English 10 Fall Final

Question 1

Synthesis

Answer 1

To combine seperate elements to form a whole.

Question 2

Argument

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Claim

Answer 3

A statment

Question 4

Counterclaim

Answer 4

An opposing viewpoint

Question 5

Concession

Answer 5

Acknowledging an oppossing point.

Question 6

Refutation

Answer 6

To disprove an opposing argument

Question 7

Voice

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Syntax

Answer 8

Personal of vocabulary, tone, POV, and syntax

Question 9

Conflict

Answer 9

A struggle between two opposing forces

Question 10

Theme

Answer 10

The central, unifying idea

Question 11

Thematic statement

Answer 11

Two or more sentences that express a theme

Question 12

Symbol

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Allusion

Answer 13

An indirect reference

Question 14

Imagery

Answer 14

Language that appeals to the five senses

Question 15

Figurative Language

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Anaphora

Answer 16

Repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses

Question 17

Memoir

Answer 17

A nonfiction narrative based on personal experiences

Question 18

Dialogue Tags

Answer 18

Phrases used to classify what character is speaking in writting dialogue

Question 19

Narrative Pacing

Answer 19

The speed at which the story is told

Question 20

Persona

Answer 20

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.

Question 21

Evidence

Answer 21

Information you can use to support an argument

Question 22

Empirical Evidence

Answer 22

evidence we directly observe and get from our senses

Question 23

Anecdotal Evidence

Answer 23

evidence based on personal observation/experiences

Question 24

Fallacy

Answer 24

Faulty/Unsound argument

Question 25

Syllogism

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Ad Hominem

Answer 26

“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.”

Question 27

Bandwagon

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Post Hoc

Answer 28

“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.

Question 29

Strawman

Answer 29

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

Question 30

False Dilemma

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Begging The Question

Answer 31

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???”

Question 32

Non Sequitur

Answer 32

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…”

Question 33

Diagetic

Answer 33

Sound that the characters within the story can hear

EXAMPLE dialogue, footsteps

Question 34

Non-Diagetic

Answer 34

Sound that is inserted into the story - the characters cant hear it

EXAMPLE background music, narration

Question 35

Alliteration

Answer 35

The repitition of the same sound at the start of a series of words

EXAMPLE: red rose

Question 36

Juxtaposition

Answer 36

Placing things side by side to highlight their differences

Question 37

Simile

Answer 37

A comparison using Like or As

Question 38

Point of View

Answer 38

Who is telling/narrating the stor

Question 39

Authors purpose

Answer 39

The main reason he/she has for writing

Question 40

Structure

Answer 40

The way a piece of writing is organized