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ELA non-fiction terms Flashcards

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Mode of development

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Method used to develop the main idea.

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Mode of development purpose

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To provide the reader with specific info needed to support/clarify the main idea.

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Narration

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The recounting of events of a situation/incident.

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Types of narration

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Chronological order (time), Flashback style (time)

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Description

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Details about something.

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Types of description

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Order of importance (least to more important details), Spatial order (how things are arrange)

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Examples

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Use of specific examples to support main idea.

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Classification and Division

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Taking a group and organizing it into categories. Ex: Dividing a car into parts: “motor, tires, brakes

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Comparison and Contrast

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Show how items are alike an different

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Process

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Method of doing a task/job in orderly steps. Ex: tutorials, recipes

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Cause and effect

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Why something turns out the way it does

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Initiator of an effect

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Catalyst

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Definition

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Provides an explanation of a word/concept, usually uses another mode of development to enhance the description

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Persuasion

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Convincing the reader that you are right about a topic.

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How is persuasion affective?

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Is subjective and appeals to the emotions through connotations of words.

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Argumentation

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Based on pure logic, is objective. Based on a CONTROVERSIAL idea.

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Elements of argumentation:

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Problem, solution, evidence, refutation, conclusion

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What is refutation?

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The writer mentions opposing point of view and counters it.

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Anecdote

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A brief story of an incident to support the purpose.

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Aristotle’s Three Appeals

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A process of codifying the possible ways that speakers or writers could persuade their audiences by the use of evidence.

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Logos

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Rational appeal, uses logic, facts, and statistics to persuade reader.

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Ethos

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Ethical appeal, uses writer’s reputation or authority to persuade reader they are right.

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Pathos

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Emotional appeal, persuasive language based on the emotions.

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Audience

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The group for whom the piece of writing is written for

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Allusion

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A short, informal reference to a famous person or event. Ex: history, story, movement

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Ambiguity

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Doubtfulness or uncertainty as regards interpretation. Usually caused by words with multiple meanings or weird wording.

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What is this quote an example of? “I rode a black horse in red pajamas”

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Ambiguity

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Analogy

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Compares two things for the purpose of explaining or clarifying. Practical and more extended

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Simile

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A more artistic likening done briefly for effect and emphasis

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Difference between analogy and simile?

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Similes are more present in fiction while analogies are more practical and explain something with something that’s similar to it.

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Anaphora

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The repetition of the same word/words at the beginning of sentences.

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“We shall not flag or fail. We shall fight in France. We shall fight on the seas and oceans. We shall fight with growing confidence.”

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Example of anaphora

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Antithesis

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A concept used to establish a clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together/juxtaposing them.

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Apostrophe

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A device that interrupts the discussion and addresses directly a person/personified thing.

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Apostrophe purpose

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To give vent to or display intense emotion.

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“For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar’s angel.” “Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him.”

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Apostrophe example

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Connotative language

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Language that is emotionally charged to evoke emotions in the reader

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Dialogue

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Conversation between two persons.

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Diction

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The choice and use of words in speech or writing

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Types of diction

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Formal, informal, colloquial (geographic), and slang.

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Euphemism

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The act of substituting a mild term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive

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“Her clothes were very inexpensive!” to: “Her clothes were cheap.”

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Example of euphemism

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerates conditions for emphasis or effect.

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Types of main idea

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Implied main idea: not stated outright but suggested
Stated main idea: Stated in a thesis statement

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Medium

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Sources of literature

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Biographies, journals, documentaries, newspaper articles

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Examples of mediums

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Extended metaphor (Conceit)

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Establishes a principal subject of comparison and the subsidiary subject (comparisons).

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“You’re a snake! Everything you hiss out of your mouth is a lie.”

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Example of extended metaphor

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Occassion

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The circumstances surrounding the writing, reasons for writing the work.

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate the subject talked about. “Buzzzz”

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Oxymoron

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Two words in a phrase that contradict each other but still make sense. Ex: “pretty ugly”

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Paradox

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A seemingly contradictory statement that also has truth to it.

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“Don’t go near the water until you learn how to swim.”

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Example of paradox

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Objective perspective

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Simply facts.

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Subjective perspective

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Opinion-based.

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Parallelism

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One word repeated

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“No pain no gain”

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Example of parallelism

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Rhetorical question

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Question not meant to be answered but supposed to be obvious as a result of argumentation

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Rhetorical triangle

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When one elements changes, the others do too. Ex: Change of audience= Change of subject= Change of purpose= Change of tone.

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Syntax

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The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences

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Understatement

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To express an idea as less important than it actually is. Either for ironic emphasis or for politeness and tact.

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“The 1906 San Francisco earthquake interrupted business somewhat in the downtown area.”

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Example of understatement

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Malapropism

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The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect

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“Dance a flamingo” instead of “Dance a flamenco”

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Example of malapropism

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Asyndeton

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Involved omitting conjunctions to change the tone

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Conjunctions

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For, and, nor, because, or, yet, so

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Reduce, reuse, recycle

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Example of asyndeton

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Syndeton

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Uses conjunctions to join words, phrases, causes reader to slow down

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Polysyndeton

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Uses multiple conjunctions (unnatural sounding)

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We packed sandwiches and apples and raisins and cupcakes and chips

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Example of polysyndeton

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