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The repetition of vowel sounds in words, phrases, or sentences. 

What is assonance?

100

These are the four MAIN parts of the rhetorical situation.

What are Author, Audience, Topic/Message, and Context?

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It will provide a general articulation of the focus of the paragraph—all other sentences should nestle under the umbrella of this sentence.  

What is the topic sentence?

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This type of clause cannot stand on its own as a sentence.

What is a dependent clause?

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a question asked for an effect, and not actually requiring an answer.
What is a rhetorical question?
200
This rhetorical device involves the deliberate exaggeration of a situation. ex: He ate everything in the house.
What is hyperbole.
200
The three main types of appeals (The Greek Please)
What is Ehtos, Pathos, Logos
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Dr. Smeltzer disapproves of dogs: "They are far too needy, and their toes smell like Doritos."  This is an example of what type of lead-in.

What is an example of a formal lead-in?

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The specific name the three dots used to indicate something that has been removed or unsaid.

What is elipsis?

200

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of consecutive words.

What is alliteration?

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This rhetorical device is a subtype of parallelism. It is defined as the exact repition of words at the beginning of phrases. ex:The I have a dream speech.
What is anaphora.
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The purpose of a piece of writing describes this.

What is what the author wants the reader to do, think, or feel?

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This term refers to the way an author chooses to structure phrases and sentences.

What is syntax.

300

This is a grammatical term that is used to refer to the noun to which a pronoun refers.

John went to the store. He then went to school. 

John is the ______________ of he.

What is antecedent?

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This rhetorical device involves a direct or indirect reference to somthing which is commonly known. ex:'Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities'..
What is an Allusion.
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This rhetorical device pairs contrasting or opposite ideas in parallel grammatical structures. ex: "Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man." (Edgar Allan Poe, "The Tell-Tale Heart")

What is antithesis?

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This describes how an author connects the main argument of one paragraph to the main idea of the next.

What is "transition"?

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A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule.
What is satire?
400

A formal lead-in requires the use of this less common punctuation mark.

What is "a colon"?

400

This rhetorical device involves an expression that has unusual meaning and is usually culturally specific. ex: To kick the bucket, to break a leg...

What is an idiom.

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This rhetorical device involves the direct usage of conjunctions. ex: "The frenzied fields, and doghouses and hills and trees and ditches and gardens."
What is polysyndeton.
500

This type of writing explains how writers or speakers within specific social situations attempt to influence others through discourse.

What is rhetorical analysis?

500

This term refers to a common mistake, where students include a quote in their writing that students do not integrate into their own sentence

What is a dropped quotation?
500

When used intentionally, this shows an interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action. It is often used unintentionally and is a common error in student writing, making their writing unnecessarily indirect and wordy.

What is passive voice?

500
A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity
What is a paradox