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YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS
GRAMMAR
SYNTAX
RHETORICAL TERMS
THAT'S NOT ON THE SYLLABUS?!
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A WRITER'S PERSONALITY HE OR SHE TAKES ON IN A PIECE
What is PERSONA
100
USE THIS TO AVOID A RUN-ON SENTENCE
What is SEMI-COLON
100
TYPE OF CLAUSE THAT IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THE MAIN CLAUSE, AND IS INCOMPLETE ON ITS OWN
What is SUBORDINATE
100
SUBSTITUTION OF A SOFTER OR MORE POLITE WORD
What is EUPHEMISM
100
MR. BLEECKER'S FIRST NAME
What HARRY
200
IT IS ALSO CALLED THE OCCASION OF A PIECE
What is CONTEXT
200
USE THIS TO INTRODUCE A QUOTE OR LIST SEVERAL ITEMS OR EXPLAIN OR ELABORATE
What is COLON
200
REFERS TO THE PRONOUN IN A SENTENCE
What is ANTECEDENT
200
DELIBERATE EXAGGERATION
What is HYPERBOLE
200
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TWO DAUGHTERS' NAMES
What is MALIA AND SASHA
300
APPEAL USING EMOTION, BELIEFS, AND VALUES TO PERSUADE
What is PATHOS
300
WORDS LIKE "NOT ONLY," "BUT ALSO," AND "NEITHER NOR"
What is CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION
300
TYPE OF SENTENCE WITH THE MAIN CLAUSE AT THE VERY END, PRECEDED BY DETAILS
What is PERIODIC SENTENCE
300
IMPLIED MEANING ASSOCIATED WITH A WORD
What is CONNOTATION
300
NAME OF STAR WHO IS SIGNING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE SUPERBOWL
What is KELLY CLARKSON
400
MODE OF DISCOURSE NOT LISTED HERE: NARRATION, PERSUASION/ARGUMENTATION, EXPOSITION
What is DESCRIPTION
400
TWO TYPES OF MODIFIERS
What is DANGLING AND MISPLACED
400
"IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES; IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES" IS AN EXAMPLE OF
What is BALANCED OR PARALLEL SENTENCE
400
REPETITION OF WORDS OR PHRASES AT THE BEGINNING OF SENTENCES
What is ANAPHORA
400
YEAR MS. WARD GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE
What is 1992 (OUCH!)
500
DEDUCTIVE FORM OF REASONING WITH THREE PARTS
What is SYLLOGISM
500
TYPE OF SENTENCE WITH A CALL TO ACTION
What is HORTATIVE
500
A SENTENCE THAT HAS TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES JOINED BY A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION
What is COMPOUND
500
THE CONTRAST OF IDEAS
What is ANTITHESIS
500
HE WAS THE TEACHER IN THE GREAT DEBATERS
What is DENZEL WASHINGTON