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Unit test
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25
English
12th Grade
05/13/2010

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Declerative
Definition
The king is sick.
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Periodic
Definition
That morning, after turblance and some exciting experiences, we reached Edmonton.
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Asyndeton
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I came, I saw, I conquered.
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inverted
Definition
In California grow the oranges.
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Parallelism
Definition
We are going to check definitions, complete a worksheet, and review for the unit exam.
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Interrogative
Definition
Is the king sick?
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Cure the king!
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Imperative
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simple
Definition
The singer bowed to her adoring audience.
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Something to consider.
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fragmented
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Juxtaposition

 

Definition

"Let the world go forth...that the torch has been passed on to a new generation of Americans born in this century."

John F. Kennedy

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Compound Complex
Definition
The singer bowed while the audience applauded, but she sang no oncore.
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Complex
Definition
Because the singer was tired she went straight to bed after the concert.
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Anaphora
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"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing rounds, we shall fight in the fiedls and the streets, we shall fight on the hills."

Winston Churchill

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Rhetorical Question
Definition
Do you want homework?
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Zeugma
Definition
He stole both her car and heart that fateful night.
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Polysendton
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The meal was huge-my mother fixed ocra and green beans and ham and pie and pickled tomatoes and ambrosia salad and all manner of fine country food.
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Loose Sentence
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We reached Edmonton that morning after a turblant flight and some exciting experiences. tired but exilerated, full of stories to tell our friends and neighbors.
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oxymoron
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Deafening silence.
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Simile
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I roared like a lion.
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Metaphor
Definition
Juiliet is the sun.
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Allusion
Definition
To live so sturdly and spartan like.
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Litotes
Definition
Your examples aren't bad.
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Antithesis
Definition
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
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Hyperbole
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Buy or die!
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Onomontopia
Definition
Buzz, mew, or quack!
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