English Final Flashcards

(30 cards)

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Diction

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The choice and use of words in writing

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Free verse

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Poetry that does not rhyme

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3
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Imagery

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Part of a poem that uses the 5 senses to make an image in the readers head

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4
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Metaphor

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Symbolic

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5
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Parallelism/Repetition

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Using the same word multiple times

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6
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Personification

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Giving human qualities to non-human things

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7
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Rhyme scheme

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of a verse

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Tone

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The poets attitude towards the speaker

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9
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Simile

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A figure of speech using like or as

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10
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Speaker

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The voice of the poem

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11
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Characterization

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The creation of a fictional character

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12
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Setting

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Where the story takes place

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13
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Stage directions

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Italicized parts of the play

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14
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Theme

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The central/unifying idea

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15
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Allegory

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A symbolic narrative not apparent in the main narrative

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16
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McCarthyism and the Red Scare

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During the Red Scare in the 1950’s many people were accused of being communists and Senator Joseph McCarthy had meetings to discover secret communists

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Position statement

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A statement that lays out the identity of the piece

18
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Refutation

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The part of an essay that disproves opposing arguments

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Call to action

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What the writer of the essay wants the reader to do

20
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Persuasive Diction

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Specific and powerful word choice

21
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Parallel structure/Repetition

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Repeating major points

22
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Metaphor/Analogy

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Evokes emotion and compares things

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Anecdotes

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Short story in an essay to provide insight

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Aphorisms

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A common statement with truth

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Allusion
A reference
26
Rhetorical question
A question meant to be thought about and not answered
27
Logical appeal
Paying attention to reason with data and facts
28
Emotional appeal
Using emotional language and stories
29
Ethical appeals
Acknowledging both sides of an issue and being a credible source
30
Fallacies
Arguments that can be proven wrong