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| 7725435851 | Anecdote | A short narrative or interesting story or event inserted into an essay that develops an idea or argument. Ex: John was missing his family after he moved across the country, but thanks to Facebook, he could stay connected. | 0 | |
| 7725435852 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. Ex: Sword is to a warrior, as pen is to a writer. | 1 | |
| 7725435853 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. Ex: Sally had a smile that rivaled that of the Mona Lisa. | 2 | |
| 7725435854 | Ethos | Ethical appeal. Involves convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. Ex: "A political candidate talks about his experiences as a soldier, as a businessman, and as a politician-in contrast to his opponent." | 3 | |
| 7725435855 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion. Ex: Your donation might just get this puppy off the street and into a good home. | 4 | |
| 7725435856 | Logos | Appeal to logic. Ex: More than 750,000 people will get this illness this year. | 5 | |
| 7725435859 | Simile (Figurative Language) | comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." Ex: As blind as a bat. | 6 | |
| 7725435863 | Abstract Diction | language that denotes intangible concepts or ideas. Ex: Love poem (Cannot be expressed simply with words) | 7 | |
| 7725435864 | Concrete Diction | Specific words that describe physical qualities or conditions. Ex: "Cherry trees hung with bloom" (Blunt) | 8 | |
| 7725435865 | Juxtaposition | The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. Ex: "Calm and chaos." | 9 | |
| 7725435866 | Parallel Structure | The repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that are similar in meaning and structure. Ex: "Tim was considered to be a good employee because he was never late, he was very motivated and he was not lacking in initiative." | 10 | |
| 7725435867 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. Ex: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair." | 11 | |
| 7725435868 | Polysyndeton | the repetition of conjunctions in a series of coordinate words, phrases, or clauses. Ex: "And Joshua, and all of Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had." | 12 | |
| 7725435869 | Asyndeton | A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions. Ex: "Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, shrunk to this little measure?" | 13 | |
| 7725435871 | Periodic Sentence | A long sentence in which the main clause is not completed until the end. Ex: "After shopping at the mall, walking the dogs and washing the car, I finally got to stay in and relax." | 14 | |
| 7725435872 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant. Ex: "If, when hearing that I have been stilled at last, they stand at the door," | 15 | |
| 7725435873 | Persona | An individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. Ex: "I do therefore humbly offer it to public consideration that of the hundred and twenty thousand children already computed, twenty thousand may be reserved for breed...." | 16 | |
| 8081923837 | Colloquialism | The use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing. Ex: Go bananas! | 17 | |
| 8081961008 | Connotation | Refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly. Ex: "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" | 18 | |
| 8081988777 | Aphorism | A brief sentence or phrase that expresses an opinion or makes a statement of wisdom. Ex: A bad penny always turns up. | 19 | |
| 8082024693 | Abiguity | A word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning. Ex: The passerby helps dog bite victim | 20 | |
| 8082050310 | Antithesis | Is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect. Ex: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way." | 21 | |
| 8082065561 | Hypophora | In which a writer raises a question, and then immediately provides an answer to that question. Ex: "What made me take this trip to Africa? There is no quick explanation. Things got worse and worse and worse and pretty soon they were too complicated." | 22 | |
| 8082102212 | Irony | In which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. Ex: The name of Britain's biggest dog was "Tiny." | 23 | |
| 8082124925 | Rhetorical Question | Asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected. Ex: "Will no one tell me what she sings?" | 24 | |
| 8082141284 | Compound Sentence | Has at least two independent clauses that have related ideas. The independent clauses can be joined by a coordinating conjunction (there are seven-for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon. Ex: "It was getting dark, and we weren't there yet." | 25 | |
| 8082161785 | Complex Sentence | Made of a simple sentence and a dependent, or subordinate, clause (has a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought. Ex: "Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave." | 26 | |
| 8082191689 | Simple Sentence | A sentence having only one clause. Ex: "As I saw her the day before yesterday." | 27 | |
| 8082221058 | Compound-Complex Sentence | Made up of more than one sentence joined by a conjunction, and at least one of those sentence is complex. In other words, it is a compound sentence with a dependent, or subordinate clause. Ex: "When I grow up, I want to be a ballerina, and my mom is proud of me." | 28 | |
| 8082230632 | Imagery | Literary term used for language and description that appeals to our five senses. Ex: "In the hard-packed dirt of the midway, after the glaring lights are out and the people have gone to bed, you will find a veritable treasure of popcorn fragments, frozen custard dribblings, candied apples abandoned by tired children, sugar fluff crystals, salted almonds, popsicles, partially gnawed ice cream cones and wooden sticks of lollipops." | 29 | |
| 8082249039 | Onomatopoeia | Refers to a word that phonetically mimics or resembles the sound of the thing it describes. Ex: "I was just beginning to yawn with nerves thinking he was trying to make a fool of me when I knew his tattarrattat at the door." | 30 | |
| 8082269604 | Clause | A group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate (or a verb). Ex: Independent Clauses-are complete sentences. They can stand alone and express a complete thought.(ex:I want some cereal.) Dependent Clauses-contain a subject and a predicate, but they do not express a complete thought.(ex:When it is raining Because you were late Before you go to bed) | 31 | |
| 8082352268 | Aristotelian Triangle | Ethos is directly related to the speaker and his character. Pathos is appeal focusing on psychological state and emotions of the audience. Logos appeals to one's reasoning or logical ability. |  | 32 |
| 8082383060 | SOAPSTone | Speaker Occasion Audience Purpose Subject Tone | 33 | |
| 8082453479 | Common Genres and Subcategories | Fiction: -Historical Fiction -Literary Fiction -Mystery/Thriller -Horror/Sci-Fi Nonfiction: -History -Biography/Memoir -Reference -How to/Business/Self Help Children & Young Adult: -Picture Books -Chapter Books -Young Adult Poetry: -Poetry Book -Poem Collections: -Anthology -Creative Nonfiction -Humor -Religious/Spiritual Artistic: -Photo Book -Pictorial -Graphical Artistic-Drama: -Movie -Documentary -Play Artistic—Audiobooks: -Fiction -Nonfiction -Poetry Artistic—Music: -Classical -Folk/Country -Rock -Popular | 34 | |
| 8082513959 | MLA Formatting | -Double space -12 pt. font -Set margins of document to 1 inch on all sides -Indent first line of paragraphs -Number pages -Use italics for titles of longer works -In upper left corner, list your name, instructor's name, the course, and the date | 35 | |
| 8082624147 | Works Cited Entries | Order: -Author/editor (last name first) -Article name (in quotes) -Title of the website (or book or project) in italics -Publisher/organization (if not the same as the website) -Publishing Date -URL without http:// -Date accessed *IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER* *STARTS WITH HANGING INDENT SET OUT A HALF INCH* | 36 | |
| 8082681939 | Understatement | Deliberate description of something in a way that makes it seem less important than it actually is. Ex: "I have to have this operation. It isn't very serious. I have this little tumor on the brain." | 37 | |
| 8082702250 | Rogerian Argument | A negotiating strategy in which common goals are identified and opposing views are described as objectively as possible in an effort to establish common ground and reach agreement. WIN WIN ARGUMENT Ex: EVERYONE WINS YOU GET THE GIST | 38 | |
| 8082737347 | Argument Purposes | Inform- Many arguments (street signs, movie posters), main purpose to tell audience something they didn't know. Others persuade and advise. Persuade- Writers want to move audiences enough to provoke action. Use all rhetorical devices; action, win point, produce change. Ex: buy a product, vote, support a policy. Convince- Aim to convince rather than win out. Present evidence to general readers that the issue inherited attention ex: white papers, academic articles, reports. Explore- Opponent is typically trend/ status quo. Very personal, or explore/ addressing problems in society.Problem exists and writer/ reader needs to solve. Make Decisions- Argument aims at making good, sound, decisions. Argue for a particular decision- career path, major. Review pros and cons. Meditate or Pray- Prayer/ intense meditation. Transform something inside of self to reach peace of mind. Also- stained glass. | 39 | |
| 8083029690 | Syntax | Determines how the chosen words are used to form a sentence. Ex: "That night I sat on Tyan-yu's bed and waited for him to touch me. But he didn't. I was relieved." | 40 | |
| 8083048549 | Rhetorical Analysis | A form of criticism (or close reading) that employs the principles of rhetoric to examine the interactions between a text, an author, and an audience. Ex: "In quiet and thoughtful ways, in happy and fun ways, all ways, and always, I love you." | 41 |
