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Style Analysis Terms (NOT Gatsby Vocab)
Gatsby Style Analysis terms
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Literature
10th Grade
01/19/2016

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Name the three Rhetorical Appeals and their meanings.
Definition
Ethos (authoritative/credible appeal), Pathos (emotional appeal), and Logos (logical appeal)
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Name the four types of Parallelism.
Definition
Anaphora, Epistrophe, Power of 3s, and Antithesis.
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What is Anaphora?
Definition
Starting sentences, phrases, or clauses with the same word for a purpose.
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What is Epistrophe?
Definition
Ending sentences, phrases, or clauses with the same word for a purpose.
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What is Antithesis?
Definition
The use of similar sentence structure to contrast two ideas.
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What is Allusion?
Definition
A reference to another work.
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What is Alliteration?
Definition
The repetition of the same first consonant sound.
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What is an Oxymoron?
Definition
Two things that are put together, but contradict.
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What is Juxtaposition?
Definition
A way to contrast 2 things by putting them side-by-side.
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What is Symbolism?
Definition
The use of a tangible object to represent something intangible.
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What is an Inference?
Definition
A conclusion made based on prior knowledge.
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What are the five main elements of Style Analysis?
Definition
Diction, Imagery, Details, Language, Syntax (DIDLS)
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What is a Parody?
Definition
An imitation of a writer, artist, or genre. Exaggerated for comedic effect.
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What is Satire?
Definition
The use of humor, irony, and/or exaggeration to ridicule something.
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When are semicolons used?
Definition
Joins 2 independent clauses or separates items of a list that already include commas.
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Name some times where commas need to be used.
Definition
FANBOYS conjunctions, After introductory phrases, surrounding non-essential parts of the sentence, separating series of 3+ elements or 2 adjectives, reference another part of the sentence, Name/Address?Date, Quotes, Prevent misreading.
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What tense should you use in a literary essay?
Definition
Present Tense
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What does 5S (the close-reading strategy) stand for?
Definition
Speaker, Sentences, Situation, Shifts, Syntax
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