a snail

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Consonance

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Mike likes his new bike.

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deductive

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Be careful around bees, they might sting you.

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euphemism

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Passed away instead of died.

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exposition

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rising action, climax, faling action

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18
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extended metaphor

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O Captain! My Captain! Abraham Lincoln as the captain of the ‘ship’ that is the United States of America

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19
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figure of speech

A

similes

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20
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genre

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a drama

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21
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hyperbole

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I am so hungry I could eat a horse

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image

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Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight.

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inductive reasoning

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everytime you eat ice cream you get sick so you are allergic to dairy

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irony

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the song ironic not being ironic

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metaphor
The classroom was a zoo.
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metonymy
Dish - for an entire plate of food
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mood
I shall be telling this with a sigh
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narrative
a memoir
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onomatopoeia
the bacon sizzled in the pan
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oxymoron
Jumbo shrimp
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antimetabole
ask not what yur country can do for you but what you can do for your country
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archaic diction
To thine own self be true
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asyndeton
I came. I saw. I conquered
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cumulative sentence
I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy, and shopped at the mall.
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hortative sentence
just try it at least once
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imperative sentence
Pack enough clothes for the trip.
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inverison
To the store, I will go.
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parallelism
Easy come, easy go.
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periodic sentence
in spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued.
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personification
Lightning danced across the sky.
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rhetorical question
will you join the historical effort
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synedoche
Referring to a car as "wheels"
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zeugma
I have lost my keys and my mind.
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ad hominem
the lawer in the law suit in the seinfeld
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Bandwagon appeal
well everyone is jumping off the bridge so i guess i will
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appeal to flase authority
If Emma Stone said that a tooth paste will be good for your teeth
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Begging the Question
Everyone wants the new iPhone because it is the hottest new gadget on the market!
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Circular reasoning
You have to invite Jenna to your party because it would not be nice not to invite Jenna.
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Claim
I will be the coolest kid in school if i get the new iPhone
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Either or
You are for us, or you are against us.
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Faulty Analogy
People who cannot go without their coffee every morning are no better than alcoholics.
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Hasty Generalization
Three out of four school teachers prefer Bright Marks Markers, but I only asked four teachers total.
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post hoc ergo propter hoc
Our soccer team was losing until I bought new shoes. We have not lost a game since I got my lucky shoes!
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qualifer
she bought some candy at the concer store
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rebutal
defense attorney responding to allegations made by a district attorney against their clien
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straw man
Biology teacher begins teaching evolution by stating that all things evolve. Student says she just can't accept that humans came from bugs.