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Stack #79747
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Description | Writing that appeals to the five senses |
| Narration | Writing that tells a story |
| Argument/Persuasion | Writing that presents a position in hopes that readers will accept an assertion |
| Expostion | Writing that explains or informs |
| Imperative sentence | Makes a command, ends with a period or exclamation point |
| Parallel structure (parallelism) | Grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence |
| periodic sentence | The dependant clause comes first followed by the independant clause |
| Appositive | A phrase that consists of a noun and its modifiers which stand eside another noun and rename it |
| Epistrophe | Repetition that occurs when the last word or st of words in a sentence, clause, or phrase is repeated one or more times at the end of successive sentences, clauses or phrases |
| compound sentence | containes two independant clauses joined by a conjunction or a semicolon |
| complex sentence | contains an endependant clause, and one or more subordinate clauses |
| Loose sentence | The independant cluase comes first, followed by one or more dependant clauses |
| simple sentence | contains one independant clause |
| exclamatory sentence | communicates strong emotion or surprise ends with an exlamation point |
| Anaphora | Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines. |
| independant clause | a clause that can stand alone as a sentence; contains a subject and a verb |
| rhetorical question | Question that requires no answer |
| compound-complex clause | contains two ore more independant clauses and one or more subordinate clauses |
| balanced sentence | The phrases or clauses balance each other by virtue of their structure, meaning, or length |
| interrogative sentence | asks a question, end with a question mark |
| declarative sentence | makes a statement, ends with a period |
| dependant/subordinate clause | a clause that can not stand alone |
| rhetorical fragment | a sentence fragment used deliberately for a persuasive purpose or to create a desired effect |
| denotation | The exact, literal definition of a word independant of emotion or secondary meaning |
| abstract diction | language that denotes ideas, emotions, conditions or concepts that are intangible |
| jargon | Words or expressions used in a specific trade |
| colloquialisms | Non-standard, regional language for conversational speech and languages |
| slang | recently coined words that are used informally |
| connotation | Implicit meaning of a word |
| Concrete diction | specific words that describe physical qualities |
| dialect | Nonstandard subgroup of a language within its own vocabulary and grammatical features |
| Ambiguity/ambiguous | multiple meanings, either intentional, of a word, phrase, sentence or passage |
| cliche | an overused expression |
| motif | An often repeated idea or theme in literature |
| antecedent | noun that the pronoun refers to or replaces |
| antithesis | an opposing idea often in parallel structure |
| conceit | an extended metaphor that takes one subject and explores the metaphoric possibilities in the qualities associated with that subject |
| synesthetic imagery | details that move the reader from one of the five senses to another of the five senses |
| allegory | an extended metaphor where persons or objects take on a moral/social meaning |
| aphorism | short sayings with a message |
| spatial order | an order of describing objects according to location |
| irony | opposite of what is expected |
| apostrophe | speaking directly to an absent person, place, thing, or concept |
| figurative language | non-literal language written to create a special effect or feeling |
| oxymoron | a compressed paradox |
| alliteration | the repetition of initial constonant sounds |
| sensory details | details that are experienced through the five senses |
| pun | a word or phrase which is used in such a way as to suggest more than one possible meaning |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration or overstatement |
| euphemism | a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept |
| syllogism | a deductive argument. Two premises and a conclusion |
| paradox | a statement that is seemingly contrary to common sense, yet is in fact, true. |
| juxtoposition | putting two ideas together to create a contrast |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| metonymy | substituting of one word for another word which is closely related |
| litotes | deliberate understatement especially when expressing a thought by denying its opposite |
| analogy | a comparison between two different things or the relationship between them |
| synechdoche | using part of something to represent the whole |
| symbolism | anything that represents itself and for something else |
| onomatopoeia | a figure of speech in which natural sounds are intimidated in the sounds of words |
| metaphor | a figure of speech using implied comparison of unlike things |
| personification | concepts, animals, or inanimate objects are described with human attributes or emotions |
| allusion | a reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event |
| anecdote | a brief story used to illustrate a point |
| bandwagon/ad populum | assumes widespread occurence makes it right |
| post hoc ergo propter hoc | cause and effect do not match |
| non sequitur | "it does not follow" |
| circular reasoning/begging the question | tries to prove one idea with the same idea |
| hasty generalizations | draw conclusions based on one or two cases |
| red herring | divert the issue with an unrelated topic |
| ad antiquitatem | "That's the way it's always been" |
| either/or reasoning | only two sides |
| ad hominem | targets a persons characteristics, rather than the argument |
| tu quoque | "you too" |
Created by:
calebmo