Academic Vocabulary
misleading information that is used to promote a particular cause or point of view in society
What is propaganda?
At last night's debate, one candidate remarked that his opponent was a "college drop out and a scoundrel, making him undeserving of a single vote."
What is name calling?
(Name calling is linking a person or idea with something negative, usually by calling names.)
“Tell them to be good, tell them to follow their elders, and tell them to mind their manners.”
What is anaphora?
(repetition of a word or phrase at the BEGINNINGof successive phrases, clauses or lines)
In February 2001, Liv Arnesen of Norway, and Ann Bancroft of Minnesota became the first women to climb and ski across the continent of Antarctica.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Arnesen, of Norway, and Ann Bancroft,
C. Arnesen, of Norway and Ann Bancroft,
D. Arnesen of Norway and Ann Bancroft
What is D/Arnesen of Norway and Ann Bancroft?
Which item illustrates parallel structure?
A. Candidates debated all aspects of the new program: social, political, and cost.
B. Candidates debated all aspects of the new program: social, political, and financial.
What is B?
Incorrect: Candidates debated all aspects of the new program: social, political, and cost. (“Social” and “political” are adjectives; “cost” is a noun.)
Correct: Candidates debated all aspects of the new program: social, political, and financial. (All three items are adjectives.)
a story's message
What is theme?
A politician took pictures for his brochure by a flag, a stream, and a church.
What is transfer?
(A person or corporation who uses this technique links to something well-respected and revered to gain respect or acceptance.)
“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things….”
What is antistrophe?
(the repetition of the same word or phrase at the END of successive clauses or phrases)
Benjamin Banneker, African American inventor and astronomer, grew up on his families farm in Maryland.
A. No Change
B. families'
C. family's
D. familys'
What is C/ family's?
Which item exhibits parallel structure?
A. Anna said that whenever anything went wrong, whenever someone let us down, or whenever disaster struck, she would come to our aid.
B. Anna said that whenever anything went wrong, whenever someone let us down, or in the event of disaster, she would come to our aid.
What is A?
Incorrect: Anna said that whenever anything went wrong, whenever someone let us down, or in the event of disaster, she would come to our aid. (The first two items in the series are subject-verb combinations that are parallel; the third is a prepositional phrase.)
Correct: Anna said that whenever anything went wrong, whenever someone let us down, or whenever disaster struck, she would come to our aid. (All three items in the series are subject-verb constructions.)
giving greater meaning to something ordinary
What is symbolism?
The United States pledge of allegiance contains the words "liberty and justice for all."
What is glittering generalities?
(This technique links a person or idea to positive (glittering/shiny) words.)
Old Major said to the animals of Manor Farm, "Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short."
What is hypophora?
(The speaker first asks a question and then immediately answers it)
What is tricolon?
(a list of three)
I hope that I will do well on my exams but I haven't studied very much.
A. exams, but
B. exams but,
C. exams, but,
D. No Change
What is A/ exams, but?
Which sentence is parallel in its structure?
A. The yolk of one egg contains 213 milligrams of cholesterol and there are 5 grams of fat.
B. The yolk of one egg contains 213 milligrams of cholesterol and 5 grams of fat.
What is B?
a symbolic story
What is an allegory?
Public service announcement: Click it or ticket!
What is fear?
(warns the audience that disaster will result if they do not follow a particular course of action)
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." - Neil Armstrong
What is antithesis?
(uses opposing or contrasting ideas to create an effect)
The gladiator overpowered the feeble guard of the domestic tranquillity of Rome, and received the senate's homage.
A. Rome and received the senate's
B. Rome and received the senates'
C. No Change
D. Rome, and received the senates
What is A/ Rome and received the senate's?
Which sentence is parallel?
A. Still, the whites are both fat-free and have no cholesterol.
B. Still, the whites are both fat-free and cholesterol-free.
What is B?
language techniques that are designed to have an impressive effect on its audience
What is rhetoric or rhetorical devices?
A multi-millionaire country singer sings about driving around in his broken-down pick up truck.
What is plain folks?
(A person of wealth and prominence tries to say that he or she is ordinary like everyone else.)
He carried a strobe light and carried the responsibility for the lives of his men.
What is syllepsis?
(A speaker or writer uses the same word twice but with different meanings)
What is repetition?
(repeating a word, phrase, or sentence)
The octopus is surprisingly intelligent, it has been observed using coconut shell halves to gather food and build shelters.
A. No Change
B. --
C. ;
D. .
What is a semicolon (;)?
Which sentence contains parallelism?
A. Raw eggs should not be eaten by people who are very young, pregnant, elderly, or impaired in their immune system.
B. Raw eggs should not be eaten by people who are very young, pregnant, elderly, or have immune system impairments.
What is A?