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Term-inal DEVICES
Terms
So-o-o AP (random)
100
the recreation of regional spoken language
What is a dialect?
100
the relationship between TERSE and SUCCINCT
What are synonyms?
100
historical, literary, religious, or mythical references
What are allusions?
100
the term now used for impossible situations, such as not getting a job without experience and not getting experience without a job
paradox;
100
minimum number of MC questions you should get right in order to pass
30
200
a type of irony in which events turn out the opposite of what was expected.
What is situational irony?
200
the difference between ABSTRACT and CONCRETE
Abstract - uses symbols and images, concrete says it like it is
200
type of work in which characters personify abstractions like hope or freedom (example: Animal Farm)
What is allegory?
200
three rhetorical appeals and their definitions
logos - logic ethos - credibility, trustworthiness pathos - emotion
200
"Loving hate" and "motionful suspension" are examples.
What are oxymorons?
300
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France" is an example.
What is anaphora?
300
words that sound alike but have different meanings
What are homonyms?
300
a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
What is satire?
300
loose sentence vs. periodic sentence
loose sentence begins with key point, adds phrases after periodic sentence has key point at the end
300
A stubborn person may be categorized as either "strong-willed" or "pig-headed." The difference between the two illustrates what?
What is denotation and connotation?
400
refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.
What is parallelism?
400
names chosen by authors to disguise their real identities
What are pseudonyms?
400
a similarity or comparison between one familiar thing and one unfamiliar thing
What is analogy?
400
1 similarity and 1 difference between anaphora and epistrophe
similarity - they both repeat for emphasis difference - anaphora is at the beginning, epistrophe is at the end
400
logical fallacy that oversimplifies an argument and reduces alternatives to only two choices.
What is a false dichotomy?
500
writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. A ___ work is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns.
what is didactic?
500
The difference between denotation and connotation
denotation - literal definition connotation - symbolic, non literal
500
The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example.
what is deductive reasoning?
500
the type of device in which something isn't called its own name, but something associated with it ("The White House" for the president, "Hollywood" for the film industry)
metonymy
500
What time is the test tomorrow? Where is it? When should you arrive? What time should you go to bed tonight?
8AM, Room 228; 7:50AM; 10:30PM.
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