English 10 Fall Final Flashcards

(40 cards)

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Synthesis

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To combine seperate elements to form a whole.

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Argument

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A work of persuasion-
To convince others to agree w/ you

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Claim

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A statment

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Counterclaim

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An opposing viewpoint

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Concession

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Acknowledging an oppossing point.

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Refutation

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To disprove an opposing argument

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Voice

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An authors personality, style, diction, or attitude in a piece of writing

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Syntax

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Personal of vocabulary, tone, POV, and syntax

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Conflict

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A struggle between two opposing forces

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Theme

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The central, unifying idea

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Thematic statement

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Two or more sentences that express a theme

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Symbol

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A person, object, idea, or action that represents something else

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Allusion

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An indirect reference

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Imagery

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Language that appeals to the five senses

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Figurative Language

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Language that is used with connotative meaning
(humorous or exaggerated)

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Anaphora

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Repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses

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Memoir

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A nonfiction narrative based on personal experiences

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Dialogue Tags

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Phrases used to classify what character is speaking in writting dialogue

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Narrative Pacing

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The speed at which the story is told

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Persona

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the chosen voice, characteristics, and attitude adopted by an author to represent a story.

EXAMPLE in harry pottor JK Rowling uses the Persona of a 11 year old boy.

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Evidence

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Information you can use to support an argument

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Empirical Evidence

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evidence we directly observe and get from our senses

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Anecdotal Evidence

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evidence based on personal observation/experiences

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Fallacy

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Faulty/Unsound argument

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Syllogism
A three part logical argument. - The conclusion is gotten from two linked premises. EXAMPLE: Premise 1) All humans are mortal. Premise 2) Aristotle is human (Conlusion) Aristotle is mortal
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Ad Hominem
"against the man" an argument that attacks a character instead of adressing the larger issues at hand EXAMPLE: “before you listen to her, I should remind you that she has been charged with embezzlement.”
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Bandwagon
A common logical fallacy that suggests something is trendy, and should be followed by egveryone. EXAMPLE: everyone is reading Twilight, so it must be a good book
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Post Hoc
"After This, therefore because of this" A correlation - Event A causes Event B EXAMPLE: I ate fish, and later got sick to my stomach. Therefore the fish made me sick.
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Strawman
When a person distorts or exaggerates anothers arguments, and then attacks the distorted version EXAMPLE: A loves the color blue. B prefers red, and asserts that A hates the color red
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False Dilemma
A logical fallacy that presents only two options when there should be many EXAMPLE: If we don't order pizza for dinner, we'll have to eat the week-old spaghetti left in the fridge
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Begging The Question
When an arguments premise assumes the truth of the conclusion instead of supporting it. EXAMPLE: Wool seaters are superior to nylon jackets because wool sweaters have a higher wool content "but why is wool better???"
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Non Sequitur
A response/follow-up statement that is not elated to the previous statement EXAMPLE: A)"How was your day?" B)"Did you know that Walruses can..."
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Diagetic
Sound that the characters within the story can hear EXAMPLE dialogue, footsteps
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Non-Diagetic
Sound that is inserted into the story - the characters cant hear it EXAMPLE background music, narration
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Alliteration
The repitition of the same sound at the start of a series of words EXAMPLE: red rose
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Juxtaposition
Placing things side by side to highlight their differences
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Simile
A comparison using Like or As
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Point of View
Who is telling/narrating the stor
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Authors purpose
The main reason he/she has for writing
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Structure
The way a piece of writing is organized