English Midterm
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Synecdoche | Part representing whole |
| S LV PA | Sentence pattern of "He is happy" |
| Zeugma | One verb for two subjects/noun |
| Alliteration | Repeating the starting consonants of a word |
| Asyndeton | Elimination of conjunctions |
| Antimetabole | Repetition in reverse order |
| Climax | List of increasing importance |
| Rhetorical question | Question with an obvious answer that supports argument |
| Ethos | Establishes credibility |
| Euphemism | Replacement of a harsh phrase with a more agreeable one |
| Anecdote | A short true story |
| Anadiplosis | The last word of a phrase is used to start the next phrase. |
| Logos | Statistical and logical facts |
| Pathos | Appeals to the emotion of audience |
| Frederick Douglass | Author of speech regarding slavery and July 4th |
| S V | Sentence pattern of "I dance" |
| S V DO | Sentence pattern of "I hit him" |
| S LV PN | Sentence pattern of "I am the decider" |
| Arthur Miller | Author of "The Crucible" and "Tragedy and the Common Man" |
| Tragedy and the Common Man | Argues that the average person (like Proctor) can be a tragic hero |
| Story of an Hour | Short story regarding feminism by Kate Chopin |
| Metaphor | Compares two unrelated things without using 'like' or 'as' |
| Simile | Compares two unrelated things using 'like' or 'as' |
| Personification | Describes something that is not a person as a person |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration |
| Symbolism | Something that represents something else |
| Imagery | Descriptive language |
| Oxymoron | A self-contradicting statement |
| Exposition | Introduction |
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