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Side A ------ Side B
rhyme ------ recurring identical or similar final word sounds(includes vowel and consonant sounds)
appeal to common man/plain folks ------ use of ordinary people to support the product/position, implying that teh product/ postion reflects common sense
appeal to prestige/beautiful people ------ use of attractive/well-known people to support the product/postion
testimonial ------ quoted support for the product or postition ususally by an expert or famous person
bandwagon ------ creating a desire to join a large group satisfied with the postion or product
cardstacking ------ only including information that supports the postion or product
glittering generalities ------ emotionally appealing words with nothing concrete behind them
inuendo ------ hinto or impications of somt5hing n3egative against the oppostion or competition
name calling ------ using loaded negative language again the oppostion or compitition
loaded language ------ words that use powerful emotionsw to slant for or against somthing
oxymoron ------ a figure of speech that combines normally- contradictory terms;oxymorons can me intetional or unitentional
pun  ------ word play that relies on the fact that words that sound(or are spelled) the same can have mutiple meanings
dynamic character ------ a character tha changes and grows over the course of , and as a result of the story
static character  ------ character that does not change over the course of a story
situational irony ------ a discrepancy between what is expected or intended and what actually happens-whn what actually happens is perversly appropriate
dramatic irony ------ the observer/reader/listener aware of somthing the character/speaker is not- whick gives added meaning to a situation or words
verbal irony ------ what is said is not what is meant; sarcasm is a type of verbal irony; verbal irony is produced intentionally by speakers
free verse ------ poetry without regular rhyme scheme or meter
irony ------ th implication that the underlying truth is different from what is being presented
Quatrain ------ four-line stanza
Couplet ------ A pair of adjacent rhyming lines
ballad ------ song-like narrative poem (many ballads were origionally songs) usually written in 
Limerick ------ fhymed metrical poem (AABBA) limericks are usaully funny/humerous
haiku ------ unrhymed syllambic poem (575), usually about nature
essay-prose ------ A short litereary compostition, generallyon a single subject: can be personal or objective
Biography-prose ------ a nonfiction account of a person's life
short story (or story)-prose ------ a narrative work of fiction generally intended to be read in one sitting
novel-prose ------ An extended narrative work of fiction
Ver, vera, veri ------ True, 
truth
Prose ------ The ordinary form of spoken or written language-e.g., anything thats not poetry
 
ex: regular talking
Solv, solu, solut ------ Loosen
Und, unda ------ Wave, flow
Pos, pon ------ put
Pend, pens ------ Hang
Here, hes ------ Stick
Lateral ------ side
Gen gener, genti ------ Birth , Kind, Class
Fin ------ End, boundary, Limit
per ------ Through, to the end, thoroughly
Anim ------ Mind, will , Spirit
MOno  ------ one
Neo ------ new
Ob ------ Against, in the way, over
Intra ------ Within
Macro ------ large
extra ------ outside
Hyper ------ above, beyond
Hypo ------ Under, less than
 
de ------ Down, downfrom, opposite of
contra, counter ------ against , contrary
ant, anti ------ against
co, col ,cor, con ------ with, together
end rhyme ------ rhyme at the ends of lines of poetry
internal rhyme ------ rhyme within a line of poetry
eye rhyme ------ words that look like they should rhyme, but dont
assonance ------ repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning or with a word
consonance ------ repetition of consonant sound but not veowel sounds
alliteration ------ repetition of a consonant sounds at the beginning of neighboring words
slant rhyme/ner rhyme ------ consonance within/at the end of a word (but the vowels aren't the same-so it almost rhymes but doesn't
onomatopoeia ------ the use of a word whose sound suggests it's meaning
Rhythm ------ a musicasl quality createdc by the repetition of stressed and unstessed sylables
needed:meter and repetition
meter a ------ a fixed pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in lines of a fixed lenght (note: meter is part ow what creates rhythm0
repetition ------ repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and empahsis ( note: repetition is part of what creates rhythm

Side A ------ Side B
rhyme ------ recurring identical or similar final word sounds(includes vowel and consonant sounds)
appeal to common man/plain folks ------ use of ordinary people to support the product/position, implying that teh product/ postion reflects common sense
appeal to prestige/beautiful people ------ use of attractive/well-known people to support the product/postion
testimonial ------ quoted support for the product or postition ususally by an expert or famous person
bandwagon ------ creating a desire to join a large group satisfied with the postion or product
cardstacking ------ only including information that supports the postion or product
glittering generalities ------ emotionally appealing words with nothing concrete behind them
inuendo ------ hinto or impications of somt5hing n3egative against the oppostion or competition
name calling ------ using loaded negative language again the oppostion or compitition
loaded language ------ words that use powerful emotionsw to slant for or against somthing
oxymoron ------ a figure of speech that combines normally- contradictory terms;oxymorons can me intetional or unitentional
pun  ------ word play that relies on the fact that words that sound(or are spelled) the same can have mutiple meanings
dynamic character ------ a character tha changes and grows over the course of , and as a result of the story
static character  ------ character that does not change over the course of a story
situational irony ------ a discrepancy between what is expected or intended and what actually happens-whn what actually happens is perversly appropriate
dramatic irony ------ the observer/reader/listener aware of somthing the character/speaker is not- whick gives added meaning to a situation or words
verbal irony ------ what is said is not what is meant; sarcasm is a type of verbal irony; verbal irony is produced intentionally by speakers
free verse ------ poetry without regular rhyme scheme or meter
irony ------ th implication that the underlying truth is different from what is being presented
Quatrain ------ four-line stanza
Couplet ------ A pair of adjacent rhyming lines
ballad ------ song-like narrative poem (many ballads were origionally songs) usually written in 
Limerick ------ fhymed metrical poem (AABBA) limericks are usaully funny/humerous
haiku ------ unrhymed syllambic poem (575), usually about nature
essay-prose ------ A short litereary compostition, generallyon a single subject: can be personal or objective
Biography-prose ------ a nonfiction account of a person's life
short story (or story)-prose ------ a narrative work of fiction generally intended to be read in one sitting
novel-prose ------ An extended narrative work of fiction
Ver, vera, veri ------ True, 
truth
Prose ------ The ordinary form of spoken or written language-e.g., anything thats not poetry
 
ex: regular talking
Solv, solu, solut ------ Loosen
Und, unda ------ Wave, flow
Pos, pon ------ put
Pend, pens ------ Hang
Here, hes ------ Stick
Lateral ------ side
Gen gener, genti ------ Birth , Kind, Class
Fin ------ End, boundary, Limit
per ------ Through, to the end, thoroughly
Anim ------ Mind, will , Spirit
MOno  ------ one
Neo ------ new
Ob ------ Against, in the way, over
Intra ------ Within
Macro ------ large
extra ------ outside
Hyper ------ above, beyond
Hypo ------ Under, less than
 
de ------ Down, downfrom, opposite of
contra, counter ------ against , contrary
ant, anti ------ against
co, col ,cor, con ------ with, together
end rhyme ------ rhyme at the ends of lines of poetry
internal rhyme ------ rhyme within a line of poetry
eye rhyme ------ words that look like they should rhyme, but dont
assonance ------ repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning or with a word
consonance ------ repetition of consonant sound but not veowel sounds
alliteration ------ repetition of a consonant sounds at the beginning of neighboring words
slant rhyme/ner rhyme ------ consonance within/at the end of a word (but the vowels aren't the same-so it almost rhymes but doesn't
onomatopoeia ------ the use of a word whose sound suggests it's meaning
Rhythm ------ a musicasl quality createdc by the repetition of stressed and unstessed sylables
needed:meter and repetition
meter a ------ a fixed pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in lines of a fixed lenght (note: meter is part ow what creates rhythm0
repetition ------ repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and empahsis ( note: repetition is part of what creates rhythm