Honors English Final Exam Review Flashcards

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Brutus

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The protagonist, a conflicted Roman nobleman in Julius Caesar.

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Julius Caesar

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The titular character, a powerful Roman leader in Julius Caesar.

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Brutus

The protagonist, a conflicted Roman nobleman in Julius Caesar.

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Julius Caesar

The titular character, a powerful Roman leader in Julius Caesar.

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Cassius

The main conspirator who convinces Brutus to join in Julius Caesar.

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Mark Antony

Caesar's loyal friend who turns the tide against the conspirators in Julius Caesar.

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Calpurnia

Caesar's wife, who has prophetic dreams in Julius Caesar.

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Charles Darnay

A French aristocrat who renounces his title in A Tale of Two Cities.

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Sydney Carton

A cynical English lawyer who resembles Darnay in A Tale of Two Cities.

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Dr. Manette

A French doctor, imprisoned for 18 years in the Bastille in A Tale of Two Cities.

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Lucie Manette

Dr. Manette's daughter and a central figure in the story in A Tale of Two Cities.

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Madame Defarge

A vengeful revolutionary leader in A Tale of Two Cities.

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Demagoguery

Political activity appealing to desires and prejudices instead of rational argument.

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Ethos

Appeal to credibility.

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Pathos

Appeal to emotions.

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Logos

Appeal to logic.

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Irony

Expressing the opposite of the literal meaning.

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Metaphor

Comparison without using 'like' or 'as.'

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Simile

Comparison using 'like' or 'as.'

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Anaphora

Repetition at the beginning of successive clauses.

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Allusion

Indirect reference to another work or idea.

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Rhetorical question

Question asked for effect, not requiring an answer.

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Paradox

A seemingly contradictory statement that has some truth to it.

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Ad hominem

Fallacy that attacks the person rather than their argument

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Appeal to tradition

Accepting something because it’s always been done that way.

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Diminution

Reducing the importance of something.

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Straw Man

Misrepresenting someones argument to make it easier to attack

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Kairos

The right or critical moment.