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Argumentative/Synthesis Essay - ANS -intro, 2-3 main points, counterargument,
conclusion

-counterargument can be separate paragraph anywhere in the body, or tied in to
one of the main point paragraphs

-use at least 3 sources, 1 to back up counterargument

-use specific evidence; don't make the reader look up evidence

-"According to Source A..."; put (Source A) at the end of sentence using specific
evidence

-high diction

-clear, concise thesis

-don't stress over qualifying, defending, or challenging; whatever you choose, do it
well



Rhetorical Analysis Essay - ANS -analyze diction, syntax, rhetorical strategies

-show respect for author

-refer to author (if any) by full name first, and then last name once you use full
name

-avoid cliches ("so-and-so paints a picture," etc.")

-do not waste time on intro

-no contractions- spell everything out

,-clear, concise thesis



Argumentative/Elaboration Essay - ANS -use examples from history, literature,
science, personal, etc (at least 3 examples is best)

-come up with your own evidence

-refer to author (if any) by full name first, and then last name once you use full
name

-clear, concise thesis



Alliteration - ANS when two words in a sentence begin with the same letter



EX: The big blue ball



Antonomasia - ANS a substitution of any epithet or phrase for a proper name



EX: "The King of Rock n Roll" for Elvis Presley



Anthimeria - ANS any novel change in a word's use, most commonly the use of a
noun as if it were a verb



EX: "Chill-cold; there's a time to break and a time to chill"

,Assonance - ANS the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, usually in
successive or proximate words



EX: "she sells seashells by the seashore"



Anaphora - ANS repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of
successive clauses, sentences, or lines



EX: "and so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire...let
freedom ring from...let freedom ring from..."



Epistrophe - ANS ending a series of lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences with the
same word or words



EX: "where now? when now? who now?"



Anadiplosis - ANS the repetition of the last word of a preceding clause. The word is
used at the end of the sentence and then used again at the beginning of the next
sentence



EX: "The mountains look on Marathon - And Marathon looks on the sea..."

"He retained his virtues amidst all his - misfortunes — misfortunes which no
prudence could foresee or prevent."

"For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,

, Young Lycidas and hath not left his peer."



Epizeuxis - ANS the repetition of a word or phrase in immediate succession, for
vehemence or emphasis



EX: "And thou no breath at all? Thou'lt come no more,

Never, never, never, never!" -King Lear

"We are never ever ever ever getting back together" -Taylor Swift



Caricature - ANS device used in descriptive writing and visual arts where particular
aspects of a subject are exaggerated to create a silly or comic effect



EX: "Mr. Chadband is a large yellow man, with a fat smile, and a general
appearance of having a good deal of train oil in his system. Mrs. Chadband is a
stern, severe-looking, silent woman. Mr. Chadband moves softly and cumbrously,
not unlike a bear who has been taught to walk upright. He is very much
embarrassed about the arms, as if they were inconvenient to him."



Parenthesis - ANS an explanatory or qualifying word, clause, or sentence inserted
into a passage that is not essential to the literal meaning



EX: my dog, who is very hyper, has shaggy hair

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