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English
12th Grade
04/10/2008

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allegorical
Definition
character (names) stand for abstract qualities
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alliteration
Definition
the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of successive words
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allusion
Definition
indirect reference through a name or quotation familar to most people of a particular culture
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altruistic
Definition
unselfish
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ambiguity
Definition
capability of being understood in more than one way
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anaphora
Definition
repetition of same words or group of words at beginning of clauses or sentences
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anastrophe
Definition
word order reversed or rearranged
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anecdotes
Definition
brief story of a single incident, often amusing
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antithesis
Definition
opposite or contrasting ideas
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apostrophe
Definition
direct adress to an absent person or an abstract, nonhuman entity
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appostition
Definition
the placing side by side of two coordinate elements, the second explaining the first
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argumentative
Definition
controversial
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assertion
Definition
a declaration made without proof
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assonance
Definition
involves the repetition of sounds within words
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asyndation
Definition
conjuctions are omitted, creating fast-paced rapid prose
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bathos
Definition
unsuccessful effort to achieve pathos, author overshoots and becomes trivial
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candor
Definition
frankness
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caustic
Definition
sharp, satirical, sever
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chiasmus
Definition
the first clause or phrase is reveredin the second, sometimes repeating the same words
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cliche
Definition
commonplace, overused expression
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climax
Definition
writer arranges ideas in order of importance
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consonance
Definition
the repetition of a sequence of two or more consonants but with a change in the intervening vowel
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counter argument
Definition
an argument in opposition to the main idea of the essay
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cynical
Definition
inclined to question the sincerity and goodness of people's methods
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deductive
Definition
reasoning from general to particular
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denoument
Definition
the final resolution
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denoument
Definition
the final resolution
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diction
Definition
the use of words divided into vocabulary and syntax
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formal
Definition
usage common in books and lofty discourse
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informal
Definition
usage found everyday in relaxed, polite conversations
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collequial
Definition
everyday usage that includes terms particular to a group
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slang
Definition
group of newly coined words that are not yet part of formal usage
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didactic
Definition
intended for instruction
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digression
Definition
temporarily departing from the main subject
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dicursive
Definition
rambling
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dogmatic
Definition
asserting a matter of opinion as if it were fact
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ellipsis
Definition
the ommision of words indicated by...
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epanelespis
Definition
repetition of a word at the end of a sentence that was present at the beginning
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epigram
Definition
terse, pointed, witty saying
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epistrophe
Definition
repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses
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ethos
Definition
appeal to author's credability
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euphemism
Definition
the substition of inoffensive words for negative ones
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exhortative
Definition
inciting or stirring up by words of advice
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expository
Definition
writing which appraises or explains
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hyperbole
Definition
exaggeration for effect
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idealistic
Definition
valuing ideal or imagined aspects more than practical
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imagery
Definition
picture made of words
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inductive
Definition
reasoning from specific to general
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incongruous
Definition
incompatible beliefs
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infer
Definition
to conclude by reasoning
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