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What is “she felt she has been struck by Cupid’s arrow” an example of?

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Allusion

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Define allusion

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A reference to an historic event, literary text, myth speech, work of art or well-known person. The bible Shakespeare’s plays, historic figures, wars and great loves stories are all common allusions.

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What is a comparison between two similar things, ideas or situations; or showing a likeness between two things not at all alike called?

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An analogy.

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What is “our brains share qualities with computers, the two aren’t totally connected” an example of?

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Analogy

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What is an anecdote?

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Employed primarily by essayists, a short, usually true story that is used to illustrate a larger point or idea.

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Which techniques is used by essayists to add credence to their position by claiming that another person with relevant expertise also holds the same or similar position.

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Appeal to authority.

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What si “the author claims that not everything technically possible is morally justified an uses convincing arguments to prove this stance “and example of?

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Argument

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Describe atmosphere

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The prevailing impression sense or feeling that a story conveys through the withers choice of diction, setting, imagery, etc.

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What is attitude?

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The essayists choice of words;details used which create a specific effect. Possible attitudes include pessimism, optimism, humouresness,seriousness

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What is “excessive video game playing is addictive” an example of?

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Cause and effect.

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Why is characterisation ?

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Everything we are told or not told about characters in a story.

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What is the term for when an essayist groups items or subjects into categories in order to make a certain point?

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Classsification

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What is “my parents fight like cats and dogs” an example of?

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Cliché

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What is a climax?

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The highest point of tension or interest in a story.

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What is “the authors reationale in comparing rodent studies and laboratory experiememts to humans is weak because rodents are usually injected with toxins whereas humans ingest them” am example of ?

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Comparison and contrast

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What is concrete language?

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Writers use of language based on reality or “the real world “ -opposite of figurative language

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What is “although doctors recommend the H1N1 vaccine, the side effects just might outweigh the benefits. “ an example of?

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Counter argument

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Name four literary techniques that begin with a D.

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Description
Dialect.
Dialogue.
Diction.

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What is dialect?

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The language of a particular location, class or group of persons that is distinct because of its sounds, grammar, and diction.

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What is enumeration?

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When an essayist lists groups of items or things

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What is used in stories, a characters moment of insight and/or revelation; usually about themselves or others

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Epiphany

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What is “the essayist uses plastic water bottles, plastic wrap and microwave-safe containers to show that dioxins are not released into our food “ an example of?

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Example

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What is figurative language

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Writing that does not employ the literal meanings of words in order to achieve a desired effect.

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What is a flahsback

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In stories, when something in the present triggers an earlier, often more signifiant recollection.

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What is the literary device for the clues or hints about events that will happen in the future given in stories ?

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Foreshadowing

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What is “I ate so much pizza that I feel as big as a house” an example of?

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Hyperbole

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What is the definition of imagery?

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Uses in both fiction and non-fiction, visual pictures conveyed through descriptive language.

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What is “tom, voted the most extroverted boy in school, is actually very introverted at home” an example of?

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Irony

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Define jargon

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Spécialised vocabulary uses in a technical field; often confusing or unfamiliar to outsiders.

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What is defined by the formality or informality of the language uses in writing, particularly in essays. The author might use very formal language geared for a general audience?

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Level of language.

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What is a métaphore?

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A comparison between something concrete and something abstract.

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What is defined by how an essayist chooses to structure their argument or define how others have structures theirs?

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Methods of argumentation

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What is. Narrative point of view?

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The perspective by which an author chooses to tell a story.

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What is defined by a figure of speech in which contradictory words are used together to create a different or unique effect?

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Oxymoron.

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Why is “the leaves danced sprightly in the soft wind” an example of?

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Personnification.

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What is the sequence of events or actions that make up a story’s structure called?

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Plot

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What’s the term for when a specific word, phrase, sentence or structure is used several times; often for emphasis?

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Repetition.

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What is “will people ever stop fighting each other “ an example of?

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Rhetorical question.

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What is the setting?

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Everything we are told or not told about the time and place in which a story occurs.

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What is “he tries to suppress his anger but it was uncontrollable as a hurricane” an example of ?

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Simile

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Define slang?

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Very informal vocabulary found in causal speech but also in informal writing lik emails or texting. Can include rude or inappropriate expressions

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Term for an authors use of something that suggests or stands for more than its literal meaning.

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Symbolism.

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Define tone.

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The authors position toward a subject or the reader.

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What is a vernacular ?

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The domestic or native language spoken by people of a particular geographical area.

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