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Satire Vocab
Satire terms and vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
11/21/2011

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Ad hoc argument
Definition
questionable cause; explanation
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Allegory
Definition
story with a symbolic meaning
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Apostrophe
Definition
directly addresses an inanimate object or absent person
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Apothegm
Definition
instructive saying; aphorism
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Chiasmus
Definition
mirror image "AB BA" syntax
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Foil
Definition
A character who, through contrast, emphasizes the characteristics of another character
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Imperative
Definition
sentence stating a request or command
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Litotes
Definition
understatement with a negative
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Maxim
Definition
a general truth
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Oxymoron
Definition
two-word figure of speech that combines two opposing ideas
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Paradox
Definition
contradictory statement that may prove to illuminate a deeper truth
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Sophistry
Definition
an argument
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Syllogistic Reasoning
Definition
form of deductive reasoning consisting of major and minor premises and a conclusion
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Synesthesia
Definition
two or more senses into the stimulation of one
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Atoned
Definition
made up for
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Citadel
Definition
central stronghold
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Demagogic
Definition
using false claims to gain power
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Efficacious
Definition
effective
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Fervent
Definition
marked by great intensity of feeling
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Histrionic
Definition
deliberately affected
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Juxtaposition
Definition
the act of placing two or more things side by side
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Martial
Definition
inclined to war
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Odious
Definition
exciting or deserving hatred
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Stoic
Definition
being indifferent to pleasure or pain
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Supplicants
Definition
one who asks humbly
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Swains
Definition
young country lovers
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