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A sentence that builds toward and ends with the main clause.
What is periodic sentence?
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The flower danced in the summer breeze.
What is personification?
100
Personah
What is incorrect? persona
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At the near by elementary school, a dozen kids were shot and killed by a gunman.
What is pathos?
100
The study of effective, persuasive language use; according to Aristotle, use of the "available means of persuasion."
What is rhetoric?
200
An argument against an idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion.
What is polemic?
200
The beach, with white sand, crystal clear water, and palm trees, is a favorite hang out place for the locals.
What is periodic sentence?
200
Sceme
What is incorrect? scheme
200
All horses are mammals.
What is minor premise?
200
One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing.
What is purpose?
300
Patterns of organization developed to achieve a specific purpose; modes include but are not limited to narration, description, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, definition, exemplification, classification, and division, process analysis, and argumentation.
What is rhetorical modes?
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Him, his, he, she
What is pronoun?
300
Refute
What is correct? refute
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All mammals are warm-blooded.
What is major premise?
300
An ironic, sarcastic, or witty composition that claims to argue for something, but actually argues against it.
What is satire?
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A negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present information.
What is propaganda?
400
"I want you for the U.S. army!" -Uncle Sam
What is propaganda?
400
Polyisindeton
What is incorrect? polysyndeton
400
Is rain wet?
What is rhetorical question?
400
A diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience. (Hint: Aristotelian triangle)
What is rhetorical triangle?
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The deliberate use of a series of conjunctions.
What is polysyndeton?
500
Vampire Sucks, Starving Games, and Weird Al
What is parody?
500
Purpose
What is correct? purpose
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If voting changed anything, they would make it illegal.
What is satire?
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The speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing.
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