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Final Exam Review
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English
11th Grade
12/12/2012

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Anadiplosis 
Definition
repetition of the last word of one clause at the begining of the following clause.
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Anaphora
Definition

The repetition of the same word or group of words at the begining of successive clauses.

 

This device produces a strong emotional effect, especially in speech.  It also establishes a marked change in rhythm.

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Antimetabole
Definition
The repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order.
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Antithesis
Definition

the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often used in parallel sturcture.

 

the contrast may be in words or in ideas, or both.

 

When used well, it is very effective and can even be witty.

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Apposition
Definition

placing side by side tow coordinate elements, the second of which serves as an explanation or medification of the first.

 

In grammar, this is the appositive or noun cluster.

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Asyndeton
Definition

Deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses.

 

The effect of this devices is to produce a hurried rhythm in the sentence.

 

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Chiasmus
Definition

the criss-cross or reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases of clauses.

 

It is similar to antimetabole in that it too involves a reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses, but unlike antimetabole in that it does not involve a repetition of words. can be used to reinforce antithesis.

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Climax
Definition
arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of increasing importance.
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Ellipsis
Definition

Deliberate omission of a word or words which are readily implied by the context.

 

While this can make clear, economical sentences, if the understood words are grammarically incompatible, the resulting sentence may be awkward.

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Epanalepsis
Definition

repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occured at the beginning of the clause.

 

 Like other schemes of repetition, it often produces or expresses strong emotion.

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Epistrophe
Definition

repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses.

 

Like anaphora, it produces a strong rhythm and emphasis.

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Hyperbole
Definition
the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect.
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Isocolon
Definition

a scheme of parallel structurewhich occurs when the parallel elements are similar not only in grammtical structure but also in length. (number of words or even number  of syllables.)

 

Highly effective when used sparingly.

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Parallelism
Definition

similarity of structure in a oair or series of related word, phrases, or clauses.

 

The basic principle of grammar and rhetoric demands that equivlent things be set forth in coordinate grammatical structures: nouns with nouns, infinitives with infinitives, and adverd clauses with adverb clauses.

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Parenthesis
Definition

insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentences.

 

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Polyptoton
Definition
repetition of words derived from the same root.
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Polysyndeton
Definition

deliberate use of many conjunctions

 

The effect is to skow down the rhythm of the sentence.

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Rhetorical Question
Definition
A question asked with no answer expected, but used to get the reader to think.
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Sintax
Definition
words that combine to form phrases, clauses, and sentences.
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Constructs
Definition
funtional, grammatical, and rhetorical
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funtional
Definition
declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory
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declarative 
Definition
sentences that are a statement
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interrogative
Definition
sentences that are a question
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imperative
Definition
sentences that are a command or request
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exclamatory
Definition
sentences showing emotion
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grammatical
Definition
simple, compound, complex, compoun-complex
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simple sentence
Definition
includes a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
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compound sentence
Definition
contains 2 independent clauses joined together by a coordinator.
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Complex sentence
Definition
a sentence with an independent clause joined together by one or more dependent clauses.
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compound-complex sentence
Definition
made up of two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
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rhetorical
Definition
periodic and cumulative
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periodic
Definition
a sentence when the main clause us at the end of the sentence
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cumulative
Definition
a clause followed by a series of subordinate constructions that gather details
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analysis vs summary
Definition
analysis is disecting a piece where are a summary is telling the same story just in different words.
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steps in analysis
Definition
to analize something you need to read the piece, gather the needed information, and rewrite you paper in chornological order restating the facts in your own words so that it is not a summary
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rhetorical choices
Definition
diction, syntax, imagery, figurative language, structure, tone
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diction
Definition
verbal description
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syntax
Definition
different sentence types and structures
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imagery
Definition
set up a mental picture
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figurative language
Definition
describing something by comapring it to something else.
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structure
Definition
how the piece is set up
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tone
Definition
the feeling of the piece
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defend
Definition
to agree with what the author is proposing
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refute
Definition
to disagree with what the author has to say
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qualify
Definition
to seldom agree and seldom disagree with the auhtor's claim
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claim
Definition
what the author is saying
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evidence
Definition
facts backing up the author's claim
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warrant
Definition
tying the evidence and the claim together so tha it fits as a whole.
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rhetorical triangle
Definition
ethos, pathos, and logos
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underlining vs. quotation mark
Definition
underlining is for long pieces (a book) whereas quotation marks are for short pieces (essays)
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capitalization
Definition
any person, place, brand, ect. needs to be capitalized
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grammar
Definition
know where verbs, nouns, and subjects need to be placed, ect.
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punctuation
Definition
periods, colons, commas, ect. need to be put in the correct place
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candid
Definition
free from prejudice; impartial
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enthusiastic
Definition
filled with or marked by enthusiasm
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colloquial
Definition
of or relating to conversation
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condemnatory
Definition
to delcare to be wrong or evil
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outraged
Definition
an act of violence or brutality
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hysterical
Definition
behavior exhibiting overwhelming fear or emotional excess
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consoling
Definition
to alleviate the sense of loss
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supportive
Definition
to endure bravely or quietly
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sympathetic
Definition
exisiting or operating through a mutual association
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sneering
Definition
to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt
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condescending
Definition
showing a patronizing or superior attitude towards others
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judgmental
Definition
relating to judgment
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